by ZachD HDN
When everything worth living for is gone... what keeps you moving? Zenshi has asked himself that question every day since he lost the life he held so dear. Refusing to submit to his grief, he sets out on a path where every step forward is another fight to survive. Along the way, he finds unlikely allies, impossible enemies, and a trail of secrets that suggest the catastrophe feeding on humanity is only just beginning. Some men fight because they seek glory. Zenshi fights because someone has to survive long enough to protect what remains. Endure, in that others may know peace.
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Rank updated 10 Oct 2026, 03:48 UTC
Entry forecast updated 10 Oct 2026, 03:48 UTC
Ranking model: rs-public-oracle-state-v1
Forecast model: rs-model-entry-v1
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Hidden gem — exposure is the bottleneck
Readers who find this story follow it at a high rate; there just aren't enough of them. In our cohort data, near-daily posting lifted the odds of reaching 25 followers from ~0% to 17% — more chapters, shoutout swaps and ads buy the eyeballs this conversion deserves.
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.
