
by Mrpopgod
Just one week after retiring from the police force having spent his final year stationed at a local school to put his crime catching days behind him 74 year old Egoren hosts a family barbecue to celebrate the birth of his first grandson. But the celebration takes a dark turn when he is suddenly hit with bizarre, overwhelming physical symptoms. Drawing on his favorite late night conspiracy shows, Egoren becomes convinced he has been infected by an "oumbro," a slow killing government biological weapon. The paranoia peaks when he actually sees a massive, terrifying entity looming nearby. He desperately rushes to warn his family, only to collapse in front of them. Waking up in the hospital and believing he is slowly dying from a government cover up, Egoren braces for the end. A blunt, profound conversation with a fellow patient a man battling terminal cancer helps Egoren fully accept his impending death. He doesn't realize this absolute acceptance is the only thing that saves his life. Egoren wasn't poisoned by an "oumbro"; his body was acting as the battleground for an Endrite, an invisible parasitic organism attempting to hijack his mind. By unknowingly surviving the grueling biological takeover, he awakens a dormant genetic ability to tear portals through space. Before he can make sense of his volatile new reality, he is tracked down by Elder Spark a clandestine network of elderly survivors who successfully fought off their own infections. Thrust into a hidden war, the hardened veteran must master his abilities to hunt down the "Hijacked" victims whose bodies have been completely overtaken by the parasites. Alongside his new team, ElderSpark organization must uncover the dark truth about where the Endrites came from and figure out how to stop the escalating chaos before the world is consumed.
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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 over the recent window.