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A Demon Archmage in New York

A Demon Archmage in New York

by CloverCloverClover

ActionAdventureComedyFantasyGameLit
Shadow rank ~#1341 in Adventure↓251

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

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Current Rank
N/A
Peak Rank
#44
Followers
151
+7
Story Timeline

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#44 Comedy

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Left Comedy RS

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Entered Comedy RS

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#48 Comedy

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Left Comedy RS

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Entered Comedy RS

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OverviewViews and follower statisticsEngagementProseChapters
Ranking History
Track position changes over time
24h7d30d
Set Alert
Favorites
26
0
FVR
2.82%
Rating
4.88
Ratings
15
0
Reviews
N/A
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Comments
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RS Days
9
90d
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Rating Breakdown
Overall4.88
StyleN/A
StoryN/A
GrammarN/A
CharacterN/A
Streak History

#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

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#3

9/18/2026

Peak #50

0d

Shared RS Climb

One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.

Rank updated 2 Oct 2026, 03:58 UTC

Entry forecast updated 2 Oct 2026, 03:58 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

33%

Two or more lists

3%

Likely threshold order: Comedy → Action → Fantasy → Adventure → Main.

Leading bundle: Comedy (30%).

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

~#2520502

#2520 of 12,417 · 2470 below RS #50

Separate entry model vs observed 7d bar-59/wk
Separate forecast P(enter ≤14d)0%
Shadow rankObserved RR rank

By genre

Reader Funnel
How efficiently views become followers — benchmarked against 8,060 active stories with 20–49 chapters
Views
5.4k
18.4 follows / 1k viewslast 30d

beats 98% of similar stories

Followers
151
0.17 favs / follower

beats 15% of similar stories

Favorites
26
Traffic (last 30d)116 views/day

beats 82% of similar stories

Conversion trend
Coolingrecent 18.4/1k vs lifetime 28.2/1k

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.

Shoutouts
Author-note cross-promotion — a driver of reader traffic on Royal Road.
8 promoting thispromotes 94 reciprocal swaps

Promoted by

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