The Fate of Empyrenea
An elegiac and a narrative-heavy tale where under your fingertips lie multiple pathways that converge into an ultimatum, that is, the destination of the eponymous continent.
The tale is told from different perspectives of characters, each sharing a piece of the puzzle that is Ophiuchus. Who is he exactly? From whence did he come from and what are the secrets he is keeping from you, his beloved child?
Word Count: 38k
Genre: Angst, Realistic Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Hurt/Comfort & Tragedy
Rating: 18+
Content Warnings
▹ Codependency
▹ Religious Imagery/Symbolism
▹ Body Horror
▹ Gore
▹ Explicit Torture Scenes
▹ Gaslighting
▹ Child Abuse
▹ Mentions of Disordered Eating
▹ Death
▹ Profanities
▹ Bloodshed & Violence
▹ Drugs & Alcohol
▹ Manhandling
▹ Ableist Language
Summary:
Nations envisage you as a notorious henchman serving a tyrant.
You. The Serpent: executor of wills at the behest of the sovereign of Empyrenea, the man named after the thirteenth Zodiac, your Father. With sharp fangs and finesse, you suppress rebellions sizzling in the nation-states, sprouting like untamed weeds
Year 221, New Age. An epoch that has crawled out the Age of Magic, tests you— you have suffered a lot, and the worst part is, you can’t remember anything in the past. Just fragments. And getting caught by an elite force tasked with capturing you doesn’t alleviate your situation in the slightest. They force you into assimilation within the territories who see you as a potential ally. Truly, you must become the snake hidden in the grass.
Your journey into the inferior realms has you unraveling the threads of information people have about your Father, Ophiuchus, as frayed and scant the material is.
You think you know him the best. But the truth is: you have the least information on him out of everyone.
Features:
- Gender-selectable MC
- Immersive atmosphere
- Revolving POVs from the main cast
- Indulge in some child-parent bonding with Ophiuchus, or don’t
- Choose the color of your scales
- Unlock achievements and peruse through the lore codex
Development log
- Chapter 2 ReleaseApr 24, 2023
- Update 0.2Oct 14, 2022
- Update 0.1Aug 29, 2022
Comments
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I'M LOVING THIS SO FAR ! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING AN INTERACTIVE FICTION WITH AN INHUMAN CHARACTER THOSE ARE A BIT RARE WHICH ALWAYS MAKE ME GLAD TO SEE ANY
So far loving Hiwa because she's mostly the kindest to my baby snake
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I think Merit and the MC are my favorite characters but I also wanted to be good and stop reading the poems and can't continue ^^ Will enjoy reading more in future updates.
I see you're a person of exquisite taste. MC is my favorite too!
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When i choose not to pry after the first poem, we can't keep going. It's supposed to be that way?
Hello! Thanks for notifying me this. It completely escaped my attention to put in a section there. I'll soon update the game with a continuation from this choice.
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This is so great, can't wait for the next part!
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Did find these two errors on the same page, clown yo the end of the demo though.
Thanks for reporting! Glad you got to the end of the demo!
Fixed it!
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I LOVE IT, SO IMMERSIVE AAA
I'm glad you liked it!
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This is really good! Can't wait for chapter 3
The next update would be the second part of Chapter 2! It was getting too long so I had to split it into two parts. Thank you for reading!
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This has been quite an interesting experience thus far. I'm looking forward to the next update.
Next update will be a while! I'm glad you liked it.
ch1-002 <3 chp2-clay.01 <3 Tysm for sharing this with us, it was really fun!
Ahh you got the escaped branch from Chapter 1! I hope you enjoyed that, as it is more linear and narrative heavy as opposed to the branch where you don't manage to escape.
I'm glad you liked it!
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loving it so far woooo!
Thanks for playing! Glad you liked it.
I. Love. DRAGONS!!!
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i got this bug at the end of chapter 2, here's a screenshot:
i love your writing, and especially the way you describe environments <3!!! the world building and characters are super compelling, can't wait to see what's next :D!!!
Thank you so much for the lovely comment! I am glad that you like my world-building. I focus a lot on that and really try to immerse my readers into the setting. And I'm glad you like my characters, too! I was thinking I had to tone it down as most of them can be... hard on the MC, who is an extension of the player.
Also thank you for the screenshot. This is simply a formatting problem and I will get around to rectifying it.
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I keep getting errors in some parts of the story
Error: macro <<center>> does not exist
Hey! Thanks for the comment and error-reporting. One more thing, do you mind if you can post a screenshot of where you found the errors, this so I have easier time searching for it.
If not, what cards did you pick in Noose's game that led you to the error? Thank you!
I don't mind I can't take a screen shot with my computer it doesn't work, I picked the very back and the middle cards
Acknowledged! Will try to fix this problem. Again, thanks!
I really love this I can't wait for more!
This good read
Thank you for the comment! Glad you liked it.
I had an absolute blast reading through this, your writing is absolutely amazing. I was hooked just from the first few sentences. Unfortunately I ran into a small error where I couldn't proceed through the card game scene with Noose. When they say "Think it is high time we start." it only gives an error notif, and stops there. Regardless, still had a fun time, keep up the great work!
Hello giltedarcanum! Thank you thank you thank you for the lovely comment.
I have ran through the card scene on my end and didn't encounter the error. If possible, can you send a screenshot to my devblog or my email: tfoe.troubleshooting@gmail.com?
I don't know if there is a way to privately message game devs here, but I would prefer that then posting the screenshot here to refrain any spoiling of the plot. If either of the options are not suitable for you, then you may post screenshots here. However, it will be deleted afterwards.
Again, thank you so much for your message. I really appreciate it. Please do not hesitate to report anymore mistakes you've noticed when playing the game.
Have a wonderful day and Salaam,
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liked playing keep up the good wor
Thanks! Glad you liked it.
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