by Hasukawa nau
Every night, Mikio dreams of a ruined clan. A woman drenched in blood walks through the estate, slaughtering everyone in her path. And every time, a faceless figure stands among the dead. The last hope. At just nine years old, Mikio survives alone in the slums of Tokyo, clinging to the only thing his mother ever asked of him: Become a Hunter. Haunted by dreams that feel more like memories than nightmares, Mikio’s life changes when a veteran hunter senses something impossible hidden within him—something that should not exist. As ancient clans wage silent wars from the shadows, forgotten bloodlines awaken, and monsters born from human curses begin to stir, Mikio is dragged into a conflict that has been unfolding for generations. The deeper he searches for the truth behind his dreams, the more he realizes one terrifying fact: Someone has been waiting for him. Some inherit wealth. Some inherit power. He inherited ruin.
No streak history
One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 2 Oct 2026, 03:18 UTC
Entry forecast updated 2 Oct 2026, 03:18 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
12%
Two or more lists
3%
Likely threshold order: Mystery → Adventure → Action → Main.
Leading bundle: Mystery (9%).
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
#6252 of 12,409 · 6202 below RS #50
By genre
beats 86% of similar stories
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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.
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