
by Voidreclaimer
Luke had been content to live an ordinary life. The System had other ideas. Torn from his world, he found himself stranded in an empty void, on a solitary island. No escape. No explanation. All that was present on the island was a pedestal. When he touched it, the System bound him. From that moment onwards, life was nothing more than a struggle for survival. With no weapons and guidance, the only thing Luke could rely on was his desperation to live. In order to defeat the endless foes that awaited him, Luke would have to pay the price with his body. However, in the heat of battle, he discovered he was growing more powerful; every foe he defeated left behind something more valuable: souls. Every victory left him wanting more. Only, the purpose of his struggle remained shrouded in mystery. One thing is for certain. The tutorial was not a mere training ground; it was preparation for something greater. Posting Schedule: 3 chapters weekly, Avg 2k words per chapter -Third Person POV, with a 90% MC focus -Normal Pacing -Numbers climb a lot -Cautious MC -Weak to Strong -Soul Manipulation skill set -RPG-based stats and skill sets with souls-Elements of mystery
Current
8/11/2026
Peak #10
2d
#9
8/7/2026
Peak #50
0d
#8
8/7/2026
Peak #50
0d
#7
8/6/2026
Peak #48
0d
#6
8/3/2026
Peak #48
1d
Rank updated 13 Aug 2026, 14:28 UTC
Entry forecast updated 13 Aug 2026, 04:15 UTC
Overall Rising Stars shadow rank
deep field · ~#915 of 7,531 · 865 below #50
By genre
beats 99% of similar stories
beats 36% of similar stories
beats 91% of similar stories
Firing on all cylinders
Traffic and conversion are both strong for a story this size. Readers are finding it and sticking — if Rising Stars is the goal, this is the moment to push.
At this conversion, the Action Rising Stars bar (≈8 new followers/day) costs about 355 views/day — the story currently gets ~247.
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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