by MerQuu
Caelan Veyr awakens in the body of a young mercenary fighting in a war that has nothing to do with him. This world shares the same seas, rivers, and mountains as Earth, yet its nations, cultures, and history are completely different. With a rebellion collapsing around him, Caelan soon finds himself stranded deep inside the Kharzadian Empire alongside thousands of soldiers searching for a way home. Armed only with memories from his previous life as a bureaucrat, Caelan begins by solving small problems of food, logistics, medicine, and organization. But as more people start relying on him, survival slowly turns into leadership - and leadership into something far greater.
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One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 24 Oct 2026, 00:18 UTC
Entry forecast updated 24 Oct 2026, 00:18 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 81% of similar stories
not enough data yet
needs about a week of observations
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 lifetime.
