
by Arcs
Mark Careed dreamed of being a hero ever since he was 8 years old. Of fighting monsters outside the city walls, of going anywhere he wanted instead of only where it was safe, of either killing kaijus himself or being up there in the thick of it, with the real heroes. Mark is almost 18 now, close to taking the real Tutorial and Awakening his Power, and achieving that dream. But his hopes and plans fell through when the False Tutorial estimated his future Power as a brawny. A simply stronger human. This should have come as no surprise. 90% of humans on Earth Awaken as brawnies. Mark doesn’t want to be a basic brawny. He wants to be something more. He needs to do something big to change his fate. Something drastic. Something like seeking help from an archmage, a true Hero of Humanity. If you like Ar’Kendrithyst, my other story, you might like Adamant Blood. Adamant Blood is a story of exploration, slice of life, kaijus, magic, other worlds, trauma, superheroes, adventure, and growth. Book 1 finished!
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Rank updated 13 Aug 2026, 04:15 UTC
Entry forecast updated 13 Aug 2026, 04:15 UTC
Overall Rising Stars shadow rank
deep field · ~#1814 of 7,531 · 1764 below #50
By genre
beats 37% of similar stories
beats 48% of similar stories
beats 99% 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 Contemporary Rising Stars bar (≈0 new followers/day) costs about 1.2k views/day — the story currently gets ~4.8k.
Benchmarks: 8,060 active Royal Road stories, percentiles within the 150+ chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views over the recent window.