by C.D. Flummer
In the world of Tormar, a dangerous land of sand and storms, the Emperor seeks a legendary hero before it is too late. But when two boys are found, who both fit that vague description provided by the ancient prophecy, how is the Emperor to know which is true? How is he supposed to know if this hero is even a hero?Blythe Somsinith seeks vengeance. After a tragic event, he longs only to murder the man who took everything from him, even if he has to take everything from everyone else in the process.Ethan Sanron seeks freedom from the burdens life has given him. After decades of lies are revealed to him in a moment, he tries to make his own path, but that may not be an option.One of these two is The Boy. One is not. One of these two may save the world... And one of these two may end it.Chapters are released on Tuesday, Thursday, and saturday Volume Two has begun, and unfortunately, it might be a minute to get a cover for it. My original one was drawn by a very generous friend of mine named Miguel Pujol, and being that it's practically a miracle I managed to get that one, it may be some time before I have a unique cover for book two. Sorry. It'll happen someday. Maybe I need to start a patreon...
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One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 2 Oct 2026, 09:28 UTC
Entry forecast updated 2 Oct 2026, 09:28 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
2%
Two or more lists
0%
Likely threshold order: Action → Fantasy → Adventure → Main.
Leading bundle: Action (1%).
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
#10728 of 12,199 · 10678 below RS #50
By genre
beats 56% of similar stories
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beats 59% 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 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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