by Leah Williams
Cecil is a survivor of a destructive society where people either care only for themselves or have chosen not to feel at all. They tried to take away his feelings too, but even after the modifications, the immortality, and the perfection offered, he wanted to care more. Now having escaped back into the city, Cecil struggles to understand what he wanted to accomplish. Along the way, he meets a girl who believes that there is something better outside the city walls and wants him to tell her the truth. Will they learn the reason why humanity has become so trapped?
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One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 23 Oct 2026, 17:08 UTC
Entry forecast updated 23 Oct 2026, 17:08 UTC
Ranking model: rs-public-oracle-state-v1
Forecast model: rs-model-entry-v1
Chart history contains only this ranking model's runs; legacy points are not spliced in.
Not enough recent follower history to estimate a shadow rank yet.
beats 36% of similar stories
not enough data yet
needs about a week of observations
Benchmarks: 8,060 active Royal Road stories, percentiles within the 10–19 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views lifetime.
