by Lutreolus
When Princess Seraphine vanishes after entering King Aurelio’s castle, her father sends an army to bring her home. Aurelio insists he never kidnapped her, which would be easier to believe if his court wizard Magnus and apprentice Wizzle had not helped Seraphine escape through a hidden door before realizing who she was. With two kingdoms already stumbling into war, Magnus and Wizzle must retrace Seraphine’s route and discover where she went while everyone around them makes the situation progressively worse. Author’s Note: This started as story material for a game and somehow turned into its own little book over the last few months. It’s a complete eight-chapter one-shot, and I’m mostly putting it out for feedback. If anything works well, falls flat or just feels confusing, I’d love to hear it!
No streak history
One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 5 Oct 2026, 15:28 UTC
Entry forecast updated 5 Oct 2026, 15:28 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 21% of similar stories
not enough data yet
beats 53% 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 5–9 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views lifetime.
