
by The Saintess
In the world of Lowheim, black hair is a branded curse, and a man from Earth has just been dragged into it, trapped inside the body of a fifteen-year-old boy. Mercy didn't expand to his transition; his own black hair followed him from Earth, marking him as an unblessed soul in a world of literal deity intervention.Before he can orient himself, a woman gives her life away for his sake with a single lie to hide his curse. Bound by this sudden debt, he swears a desperate oath to the dead woman: he will live the life of this boy wholeheartedly, no matter the cost.Here, a single mistake means execution. With each passing second, he must convince a High Priestess, fanatical priests and paladins, and an entire religious hierarchy that he is a boy he has never met.But why does he recognize his new face so well? What other secrets was the boy hiding before the man took over?What to expect:[A slow start that quickly picks up pace, Progression Fantasy, Smart MC, Psychological gamble with high stakes, and yes, horror: Both divine and monsters]Schedule: Monday, Wednesday, and FridayAnd yes I have a discord you can visit. It's in its infancy, so please be gentle with it: https://discord.gg/PUuwkRT5QX
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, 02:19 UTC
Entry forecast updated 2 Oct 2026, 02:19 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
3%
Two or more lists
1%
Likely threshold order: Mystery → Adventure → Action → Fantasy → Main.
Leading bundle: Mystery (2%).
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
#11030 of 12,428 · 10980 below RS #50
By genre
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