by mrdarksoul
They thought they had inherited an abandoned house. Hidden deep within an isolated forest lies a mansion untouched for centuries. Its walls whisper forgotten names, its corridors shift in the darkness, and something inside has never stopped watching. When a group of friends decides to restore the property, they unknowingly awaken the ancient guardian bound to protect the house at any cost. As disappearances mount and impossible secrets emerge, escaping the mansion becomes far more difficult than entering it. Because some places were never meant to belong to the living.
No streak history
One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 14 Oct 2026, 11:58 UTC
Entry forecast updated 14 Oct 2026, 11:58 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.
Not enough recent follower history to estimate a shadow rank yet.
beats 58% of similar stories
not enough data yet
beats 10% 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 5–9 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views lifetime.
