by Zi storyteller
Kai is a rarity among people - he cannot use Stones and Magic at all. In a world of Magic, Stones and Warriors, he is ignored and considered a weakling. Not wanting to waste his youth, Kai runs away from home to explore the world in his own way, to figure out who he really wants to be. He meets Aura, a shy and nervous girl. Together, they experience something that should be impossible, something that should not exist: Red magic. Magic Stones are found in a variety of colours, but not Red. It has never existed… To uncover the truth, Kai and Aura join a group of wandering warriors as they embark on an adventure together across the world. But in order to survive this journey, Kai must level up. Strong warriors and powerful beasts await them in this vast world. Somehow he must find a way to conquer his weakness, learn how to fight and acquire the power needed to ascend beyond magic Stones and protect his friends – all whilst discovering himself in the process. *** SCHEDULE: Monday / Wednesday / Friday If you are enjoying it and want to read up to 15 chapters ahead, please feel free to check out my Patreon. ------------------------------------------------------------------ A fantasy story set in a semi-medieval / semi-oriental world. What to expect: -Progression Fantasy with a mix of Xianxia, but with a heavy focus on character development and story/plot -Slowburn exploratory pacing with some slice of life -An ensemble cast & character focused drama - the story follows a group as they journey together & characters who feel real, who have emotions that drive the story forward -Levelling up/Cultivation - characters train and gain strength/power, with some characters more unique than others... -This is not about super fast levelling up - I want it to make sense and not just have characters "power up" for the sake of just getting stronger in just 1 chapter -I believe strong character development makes for a stronger story/plot - this is not super slow with no direction, but I will build on the story and characters in a natural pace that makes sense and feels earned -It is a serious story that has humour and wholesome moments between characters and most importantly, it's going to be a FUN ADVENTURE! -I do have most of the answers figured out and I already know the ending, so please join me for the journey and adventure of it all!
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, 07:58 UTC
Entry forecast updated 2 Oct 2026, 07:58 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
37%
Two or more lists
21%
Likely threshold order: Drama → Romance → Action → Adventure → Fantasy → Main.
Leading bundle: Drama + Romance (19%).
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
#2459 of 12,174 · 2409 below RS #50
By genre
beats 99% of similar stories
beats 29% of similar stories
beats 44% 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 50–149 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views over the recent window.
