(Updated 13/10/25) Project Calamity: A Prelude in the Divine—A Choice-Based Epic Fantasy (WIP) (~233k words)

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[Updated 20 July 2025]

Welcome, fellow seekers of romance and angst!

I am honoured (and in tears) to introduce Project Calamity: A Prelude in the Divine, my first choice script game (WIP). Step into a World where fables and reality blurs, where heroism demands sacrifice, and where every choice you make shapes not only your own destiny, but that of the entire World.

⟡ The Premise ⟡

You wake up in a foreign World, stripped of all recollection, left with nothing but a name—a name that holds significance among the Worlds and your heart alike. Soon, you find yourself in the position of a Hero Candidate, bound by an immutable law:

Four of the Five Hero Candidates must die for a Hero to be born.

Maison Academy welcomes you into its halls, an esteemed institution where the best and brightest are honed into protectors of the World. Beneath its splendor lies a terrible secret: the Eclipse of All Stories approaches, and with it, the end of the World, yet Maison Academy has no solution to this disaster.

With perilous alliances, unnerving prophecies, and a cast of unforgettable characters, your journey of self-discovery will be laden with grief, betrayals, sacrifices, and most of all, tragic romances. Will you rebel against the World holding you Hero Candidates hostage? Or will you follow the pre-written pages of destiny, aiming to become the True Hero no matter the cost?

⟡ Meet your fellow Hero Candidates (Love Interests)⟡

“If the suffering of one spares so much grief to others, is it not the height of hubris to wish for their happiness?”

Heroes are not born, they are forged. It’s a merciless process celebrated among all. The ones honoured by the World to take part in this process are known as Hero Candidates. Four other people share your fate. Of these broken individuals, who will you trust? Who will you betray? And who… will you love?

Inaya—The First Hero Candidate

“My sword can slay any evil. Huh? Who decides what’s evil? Pfttt… I do. W—Why are you looking at me like that? Sigh, If you insist, I will explain again… but say please first!”

With an angelic personality and a devil’s strength, Inaya is as terrifying as she is adorable. Behind her superiority complex and unsettling remarks lies a lonely soul, but take care to never mention that in front of her, or be confident enough in your finances to pay for your 6 month hospitalisation.

Will you be the one to challenge her ideals and melt her frosty heart?

Aiza Noor—The Second Hero Candidate

“Talent? Indeed, from society’s perspective, all my achievements are the results of talent. No, it’s the inevitable consequence of sleepless nights, buried desires, need of validation, and lofty expectations."

A prodigy in all things, from Tacticia to confectionery, the latest novel serialisation to frontier research, there’s no field where her insights lack value. Lady Aiza is revered by nobles and commoners alike. Beneath her brilliance lies a mind burdened by secrets, and a heart weighed down by expectations.

Will you be the one to witness the cracks in her flawless facade, and embrace the lonely heart that seeks true companionship?

Link Castell—The Third Hero Candidate

“I am invincible within a crowd. Truth… lies… nothing matters when people already want a certain outcome. Your word against mine. Which one do people want to be true? I believe you already know the answer.”

The charismatic heir of the Castells, Link commands the Maison People’s Alliance with a silver tongue and an iron grip. Idolized by the masses, yet haunted by unseen burdens, his influence is both a gift and a curse.

Will you be the one to unravel the mystery behind his bloodstained hands?

Note:- Only romanceable by a female MC

Firuz/Firuzeh Sattari—The Fifth Hero Candidate

“Sacrifces are not noble actions. You see, the World doesn’t have thousands of alternate ways to progress. There is only one path to salvation, and It requires sacrifices, whether by choice or by force… I know that best.”

As the only Hero Candidate to reject enrollment in Maison Academy, Sattari is an enigma wrapped in charm and shadow. Some claim him/her a charming individual impossible to dislike, others a delusional crook too condescending to talk to, but all agree on one thing: never dig too deep into his/her personal life.

Will you be the one to unearth the truth behind his/her choices?

⟡ Latest Update ⟡

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⟡ Current Progress/Demo ⟡

The current demo is 233k words. You can check it out here

⟡ Stay Updated! ⟡

I am active on COG forums and Tumblr

AI Disclosure:
No-- This project does not contain the output of genAI

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Very interesting premise!

‘Maison Academy’ It’s funny, it means ‘House Academy’ in french.

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Glad you find it interesting! I hope the demo can deliver on your expectations.

Never trusting Google Translate again—mf told me Maison meant ‘Magic’.

The game?

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It lied to you then. Magic in French is just Magique.

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Very interesting premise! It sounds like a fun game.

I love angsty romance, but I also love happy endings. So I have a very important question for you: how “tragic” are the romances, exactly? Like, do all the candidates actually have to die but one? Is there even a chance for a Happily Ever After?

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Glad you like it. There is a demo included that you can try.

Of course. It’s a choice game; multiple endings are a given, though the happy one will be hard to achieve.

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I really like this demo. Inaya is both creepy and cute—I’m so curious how long it will take for the MC to become strong enough to marry her.

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Allow me to get stronger!!

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Great game, can’t wait to marry inaya💀

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Thanks! I appreciate that you took the time to try it out!

You can ask her in the next update!

Already on the grind mindset eh? You will definitely get stronger overtime.

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15 words
THIS
GAME
TOOK
ME
OUT
OF
THIS
WORLD
IT
WHAT
I
HAVE
BEEN
WAITING
FOR
:star_struck::star_struck::star_struck::heart_eyes::heart_eyes:

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Beautifully written, extremely captivating. Your words bleed through very vividly, like ink spreading across wet paper!

I am not a native speaker, but I would like to cast a impression of helpful reader.

My only suggestion, because I did not want to seem shallow by giving just my thoughts. But your work has very little mistakes. And even so, the 'mistakes' are just typos

[She isn’t even seated properly behind her desk before Rimsha begins,]

Your paragraphing and wordings are very beautiful in their entirety, ‘isn’t even’ sounds awkward here, if it was intentional, you can ignore my rudeness. But if you are not satisfied, ‘She had yet to be seated’ would flow nicer.

[A model, one they have stuck with her to make sure she gets the work one.]
Is one here a typo?

That ‘Apologies’ after ‘These aren’t cool enough’ was very wholesome!

The character’s reaction to ‘Devine’ Hand in mouth out of unspeakable sadness.jpg that poor priestess.. It’s so crispy.

I wrote this as I was reading, but the flowing story later made me realise that it was done deliberately, this woman is so Venomous Beauty+ Green Tea coded, so fragrant.

Instead of listing out all the tittles, writing only the ‘It matters not what you know me by’ would seem more realistic, but this is your flavour, and it allows for the community to create memes. So it’s still Chef’s kiss

The way it is written and the dialogues that mix in with the occasional quips makes it feel like a great being is accompanying a clueless empty child so that the existence of this great being will not be discovered.

By the way, do not trust grammarly or auto correction in your writing, it messes with your voice and flow.

Summary

[As priorly concurred, M shall be sent to Maison Academy, and placed under the supervision of the Duchess of Maison—Mary Wolfenstein. Any objections?]

It sounds like the duchess is being introduced to the gathered characters for the first time. It is logical that the name is introduced for the player character but doing this frequently can be like info-dumping.

[You lift your gaze to the frozen radiance. “By whom?”

“The Principal of Maison Academy, Mary Wolfenstein.”

“I see.”] So this is why you did what you did

This makes me laugh at myself

If the name is omitted and introduced later on when the person displays their first appearance, they would become more memorable. You have done this later on but not here, which is your deliberate writing choice, so it is understandable.

Summary

[“For the time being, you shall be enrolled at Maison Academy of Hero Training and Mana Research to learn Channelling, and spoiler alert:” he pauses, ]

The slang breaks the immersive theme, but I have seen many authors do it often, so it does not matter much. I will just let you know.

Summary

[An hour passes before the man returns, and exclaims in bewilderment, “You haven’t… even moved.” He’s objectively correct. You have been staring at your hands, spread in your lap, for quite a bit.]

Omitting ‘even’ would make the scene more impactful, in some cases (not all) using too many vocabulary can make the dialogue sound flat.

‘She isn’t even seated’ here ‘isn’t even, doesn’t even, cant really’ things like these can break your flow when you are going for this slightly serious type of thing.

Specially in dialogues. ‘Haven’t even’ and the like can be used between close friends or people but Aldrich here has just met the Knight.

PS: The options here jump scared me, I did not understand what either meant
T-T haha

It is my first time reading ‘Serpentine’ used to describe a architectural structure, so it sounded very sophisticated. I don’t know if needlessly, but very refined.

:disappointed_face: The dream part is really haunting, very beautiful. I do not know who Theo is, and she is part of the mysterious past but her visit, perhaps imagined, was very chilling. ‘Do a worlds a favour’ was jaw meet floor.

The stat mechanics are also very fun to observe I was confused what the different flavours of expressions were for, so it was to see how good the Knight is at being

[‘You can have this rabbit, or if it looks too innocent to eat, you could have this pigeon.’]. Brother, do you have a problem with pigeons? are pigeon’s inferior to rabbits? It’s quite funny. He must think so.

Summary

[Occasionally, you see signs of civilization: a score or half of thatched wooden houses and shacks, patches of farms, wells and stables and sheepfolds, but it seems most hides behind the comfort of the city walls.]

Here, hides is a grammar error. When multiple are referred at once, they ‘hide’ do not make them plural.

‘A hides behind the castle walls’ ‘Alphabets hide behind the castle walls’ or ‘Alphabets hid behind the castle walls’

But since most of your writing does not make this mistake, I am assuming that it is a typo.

[ To be so exalted that ingenuity exists only to counter you. You open your eyes in disappointment.] I feel that it is hinting at something..

[A lone tower yearns for the sky, and for the companions it lost in its pursuit: the two cathedrals attached to it, each with a tower of its own although none dare challenge the central one. Ahead said towers is a complex structure of blue, brown and white—the main academy building you reckon.]

Another typo in Ahead. Where Ahead, said towers. The ‘,’ is excluded. Also, Foreshadowing is awesome.

I very greatly like Aldrich and Iram’s duo! They are like two Citrus fruits together

Started from Creme de la Creme so it can be easier to find.

[‘Creme de la Creme’ to you, and none shall question your worth, such is the prestige of graduates here. You may already be aware that the end of the year assessment tournament draws the eyes of the World’s top companies and recruiters; yet that’s not your purpose here, but just an additional benefit. The primary purpose of education here is to help you become the best version of yourselves, whether that be through learning, experiences, extra-curriculars, or any of the facilities made available to you. What you take away from here depends entirely upon you." ]

I get what’s happening here, they listed out how great their place is, but also want to say that 'If you fail, You can only blame yourself. Since this is the sentiment, you can attach ‘However’ before ‘What’ to make the point clearer. Though what you have written is pretty great by itself.

Summary

[“I—I overslept and w—woke up late this morning which led to being late. Please don’t revoke m-my admission!”]

This whole paragraph of stuttering sounds like sharp nails against the chalk board in the mind. In the past, I have stopped reading stories when I encounter such stuttering lol, in most media stuttering is indeed portrayed this way. But it is very over-done and headache inducing.

Instead of starting the stuttering from the first letter, like o-okay why not repeat some words? like ‘I woke - woke up late this morning.’ I used to have a stuttering problem from junior to middle school too lol and sometimes I would repeat the words in two languages or repeat something twice or thrice. Never have I experienced it i that way, maybe some have.

Summary

[“Pray to the Divine Order and the Prophet Mister M”]

Here, I thought for a moment that it was really Prophet M. If you add ‘,’ it will reduce confusion :3

[A few minutes later, you are still lying on the ground, the martus, having gotten comfortable, too lazy to get-up. “You are so heavy.” You comment.

It snorts, as if saying “This is precisely the reason you will never get a wife.”]

This is very entertaining

[The air ahead of you cracks open, Mary stepping through. She’s accompanied by a woman of twenties, wearing a light green gown. “That was entertaining.” She chuckles.]

Oh, She agrees.

Summary

[Humidity didn’t dare approach neither did cold trample the land. People lived in houses of nature content with every aspect of life.]

‘,’ is okay here. When writing it, you should think of those as similar to writing ‘Apple was red, but Banana was yellow’ or ‘Mr Apple, Mr Banna, and Mr Mango were very respected by Mr Peach.’ When writing while referring with a tittle, it is advised to include a ‘,’ to avoid confusion as well.

‘He was reclusive yet cheerful.’ when he is both reclusive and cheerful, normally these traits would collide but he mixes these traits together.

He was reclusive, yet cheerful’ these traits of his do not mix together, it perplexes people.

I feel that you were very excitable about your work but it drained you near the end. So it feels somewhat grand in the prologue and tamer in the rest of the story. But it is a very good read.

I found the rite of planting trees very engaging but terrifying all the same. It was odd how the scenes transitioned though, very abruptly too. If it was in an animation, it would not have felt abrupt. But words and imagery are very different.

It made me wonder what I would get or how my fruit would taste, or how my tree would look if I the person was there.

Anyhow, it’s like a fantastical horror novelish fantasy. Very yummy.

I found that it was difficult to raise Link’s relation despite his cheerful persona, like smiling without life in his eyes.

Inanya also seemed terrifying at first, like she was faking her approachable and clumsy nature. She reminds me of Mufasa.

Aiza is very tsundere, but so far, she is the most genuine and easy to read/ know.

Firuz seems like having multiple personalities.

The horse’s origin story terrified me. Imagining a torso and head dragging itself? ahhhhhhhh it’s like a dark fairytale

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You people consume without giving, comment without thinking, and praise without much regard or feeling. Taking our time to write more, or praise the work in more personal ways is a way of showing the writer that their work was enjoyed and appreciated, not just used as a time pass.

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You people consume without giving, comment without thinking, and praise without much regard or feeling. Taking our time to write more, or praise the work in more personal ways is a way of showing the writer that their work was enjoyed and appreciated, not just used as a time pass.

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Haha. I am glad you enjoyed it this much.

Thank you for taking the time to write such a comprehensive review. I really appreciate it.

I will consider it in the broader context, and make changes if necessary. Thanks for the suggestion.

I wrote it in consideration of sentences like ‘A dog, one that doesn’t bite preferebly.’ Do inform me if this sentence structure is gramatically incorrect.

Thanks for the advice. I do not use any such tools.

Actually, novels are very popular in the setting. I relayed this fact later by that interaction with the boy distributing novels. So, spoiler is a common word among them.

I will consider it.

Could you specify which options you mean to reference here?

By hide, I am referring to civilisation, which is singular. Consider it as such, “Ocassionally, you see signs of civilization, but it seems most hides behind the comfort of city walls.”

I need to be careful. Your instincts are very sharp.

Do you mean there should be a comma between ‘ahead’ and ‘said’? I took the sentence to mean ‘Ahead of said towers’

I have no idea how else to show nervousness without overusing ‘blushes,’ ‘fidgets,’ and such words.

I will add that.

It’s based off of a real life event.

Link is the hardest to raise any stat with. It’s because most of his emotion is indeed fake.

To be honest, she is the most innocent (and sane) of them all.

The stakes will increase gradually.

I am glad I could capture the ‘unsettling’ vibe that is the basis of the Knight.

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Thank You for sharing your work. It is a very hard working task and you have taken the time to express your feelings not just to yourself but to the public too, it is admirable.

It is a very unique choice, it’s very entertaining too :3

Indeed! A comma between Ahead and said but since the message gets clear anyway, my suggestion is just a compliment.:3

That ‘You Reek of sex’ and ‘Prepared yourself mentally’ one. I was confused on those two.

That’s really awful. Everything we think about in our fantasy always pales in comparison to the horrors of reality.

Thankyou for considering my review, and I am sorry for yapping so much.

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I have made a Tumblr. I will be posting update progress and answering asks there. So, be sure to follow if you want to stay updated (or ask anything)!

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Yep. One of the main reasons I wrote this scene was because the ones who did that to the poor camel weren’t punished. I didn’t like that ending.

On the contrary, I appreciate the time you took to thorougly review everything!

Oh, I see. The first one refers to why it took an hour for Aldrich to return. The second one is just the Knight subtly telling him to get a move on and stop wasting time.

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Update 0.1a (~64k total words now)

  1. Adds ~28.5 words of content
  2. Directly skipping to any chapter (Was a mess to create…)
  3. The entirety of the orientation/first day (Chapter 3)
  4. A few fight scenes (From a 1v20 draw to getting massacred by your professor)
  5. An interlude
  6. Inaya’s first relationship event
  7. A 5 month timeskip (Beginning of chapter 4)
  8. More interactions will all the ROs (There’s this loaning pastry branch which made me go down the dessert rabbit hole. I am now an official gourmet)
  9. Be reunited with your martus
  10. Explanations about Channelling and its workings
  11. A bit of worldbuilding

Was pretty fun to write all the different interactions and classes. There are no game breaking bugs, but a few typos may be found.

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Summary

"My child,” she begins, putting a hand on your shoulder, “calm yourself. We mean you nothing but goodwill—as is the will of Divine.” You feel like you should have a reaction to her words. “You may know me as the Divine Priestess, or perhaps the Wise Councillor of Malios; mayhaps the Priestess of White, or yet the Beloved of World. It matters not.” She kneels to your level. “You may remember nothing, or everything, or perhaps even things beyond your own. Again, it matters not.”

Everyone around casts wary glances, yet she possesses confidence enough to be nonchalant. “You are a Hasta, burned among the flames of the past. Is it the truth? It matters not. That’s who you must accept yourself as. Not to the World, but to yourself.” There’s an uncanny feeling around her which inclines you to believe all she says. “Because if you dig too deep, you may fall into an inescapable void.” She wraps her arms around you, patting your back. It feels warm. Incredibly so. “Some things are best left undiscovered… child. Because once learned, the knowledge one so desires constricts around one’s throat, and chokes one’s learned self while the ignorant walk unhindered.” She pauses for a second. “Who was the fool then? The living ignorant or the learned corpse?”

This one-sided colloquy draws to a close as she rises, leaving you in a familiar frost’s embrace. “Now child, you may take some time for reflection,” two liveried men appear at her motion as your escorts, “and remember, no one is empty.”

You are pulled along, as if destined, unable to object, all but a single musing on your mind:

You only say that because of your story.

For some reason, I felt ‘Uhhh, does it seem like I’ll want to kill you in the future and why does it feel like there’s an 80% chance?’ towards the divine priestess character who spoke.

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