by Majorian
Cadet Commissar Karl Waino wanted to be a war hero. After years of schooling, he finally got his chance on the planet Banshee, attached to an Imperial Guard regiment to prove he had what it took to lead men into battle. What started as a simple reconnaissance mission becomes the ultimate fight for survival as Karl Waino learns just how horrible war is in the 41st millennium.
Current
8/11/2026
Peak #11
3d
#3
7/3/2026
Peak #6
38d
#2
6/16/2026
Peak #9
17d
#1
2/19/2026
Peak #5
116d
Rank updated 15 Aug 2026, 04:15 UTC
Entry forecast updated 15 Aug 2026, 04:15 UTC
By genre
beats 70% of similar stories
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beats 41% 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.
At this conversion, the Action Rising Stars bar (≈12 new followers/day) costs about 2.5k views/day — the story currently gets ~7.
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 over the recent window.
