by rbrentsmith
A brilliant but down on his luck scientist finds a way to force a billionaire to fund his research. So begins an uneasy relationship. Their common goal is to unlock the secrets to longevity. But each has his own end game and these bring them into conflict. The story explores what may happen when the secrets to longevity are unlocked. Will the technology be available only to the wealthy few - those who can afford it or will it be used to benefit all humankind?
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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, 01:48 UTC
Entry forecast updated 23 Oct 2026, 01:48 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 13% 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.
