by Hyunbaya
Arthur was really excited to be born in the past. That excitement lasted for about a year, and then he found out that the internet wasn't there yet. Thankfully, the threat of his entire childhood being boring was prevented, when an owl swooped in right through the window. Arthur Smith finally had something to look forward to in this world. Magic should be magical, right? Or was it just more school?
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One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 5 Oct 2026, 06:38 UTC
Entry forecast updated 5 Oct 2026, 06:38 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.
Not enough recent follower history to estimate a shadow rank yet.
beats 92% of similar stories
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beats 86% 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.
