by B.Dante
The Ancient has slept, dormant at the edge of a dead universe. Now they are awake, bored, and eager to watch legends bleed. From the edge of time, an eternal being peers into the storm of history, searching for stories worthy of their attention. Heroes rise. Monsters kill. Gods fall. Chronicle of the Ancient is a dark fantasy anthology following warriors, fools, spellcasters, devils, dragons, fey, and broken heroes across a world teetering on the edge of catastrophe. A blacksmith’s son battles gods to decide the fate of the world.A swordsman chases perfection and finds humiliation instead.A fey princess leads foolish men to their doom. And The Ancient watches it all... What to expect: - Linked fantasy anthology arcs - Recurring heroes and evolving legends - Mythic action and dark humour - Found-family chaos - Dragons, devils, gods, fey - A cosmic narrator Release schedule:New chapters Monday to Friday at 7 PM AEST.
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Rank updated 15 Aug 2026, 04:15 UTC
Entry forecast updated 15 Aug 2026, 04:15 UTC
Overall Rising Stars shadow rank
deep field · ~#5289 of 6,878 · 5239 below #50
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beats 44% of similar stories
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beats 33% of similar stories
Mid-pack, room on both levers
Traffic and conversion both sit mid-field for a story this size. Growth here compounds from consistency: steady cadence feeds traffic, and a sharper hook lifts what each view is worth.
At this conversion, the Drama Rising Stars bar (≈3 new followers/day) costs about 2.5k views/day — the story currently gets ~27.
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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