Fool Me Once

Revenge is a dish best served cold, and what’s colder than a literal corpse? 

With your appointment as the royal Summoner, you were to expect glory. Instead, your short career ended with your death. Your achievements and past were buried under the wreckage, somewhere on a plot of barren land called the Crossroads. Death, however, wasn’t your end. It’s only the beginning. 

Now, stifled under the thumb of Mastravisch Azvael Ories - the supreme ruler of the Overshadow realm, where ghosts and demons run rampant - you are bound by a life contract - that for an undead means eternal servitude. 

Just when you begin to settle into your new life, building some semblance of normalcy, you are betrayed, left to perish. Though weakened, but with a body that finally belongs to you alone, you vow to get revenge on both your almost-destroyer and the damned tyrant that once held your leash.

- a tale of love, trust, betrayal, and revenge, 

- dark fantasy, romance, 

- customizable protagonist (name, appearance, family relations, pronouns, background), 

- five (5) gender-chooseable love interests, 

- 5* different endings 

- Rating: 17+

- the first 2 chapters (the demo), around 50k words, are free. The full project will be priced at $5

* might be subjected to change 

WARNING for dark fantasy setting, dubious morality, blood, gore, graphic violence and depiction of death, on-screen murder, possible cannibalism and minor animal cruelty (demon characters), vomiting, suggestive themes, tyranny. Reader discretion is advised. 

LT and locked routes: Picking one RO blocks the others, aside from possible LT: Rez vs Mirren and Lotár vs Malitiōse To romance Saltire, you should remain unattached to anyone in the prologue. Similarly, you need to pick a romantic option with the RO(s) you’re interested in for the game to ‘remember’ your choice. Some romantic choices will be blocked due to your choices i.e.,if you and Mirren have a past, Lotár and  Malitiōse will be unavailable during that playthrough, though neither Saltire nor Malitiōse have strictly romantic choices in the prologue.

For the full profiles: check the screenshots, or [this post].

• ☾ The Summoner, MC - [Y/N] [Y/S]

[]chaotic                vs            []plotting

[]altruistic              vs           [] self-serving

[]sense of chaos    vs            []brute force

• ≀ Lotár    [sly] [egocentric] [eloquent]        [Playlist]      [Pinboard]

Species: snake demon 

Distinguishing marks: forked tongue, elliptical pupils, piercing on the bridge of nose

Random skill: ballroom dancing

Interests: forbidden knowledge, exploration, chess

Occupation: éminence grise 

Alignment: neutral evil

⚔  Mirren ‘Ren’        [indifferent] [steadfast] [patient]        [Playlist]      [Pinboard]

Species: construct

Distinguishing marks: severe scarring on the left side of face/eye patch

Random skill: cooking

Interests: meditation, transcribing manuscripts, astronomy

Occupation: chancellor (the chief advisor)

Alignment: true neutral

⚔ Rez        [brutally honest] [daring] [loyal]        [Playlist]      [Pinboard]

Species: construct

Distinguishing marks: severe scarring on the right side of face/sewn eye

Random skill: sewing and embroidery

Interests: wrestling, adventures, gambling

Occupation: pursuivant (junior officer of arms)

Alignment: chaotic neutral

♝ Saltire Farros       [austere] [earnest] [fair]        [Playlist]      [Pinboard]

Species: human/ghost

Distinguishing marks: lustrous cobalt eyes (fae-touched)

Random skill: folding complex origami

Interests: weapons, medicine, equestrianism

Occupation: hunter

Alignment: lawful good

✺Malitiōse ‘Mal’    [debonair] [two-faced] [willful]      [Playlist]      [Pinboard]

Species: shapeshifter (coyote)

Distinguishing marks: fangs, ears and tail

Random skill: can play almost all instruments 

Interests: puzzles, deconstructing items, jewelry-making

Occupation: mountebank

Alignment: chaotic evil

Engine: [Ren'Py by Tom Rothamel] 

Writing, GUI, coding, art: [PDRRook]  

Coding help: [victoriel]  

Proofreaders/beta players: [Dom] [Cassiel] 

Music by [Dark Fantasy Studio] 

Fonts, Free for Personal and Commercial Use:  [Caslon Antique] and [Durwent]

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