Azrael: Chapter 1 (WIP) {175K Words. Action/Superhero} (Updated - 07/09/25)

How would you describe azrael’s personality so far?

One wrong sentence from crashing out

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Trivia of the day : Azrael is canonically a Cat person.

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That’s kinda cool are we ever getting a cat?

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Yes

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Can we choose what breed it is or automatically a black cat or orange cat

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The MC has extreme allergy against stupidity and disrespect

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That’s one way of putting it

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Yeah

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So guys, I made a sandbox Tv Tropes page for the WIP. Feel free to contribute by adding more list of tropes to it.

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The progress is slower than what i really wanted it to be but nonetheless, I have written almost 6k words so far for the update.

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not sure what is this error… it pop on the 2nd options, the rest work fine

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I’ll fix this in the update

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I’ve been really enjoying Azrael so far—the setting, the writing, and the vibe are awesome. I just got to the part where the MC wakes up from their dream, and I’m definitely hooked. But I wanted to share some thoughts, and I hope you don’t mind me bringing this up!

It feels like the story sometimes tells me how to feel about the characters, especially the side ones. For example, the mobs in the strip club scene are so over-the-top bad that it’s impossible to see them in any other way. I get why the scene is framed like that—it fits the story’s tone—but it feels like I’m seeing things through your perspective as the author, rather than forming my own opinions as the player.

This also applies to key characters like River. Right now, I don’t feel a strong connection to them yet, even though I know they’re meant to be important to the MC. For example, the dream sequence is a powerful scene, but I feel like it might have more impact if it came later—after we’ve spent more time getting to know River and understanding why their kindness had such a big effect on the MC. It’s one thing to be told about their bond, but I’d love the chance to feel it through memories first.

I also think interactive fiction works best when the player has room to decide how they feel about the characters, even the important ones. I’d love more opportunities to build my own perspective on them, even if the story needs me to reach certain conclusions for the plot. Right now, it feels like the narrative is coloring everything in for me, and I just want to hold the paintbrush a little more, you know?

That said, I really like what you’ve done so far and hope you keep going with it! I’m just sharing my thoughts as a regular reader, and if you’ve already heard this feedback from someone else or don’t feel it fits your vision, feel free to ignore this.

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Thank you so much for taking your time to read the story and giving your constructive opinion. I will keep all the good points you made in my mind to proceed further.

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A merry Christmas to you all.

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Happy new year to all. for the upcoming update, there is going to be a dialogue heavy scene where the MC goes to get a new tire at the Kowalski’s Motors. We’re gonna meet 2 new characters and a character we’ve encountered before..

Right now the story stands at 119K words, maybe I’ll release the next update by the end of the month.

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Sneak peek for the upcoming update.

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Keep up the good workk

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Lore fact - Azrael used to implement their skills in ninjutsu and art of disguise to conceal and sneak River out of their penthouse from the paparazzi’s howling due to River’s career as a Popstar.

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