by Diamonds
Darklight is a Villain. She does what she has to do to keep her and hers safe. So what happens when she's told to do something that will paint a target on her back, by the very person who is the greatest threat to them all? What is she willing to do to protect her family?~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~This is a first draft! Feedback is welcome, but is unlikely to be reflected in this version of the story. Chapters will upload once a week on Friday or Saturday, depending on your time zone.
No streak history
One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 5 Oct 2026, 04:48 UTC
Entry forecast updated 5 Oct 2026, 04:48 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 25% of similar stories
not enough data yet
beats 28% of similar stories
Both levers trail the field
Traffic and conversion are both below comparable stories. Cadence is the first lever — stories posting near-daily reached 25 followers 17% of the time; stories posting every few days almost never did. Get the flow going, then re-check conversion.
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 over the recent window.
