by MR JASPER
In a world where every living creature is born with a soul, one boy is born without one. His name is Sou, and from the moment he entered the world, he was branded a curse. Hunted by the Holy Church and feared by everyone around him, Sou survives alone in the shadows, believing kindness has no place in his life. Everything changes when a single act of compassion and a desperate choice force him onto a path he can never escape. Branded a monster, Sou must uncover the truth behind his mysterious birth while evading those who would kill him—or dissect him to learn the secret of his existence. As ancient mysteries awaken and powerful enemies close in, the boy without a soul may become the greatest threat the world has ever known... or its only hope. In a world that rejected him from the very beginning, Sou must decide what kind of person he will become.
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Rank updated 14 Aug 2026, 04:15 UTC
Entry forecast updated 14 Aug 2026, 04:15 UTC
Overall Rising Stars shadow rank
deep field · ~#6842 of 7,637 · 6792 below #50
By genre
beats 67% of similar stories
not enough data yet
beats 40% 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.
At this conversion, the Tragedy Rising Stars bar (≈0 new followers/day) costs about 43 views/day — the story currently gets ~14.
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 over the recent window.
