
by Jay_C25
Wayne Argen had nothing left to live for. So, when the sun exploded and Earth finally died, he welcomed the end. Unfortunately, death was only the beginning for him, because Earth hadn't been destroyed. It had been repurposed. An incomprehensible race of higher beings has transformed the planet into the battlefield for a war between alien civilizations. Before the conflict begins, Earth's survivors are given an unpresented opportunity. Resurrection. Choose a faction, a class, and gain the power of mana under the guidance of a system to fight beneath another race's banner. An incredible opportunity that Wayne refuses. After spending his entire life as someone else's weapon, he will never serve another master. Now, with less than a year before Angels, Demons, and countless other races descend upon Earth, Wayne must grow stronger than anyone thought possible. As he delves into dungeons with his chemist-based powers, every substance he could ever imagine is right at his fingertips. Both lethal gases and his personal narcotics. The countdown has already begun, and if Wayne wants to stop this hostile takeover, creating weapons won't be enough. He'll have to become one. What to expect: - Sentient and creative magic-based system - Realistic chemistry-based powers - Earned level progression with skills, professions, and classes
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Rank updated 13 Aug 2026, 04:15 UTC
Entry forecast updated 13 Aug 2026, 04:15 UTC
Overall Rising Stars shadow rank
deep field · ~#4698 of 7,531 · 4648 below #50
By genre
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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 Action Rising Stars bar (≈8 new followers/day) costs about 944 views/day — the story currently gets ~52.
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.