
by SoapBubble
For more than four centuries, humanity has lived beneath a dead sky.The sun is gone. Gloom floods the world, monsters grow stronger in the darkness, and cities survive behind failing Lanterns. Kael Arden has never cared about saving the world. He only wants to save his mother. When her Gloom sickness worsens, Kael awakens a rare Class: [Eclipse Forgemaster] He discovers that he can forge weapons capable of capturing the Gloom left behind by slain monsters. Stored Gloom can be refined into Essence to help its wielder grow stronger—or burned directly for a massive burst of power. But every use brings corruption. A weak warrior can kill something far beyond his Rank. A desperate soldier can save a city and every victory comes with a price. As Kael’s weapons spread, so do the consequences. Ancient ruins reveal forgotten truths, monsters continue to evolve, and something beyond the Lanterns is waiting in the dark. Kael began forging to save one life. Soon, he may have to decide how much he is willing to sacrifice to save the rest. What to Expect: - Dark fantasy progression - Crafting-focused power system - Monster hunting - Steady Rank advancement, - Party growth - Consequences for using too much power,
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, 23:38 UTC
Entry forecast updated 2 Oct 2026, 23:38 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
12%
Two or more lists
8%
Likely threshold order: Mystery → Action → Adventure → Fantasy → Main.
Leading bundle: Mystery + Adventure + Action + Fantasy (3%).
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
#6274 of 12,434 · 6224 below RS #50
By genre
beats 25% of similar stories
not enough data yet
beats 74% of similar stories
Readers arrive, few stick
Traffic is strong, but conversion trails comparable stories. The usual suspects are the blurb, the cover and the opening chapters — fixing the hook multiplies everything the existing traffic brings.
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.