
by Mecanimus
Every thousand cycles, the 108 gods select their avatars among the most deserving champions of the galaxy for a grand game to decide who will next bear the crown of archon. This time, however, even the mightiest tremble, for the twin arbiters have entered the fray. While Space and Time usually decline to participate, this time they have invested their whole resources into fearsome candidates. To represent her, Space has picked Lilth Seranne Kerentis: empress, conqueror, warrior, and scholar. She who commands untold legions, an undisputed genius of brawn and magic. Time has picked Steve, a 25 years-old cello player from London. Thing is, Steve cannot lose. What to expect: - Very weak to very strong but it will take a while (haha) because - This is a time loop. - There are very light LitRPG elements. - The setting is space fantasy. - Light romance elements that are not central to the plot. - Take the trigger warnings to heart. Our boy Steve is not going to have a good time (haha).
#8
7/3/2026
Peak #1
11d
#7
7/3/2026
Peak #1
8d
#6
6/21/2026
Peak #1
12d
#5
6/21/2026
Peak #1
12d
#4
6/16/2026
Peak #2
4d
One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 2 Oct 2026, 05:28 UTC
Entry forecast updated 2 Oct 2026, 05:28 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.
Coupled 14-day outlook
rs-joint-entry-copula-v1
Any eligible RS entry
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Two or more lists
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Likely threshold order: Fantasy → Main.
Leading bundle: Fantasy (0%).
Estimated from one fitted shared story path; category probabilities are not multiplied as if lists were independent.
Separate entry forecast; this probability does not enter the ranking score.
Overall Rising Stars Shadow RS rank
#97 of 12,145 · 47 below RS #50
By genre
beats 77% of similar stories
beats 29% of similar stories
beats 99% of similar stories
Firing on all cylinders
Traffic and conversion are both strong for a story this size. Readers are finding it and sticking — if Rising Stars is the goal, this is the moment to push.
Benchmarks: 8,060 active Royal Road stories, percentiles within the 20–49 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views over the recent window.
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