
by CloverCloverClover
Malakar the Irredeemable, Son of the Abyss, was the dread right hand of the Lord of Darkness and the most powerful demon archmage in the world. Mortals quailed at the thought of being sent to his experiment chambers, where their souls were little more than ingredients in his dark magic. Or at least they did, until the forces of Heaven overthrew the Dark Lord. Forced to flee through an experimental portal, Malakar emerges in the strange city of New York, where the mortals don't even have the good sense to kneel before him. Which is understandable, since his magical powers have been sealed away, leaving him trapped in the body of a frail human child. Even worse, Carassiso the Damned—spider demon-queen, rival genius, and all-around insufferable presence—has escaped as well. Malakar has no choice but to tolerate her company as they navigate this new world and try to survive the angels sent to hunt them down. But the more they experience, the stranger this 'New York City' seems. Why isn't there any magic here? What are 'video games', and why do they function as portals to other dimensions? Why do these humans bake their pizza so thin when clearly deep dish is superior? Gathering a crew of unwitting mortals, Malakar sets out to answer these questions, reclaim his lost powers, and remind creation why it once trembled at his name. But he might want to hurry. He's not the only one who's changed, and reality is shifting beneath his feet... What to expect: + A M-W-F update schedule + An evil protagonist who does very nasty things sometimes + No stat blocks, but game worlds are used as part of the setting + A story that is mostly comedic in tone + The first arc (47 chapters) is already completed Are you a fan? Join the mailing list or the patreon to keep up with news and new releases, and potentially get early access to future works! Plus if you subscribe to the patreon, you can read 10 chapters ahead! Other works: Wander West, in Shadow Infinity America
#7
9/21/2026
Peak #47
2d
#6
9/20/2026
Peak #50
0d
#5
9/19/2026
Peak #49
0d
#4
9/18/2026
Peak #50
0d
#3
9/18/2026
Peak #50
0d
One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 2 Oct 2026, 07:58 UTC
Entry forecast updated 2 Oct 2026, 07:58 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.
Coupled 14-day outlook
rs-joint-entry-copula-v1
Any eligible RS entry
28%
Two or more lists
4%
Likely threshold order: Comedy → Action → Fantasy → Adventure → Main.
Leading bundle: Comedy (24%).
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
#2373 of 12,174 · 2323 below RS #50
By genre
beats 98% of similar stories
beats 15% of similar stories
beats 82% of similar stories
Firing on all cylinders
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.
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.
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