The Fruit of the Damned is an upcoming 18+ romantasy interactive fiction game.
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The eight Divine created the world. They agreed to split the world between them and ruled in peace for years until the dark one got too greedy. He started a war and left the world in chaos. Shivani, the last of the divine, used the rest of her life force to craft the sanctification stone, bestowing it on a human, Erros. Together, they tricked the dark one, sealing him into the crossroads using the Sanctification stone, and Erros became the first human king.
Centuries later, anyone with a shred of magic is dubbed “maleficarum" and is hunted and executed by the order of the light, a band of human warriors sworn to protect humanity against the dangers of mages and magic. Any mage left went into hiding, eventually forming hidden communities, called counts.
You are one of the mages of a covunt in Valdemar, the most powerful nation in the 3 kingdoms and the most oppressive towards mages. Your life so far has been hard but as peaceful as it can be for your kind, until your twin— a seelie, someone who speaks to the divine and can tell the future through brief visions, sees what they believed was the dark one rising once again. Hoping to prevent that and give the mages a better name, they go on an expedition to retrieve the Sanctification stone from the palace, where it lies in King Erros tomb. The problem? Everyone knows that any mage who goes into the palace never comes back.
For two months, you receive letters from your twin all detailing their failure in finding the first king’s tomb, however, one day, the letters stop coming, and they vanish.
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Now, it has been 6 months since you last heard from your twin. You’re finally accepting that you may never see them again- until you find the last letter, dated 3 weeks past
“You must get out of Valdemar as soon as you can, whatever you do, do not come find me. You must not set foot into the palace, or you will doom us all.”
Desperate to save your twin and aid in their plight, you decide to go against their wishes and enter the palace to find them. The palace is however, notorious for keeping its doors shut to outsiders. You just need an in, and lucky for you, you are given one. The heir of Valdemar K will soon rise to the throne, in order to do this, he must be soul-bonded to the winner of the games of Etheris, a set of trials taking place in the palace to find a fit partner and ruler for the heir. All are allowed in, but only one can win. Thrust into a competition for the crown in the one place no one of your kind dares to enter, you must remember your mission to save your twin and possibly the world. And whatever you do… do not fall in love.
Will you help stop the world from burning into ash, or will you allow yourself to burn with it?
[ROMANCE OPTIONS]
KASTIAN/KASMINA - THE HEIR [He/Him|She/Her]
“I am completely and utterly at your disposal, if you wish me to jump off into the Lukrus river / will. You can call me pathetic, idiotic, or rash just as long as you also call me yours.”
The future ruler of Valdemar, with a heart of gold and a smile warm enough to melt even the roughest of exteriors, it’s no surprise they have people lining up for a chance to be theirs, but don’t forget the road to damnation is always paved with good intentions
LEON - THE BASTARD [He/Him]
“You haunt my every breath, my dreams, my desires- Not a day goes by without you consuming my entire being. I beg of you to release me from whatever purgatory you’ve cast me into, for there is only destruction in my future, and I cannot- will not allow you to follow me on this path of ruin.”
The cold-hearted half-brother of K. He’s hated by the masses, dubbed ‘the monster’ for his ugly face and even uglier past. Will you be the one to finally melt the ice surrounding him, or will you become just another shadow in his memory? Remember, monsters are made, not born.
MERIK/MERILA - THE EXECUTIONER [He/Him|She/Her]
“I gave up on love the moment I took the cloth and swore my oath. I never once thought I’d regret it but for the first time in my life, I’m tempted to throw it all to hell in exchange for a taste, one taste of your lips. For as much as I loathe it, you and only you will be my ruin.”
The general of the order of the light and the right hand of the heir. There is no man nor woman as devout to the testament of the divine as them. So many have of yours have died by their hands, can you forgive them, or will you seek revenge? After all, only blood can answer blood.
SERO/SERA - THE LIAR [He/Him|She/Her]
“If this is doomed to fail, then I am prepared to fall, as long as it is you I’m falling with.”
A fellow competitor whose face reveals nothing and mouth even less. Like you, they seem to be here for other reasons than to wear a crown. But will they be an ally or a hindrance to your quest? Only time can tell, lest you forget what you don’t know can’t kill you.
JASIRA - THE PRINCESS [She/Her]
"Nothing matters but us. The world can crumble for all I care, As long as we are together, my heart is full. "
The princess of Ceridwen and another competitor in the trials. She’s an adventurous spirit with a sweet disposition.
This trial will be the first time she steps out of her gilded cage, and unfortunately for you, she chooses you as her first friend. Will you let her fall or help her fly? Keep in mind appearances can be deceiving.
CIAN - THE PURIST [He/Him!
“It would be unwise to resist me, little flame. I am the only one who truly sees you, the only one who can save your soul and cleanse it from the sickness that plagues it. Bend the knee and I promise I’ll be gentle.”
K’s uncle and guardian. Everyone you meet will tell you to stay away from him. His cruelty knows no bounds, and neither does his hatred for magic. From the moment you step foot into the palace, he chooses you as his victim for torment, but the question is why? Does he know what you really are, or are you truly that unlucky to have caught his eye? In the end, everyone knows victory favors the merciless.
I think I’ll probably just wrap up the story and release it on the Spring Thing, and consider a HG release if things start to pick up later.
), you play a high school student who temporarily moves from the huge metropolis to live in a smaller town with a relative while your parents take up a job opportunity somewhere far away. you reunite with a few childhood friends you haven’t seen in almost a decade, but they seem hellbent on avoiding you. you’re hurt by this, of course, but accidentally stumbling upon the reason why they choose to do so opens up a completely new and scary world for you to explore with them.