by Halkind
He hated winter. On his island, surrounded by a cold sea, winters were long, cold, and murky. He hated winter. He hated what came with it. *** This story begins in summer. Before hunting a two-faced demon, childhood best friends Eino and Risto make their way through a dense forest to Eino's cabin to read the book of his grandfather, who disappeared ten years ago. But what he hated so much about winter came for him in summer.
No streak history
One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 8 Oct 2026, 13:38 UTC
Entry forecast updated 8 Oct 2026, 13:38 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.
Not enough recent follower history to estimate a shadow rank yet.
beats 72% of similar stories
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beats 79% of similar stories
Firing on all cylinders
Traffic and conversion are both strong for a story this size. Readers are finding it and sticking — if Rising Stars is the goal, this is the moment to push.
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 over the recent window.
