by Alerianone
Alerian is a prince born into politics who dreams only of becoming a simple warrior. Frierem is a gentle farm boy forced into a world that demands a strength he does not possess. One is destined to rule but longs for freedom. The other is destined for peace but is denied it. Fate deals them both a cruel hand, forcing each to endure impossible trials in two very different worlds. As kingdoms shift and tensions rise, their paths inevitably collide. Branded as enemies by the very people they seek to protect, they must decide whether to follow the roles history has written for them—or forge their own. This story is told through the eyes of both protagonists, where the line between hero and villain blurs, and every truth depends on whose side is telling it. For history is only written by the victor.
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One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 10 Oct 2026, 11:38 UTC
Entry forecast updated 10 Oct 2026, 11:38 UTC
Ranking model: rs-public-oracle-state-v1
Forecast model: rs-model-entry-v1
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Both levers trail the field
Traffic and conversion are both below comparable stories. Cadence is the first lever — stories posting near-daily reached 25 followers 17% of the time; stories posting every few days almost never did. Get the flow going, then re-check conversion.
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.
