by WeatherViking
A dark fantasy novel drawn from the Saga of King Hrolf Kraki. The Allfather has grown old and tires of his kings, but rumors of a divine war spread.A time that shield, sword, and giant’s foot replaces legacy.Some stories are sung by Skalds in the great halls, others whispered by the campfire hoping the light keeps the darkness at bay.The story of King Helgi needs light. A man who lost his family and was hunted as a boy, returns and kills to become king.King Helgi, the hound.King Helgi, the trollfriend.King Helgi, the cursed.The corpses of friends, family, and enemies will lead him to the throne, he realizes he doesn't want. From the author of The Dark Cry of Aristid and Middle-Aged Man in a Trash Can. Author Website Amazon Author Site
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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, 07:38 UTC
Entry forecast updated 2 Oct 2026, 07:38 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
4%
Two or more lists
1%
Likely threshold order: Tragedy → Adventure → Fantasy → Main.
Leading bundle: Tragedy (4%).
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
#8431 of 12,170 · 8381 below RS #50
By genre
beats 18% of similar stories
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beats 20% of similar stories
Both levers trail the field
Traffic and conversion are both below comparable stories. Cadence is the first lever — stories posting near-daily reached 25 followers 17% of the time; stories posting every few days almost never did. Get the flow going, then re-check conversion.
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.
