by BillyVen
The Dominion has returned. After years of silence, the infamous competition opens its gates once again, promising fame, power, and one impossible prize: the Star of Asteria, an artifact capable of granting a single wish. Temperest Gadyen wants nothing to do with it. But when someone she loves begins slipping beyond her reach, refusing the Games stops being an option. Now, surrounded by allies carrying secrets of their own, Temperest must enter a competition built on desperation, spectacle, and sacrifice. Because the Dominion doesn’t just want competitors. It wants to know what they’re willing to lose. What are you willing to give?
No streak history
One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 17 Oct 2026, 08:18 UTC
Entry forecast updated 17 Oct 2026, 08:18 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 13% of similar stories
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beats 11% of similar stories
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 10–19 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views lifetime.
