Oath
The battle is over. You have lost. You do not know what is left.
You were a knight in a world that did not want you. And now you are even less than that, lost in the remains of a war and aimless. Above all, aimless.
But maybe, just maybe, they're still alive. Your mornach, your liege, the one person you have sworn your entire life to protecting.
Perhaps something can still be salvaged.
featuring:
- some dramatic purple prose (tm)
- toxic codependency
love interests ( ft playlists ) :
Evrin / Elara ( m/f - selectable)
- the monarch
heir to a long history of responsibilities and cruelties, the monarch was never supposed to rule. struggling to make sense of a war the did not start, they are the person you have sworn your life to.
Alexander / Alexandra ( m/f - different to E)
- the consort
the perfect child of a noble family, the consort was born to be married off. ruthless, elegant, and composed, they navigate high society with a sheer, confident effortlessness, and they are content with their role... aren't they?
Rowan (m)
- the knight
a fellow knight sworn to the crown and someone who'd never wanted to be in the position he's in now, the knight cannot help but struggle with his role. resentful of the violence and war around him, he is nevertheless relentlessly loyal.
Jude (nb)
- the assassin
an old friend now on the other side of the war, the assassin values freedom above all else, determined to never again be beholden to another person. clever, detached, and cruel, they are nothing like the child you remember.
cw: war, injury, general gore and violence, allusions to homophobia and transphobia
template from https://ccrberus.itch.io/twine-sugarcube-template, created by cerberus on itch.io.
find them at https://cerberus-writes.tumblr.com/
Development log
- update of i fucked up but it should be working now46 days ago
- update 347 days ago
- update 2Oct 05, 2023
- updateJun 22, 2023
Comments
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Can’t wait for the next update! The chapters so far are very exciting :3
Is the save function gone?
save function should still be there under the menu tab!
I found it, thanks. On mobile so i has to touch above the writing to get the menu to show up. 😁
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Thank you for this IF! I've really enjoyed playing it so far, hope there will be more in the future :)
Also, I've checked out your other games, and just want to say that your writing is so engaging and atmospheric!
thank you so much!
Ive replayed it occasionally and whenever a new update comes out like everyone else says the style of writing really pulls you into the story and I adore the playlists you make for your characters it really makes me look forward even more to meeting Jude T-T and gives people future insight into them of what their backgrounds to the mc look like possibly and your song choices are sooo good
ty omg! so glad u like the playlists haha I loved making Jude’s!
I don't mean to be a pest and I am super interested in reading this, but unfortunately my eye problem makes it so my eyesight gets worse by reading light text on black background. If ever a "light mode" gets added I would certainly love to give it a shot. If not, then I wish you well with your writing!
am looking into a light mode! though progress may be impeded by my lack of coding knowledge
Is there a downloadable version of this game?
My browser refuse to run it.... >_>
(Although it seems to run downloaded browser based games just fine. I have no clue why. o_O )
no downloadable version rn unfortunately. sorry to hear ur browser won’t run it!
Genuinely so lovely! Why leave such this hauntingly beautiful story unfinished? I cannot wait for the finished product~
I cannot wait for an update! Amazing stuff!
Haunting. And absolutely mesmerizing. Although I hope this is updated at some point, I know what has been posted already will stay in my head for a long time to come.
Wow! The narrative of this is beautiful! The writing style is great, love the whole thing so far!
Loved the demo!
This is so masterfully done. I didn't notice that it's a demo and now i need more hahaha. This is amazing and even the small tidbit that we got is better narratively than most things there are to play or read
oh wow.. this is haunting and so. the writing is so simple but punching. im so impressed with this. i feel the grief and anguish the mc does. this is so well written
Finished the demo, can't wait for more
Please add an option to increase the font size. This is barely manageable for me and I have okayish eyesight.
good point! will try to add a font size option next update
hope this gets updated!! really fantastic gritty writing. super interested in the characters and the setup so far
Lmaoooo wow that’s a lot of pain. Ow. That’s. Yeah that’s got a kick to it. ☠️
Found your work through the queer vamp jam and glad I did, loving this wip especially!
Excited for more ✨
lovingggg this!! looking forward for more
Love this so far
Oh it's so goooood, can't wait for more!!
Love it so far ohhhhh <3333
thanks for letting me know! just had a look - might have to do with it being the first longer passage but couldn't find anything else that might be off. does anything seem to be up with the scrollbar?
I will attach another screenshot. Sorry I don't mean to be a bother lol I was just really excited to read the story. I enjoyed the little I read lol it just doesn't allow me to move from that spot. I expected another faded bit of text to click on. I tried reloading and even restarting. Maybe I'm missing something or i will try reading it using a different browser.
you're not being a bother at all! there def should be another faded bit of text - i'll check some different browsers & see if I can find anything! thanks again
I also have the same issue, maybe it's because I'm using a phone tho. It might be fine on larger devices
Edit: it's fine on computers, played it till the end
thanks for telling me! will check to see if there's some slapdash fix i can integrate haha
The best story I have ever read, cant wait for more 🤍
Oh i didnt expect this much pain haha. I played all of your games but even then each passage I read hits hard everytime. It is honestly amazing
Woah, this is neat! love the writing skills!!
ahh thank you so much!
No problem!!!
So excited to see where you will take this!!
thanks!! working on that next part!
Very emotional thus far. Can't wait to se where you take this going forward.
Aww thank you!!!