
by emily_mccosh
Eli Jayce was the highest ranked warrior in the kingdom. Then, the world fell. When the Order broke, twisting the very shape of the world, turning plants to conscious creatures and animals to rabid monsters, Eli’s magic disappeared with it. Left with nothing but his blade and decades of knowledge, Eli fled to the edges of the known world, hiding not only from the Order, but from his grief—and the knowledge his own son was the one who shattered everything. Until, years later, two children appear on his doorstep, bringing monsters in their wake. The world is changing again, the Order is waking back up, and it is brought by a boy and a girl who bear the same eyes as his son. * This story is a slow-burning progression fantasy with LitRPG elements—expect a few skills and a system that’s broken but still exists, but no numbers. Mostly, it’s an adventure story focusing on character relationships and a ruined world, with a generous dose of magic, fighting, and the inevitable awesomeness of a scary old warrior and his young grandkids. And plant monsters. There will be plant monsters. * What to expect: ⁃ Updates M/W/F and every day if we get on RS! ⁃ Older warrior MC who’s smart but still makes mistakes ⁃ A once OP MC with his magic now stripped away ⁃ Different take on the “chosen one children” trope ⁃ Focus on character relationships/dynamics ⁃ A System that used to exist, but has become broken and warped ⁃ Progression fantasy/light litRPG elements with minimal stats ⁃ Plant-based magic mutations (mild body horror later on) and skills ⁃ A grim-dark setting with a noble-bright plot focus ⁃ An epic fantasy setting with a sprinkle of magic-based sci-fi ⁃ Third person POV, present tense writing (I’m weird, I know) ⁃ No romance ⁃ Completed trilogy * Chapters usually between 1.5k-2.5k words each.
#14
9/29/2026
Peak #49
0d
#13
9/27/2026
Peak #46
1d
#12
9/22/2026
Peak #41
4d
#11
9/20/2026
Peak #43
2d
#10
9/20/2026
Peak #50
0d
One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 2 Oct 2026, 03:38 UTC
Entry forecast updated 2 Oct 2026, 03:38 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
49%
Two or more lists
3%
Likely threshold order: Sci-fi → Action → Adventure → Fantasy → Main.
Leading bundle: Sci-fi (46%).
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
#6721 of 12,407 · 6671 below RS #50
By genre
beats 99% of similar stories
beats 4% of similar stories
beats 62% 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.
Benchmarks: 8,060 active Royal Road stories, percentiles within the 50–149 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views over the recent window.