by zerakai
Finn has been a soldier in Zarethia for years. He follows orders and doesn't ask questions. That's how you survive when serve the kingdom. But tonight, the order is different. “Kill every child born tomorrow.” Finn's hands are shaking before he even starts to run. He has one night to decide whether he can follow the order — and what it will cost him if he doesn't. Arc 1 [1-16] finished✅ Arc 2 [17- ongoing ] What to expect: · A grimdark fantasy with multiple POV · focused on choices and consequences · Graphic violence and dark themes · Power system and progression become important as the story grows . No harem. Updates Sun, Mon, Wed, Fri, ⚠️ Content warning: This is a dark fantasy with graphic violence. Reader discretion strongly advised.
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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, 06:38 UTC
Entry forecast updated 2 Oct 2026, 06:38 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 20–49 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views over the recent window.
