
by Keeper of the Tales
Allister Rose is nobody of importance, much to his dismay. All his life longing for an escape from the shadow that seems cast over his entire existence. A flawed, egotistical, ambitious scion, he would call himself, even then agrandizing his terrible struggle. At last, then, comes the opportunity for change; Sixteen years of age, like all others, he recieves his Class: none other than the Warlock. Things finally picking up, he is swept off to nowhere but an academy of his peers, Greystone. Swiftly embroiled in nefarious plots, he rejoices. What is an avaricious, lazy, prideful, incredibly good-looking teen to do with nightmarish eldritch powers? Themes and Such: • Flawed, self-aware MC wants to be a main character • Lots of monologuing, MC is not a people person • In-depth magic system • Morally questionable magic powers • Horror of the eldritch and psychological variety • Deep worldbuilding This is the rewrite of the original story, under the same name. Chapter daily planned for the first two weeks, then a MWF update schedule.
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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 · ~#460 of 7,531 · 410 below #50
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Traffic and conversion are both strong for a story this size. Readers are finding it and sticking — if Rising Stars is the goal, this is the moment to push.
At this conversion, the Comedy Rising Stars bar (≈2 new followers/day) costs about 68 views/day — the story currently gets ~38.
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.
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