by spike157
15 year old Cale Ardent was just trying to win a hill race against his best friend when a brutal bike crash should have ended his life. Instead, his death was only the beginning. Discovered by the brilliant Dr. Castor who recognized something extraordinary hidden within Cale’s genetic code, Cale is rebuilt from the inside out. Transformed into a Cyberhuman, a biomechanically enhanced soldier equipped with top tier cybernetics, he is thrown into the elite ranks of the Neo Sentinels. Paired with Rook, an advanced AI linked directly to his brain, Cale is thrust into high-stakes squad combat alongside three cyberized squadmates. But as the Sentinels deploy to protect the city, Cale begins to realize his revival wasn't a miracle and part of something larger. Behind the glowing skyline of Neo Lantheos lies Nexus, the ruling megacorporation keeping lethal secrets buried beneath the city's surface. To protect those close to him , Cale must uncover the truth behind his existence... before the system that built him decides he's obsolete.
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, 10:38 UTC
Entry forecast updated 2 Oct 2026, 10:38 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.
Coupled 14-day outlook
rs-joint-entry-copula-v1
Any eligible RS entry
6%
Two or more lists
4%
Likely threshold order: Psychological → Sci-fi → Mystery → Action → Main.
Leading bundle: Psychological + Sci-fi + Mystery + Action (2%).
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
#5048 of 12,202 · 4998 below RS #50
By genre
beats 73% of similar stories
not enough data yet
beats 45% of similar stories
Mid-pack, room on both levers
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 10–19 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views over the recent window.
