by Ran Harkon
He broke his silence for a child who called him a friend. In the bleak, forgotten corners of Block Q, a quiet shopkeeper hides from a blood-stained past. But when a ruthless local syndicate tears away the only person who connects him to the light, the ghost of an elite member of the underworld must re-awaken.Genre: Urban Noir, Found Family, Retired Elite, Tactical Gunplay, Crime Syndicate, Cyberpunk/Gritty Vibe.For fans of: The Man From Nowhere, John Wick, Leon: The Professional.
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One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 22 Oct 2026, 08:58 UTC
Entry forecast updated 22 Oct 2026, 08:58 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
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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.
