by wordsinaline
The Earth has vanished, and nearly a half billion people have been dropped into an extradimensional space called 'The Tutorial' But even though this seems like a game, it's actually a ruthless calculating machine designed to cultivate the strong and cull the weak. But not everyone wants to give in to the cynical, inhuman designs of 'The System'. Some have chosen to Defy their destiny. One young man is determined to prove, in a world of Cultivators, he can stay Human. This story is based on the setting of 'Defiance of the Fall' by TheFirstDefier. Storm in the Fall is non canonical fan fiction, though you will find the tone and approach is very different. Check out DotF. You can get the books off of Amazon, and read up to date chapters here on Royal Road. What to expect - weak to moderately strong. The hero can never eclipse the powerhouses of Earth, but he comes into his own - survival against the odds - dedicated water mage - not a lone wolf, seeks out community and participates where he can - there will be fightslop - you can ignore the sexual content tag, it's rare, not graphic, and almost completely fade to black Cover image is AI, Midjourney
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, 03:18 UTC
Entry forecast updated 2 Oct 2026, 03:18 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.
Coupled 14-day outlook
rs-joint-entry-copula-v1
Any eligible RS entry
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Two or more lists
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Likely threshold order: Action → Main → Adventure → Fantasy.
Leading bundle: Action (0%).
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
#5722 of 12,409 · 5672 below RS #50
By genre
beats 29% of similar stories
beats 74% of similar stories
beats 56% 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 50–149 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views over the recent window.
