
by RioTheManWriter
Has God punished us enough? Years after the tragedy of NOVA incident that brought up unknown life-forms upon this Earth. Humanity seeks shelter that promises a safe haven. On the surface, on the shores of Western Europe, thousands of men fend off creatures with their last breath. This is humanity’s first global defense. The Early Blood War. It wasn’t long before a Union was formed. United National of Defense, or UND for short, fought on the frontline. Meet Eleanor Belarus, a worn-off commander, demoted and transferred after the loss of her original squad. Given one, and exactly one chance to redeem herself, she was assigned with three soldiers. Yuna Malkulth, a brilliant but painfully timid reconnaissance specialist, thought has trouble with herself. Andreas Severgen, a brutal war veteran, the impact has caused him severe Trauma, Stress and other health issues. Luck Henderson, a cocky Texas cowboy-wannabe, a ‘man of Luck’, ‘man of pure chance’, ‘a man of everything’. If only her first day had gone easier, as they started out with a bang. This is the story of four soldiers, four victims of war. A tale of the beginning, of the end.
No streak history
One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 2 Oct 2026, 02:58 UTC
Entry forecast updated 2 Oct 2026, 02:58 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
11%
Two or more lists
7%
Likely threshold order: Horror → Tragedy → Psychological → Action → Main.
Leading bundle: Tragedy + Horror + Psychological + Action (3%).
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
#1187 of 12,415 · 1137 below RS #50
By genre
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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 5–9 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views lifetime.