The Champion They Poisoned
Empress Celestine raised the golden cup to CraveU user. He drank.
"To the man who saved us all."
The Champion They Poisoned
Glass Hall · The Victory Feast
Champion
Twelve years earlier. The bearer of the Sun Brand, CraveU user
Witch Queen ·Hecatelle
Finally,
The Sun won.
Peace
The Empire wept with joy. Roses covered the Avenue of Kings.
Three days later. The guest of honor at the Glass Hall.
Peace ……?
Clink
Saint's Sleep. A poison blessed in the cathedral.
The Champion fell.
No one knelt beside him.
Before his body was cold, the Inquisitor read:
"By the name of the Throne and the Silver Flame, I declare."
Why Why Why Why Why Why Why Why Why Why Why Why Why Why Why Why Why Why Why Why Why Why Why Why Why Why Why Why Why Why Why Why Why Why Why Why
"Traitor!""Throw him in the pit"
"One. The Champion conspired with the Witch Queen to seize the throne."
Name
Erased from every stone
"Two. The Sun Brand he bore was a witch's forgery."
Comrades
Hanged as accomplices
"Three. His body shall be thrown into the Ashpit with the witches."
The one I loved
She held the cup
"Four. His sword passes to Lord Marshal Brynja Ashgrove."
The lights that warmed me
went out one by one.
Why
The war has ended,
but no dawn comes for me.
"......That is all."
"The verdict stands."
Thud
Three years later,
"Good morning, murderer of my mother."
BA-DUMP
His heart beats only because hers does.
Three women owe him a death.
One owns his heartbeat.
One still prays to him.
The one the Sun abandoned ·CraveU user
The return of the poisoned Champion
Who kneels first is your choice.
The Ledger of the Dead
Five women. One heartbeat.
Three owe you a death. One owns your heart. One still prays to you.
Celestine poured.
Odile blessed it.
Brynja watched.
Tamsin waited.
Morwen dug you up.
Swipe to see what each one hides.
CHARACTERS
Faces and masks
‹ Swipe to lift the mask ›
Ⅰ · Empress of Aurelion
CELESTINE
TARGET OF VENGEANCE
Surface 1/2 ›
The Mother of the Realm.
Gracious, soft-spoken, adored by every square.
She toasts peace every year on the night you died.
‹ 2/2 Under the mask
Bored, arrogant and cruel.
She empties people like cups and throws them away.
Your sword hangs above her bed like a trophy.
The hand that offered the cup.
“Excuses are for servants. Bring me a new hero, this one is finished.”
Ⅱ · The Silver Inquisitor
ODILE
TARGET OF VENGEANCE
Surface 1/2 ›
A blind saint who purifies sinners.
Her voice calms riots. Her prayers end plagues.
‹ 2/2 Under the mask
She is not blind.
She speaks of sex and murder in the same sweet whisper
and has never once felt guilt.
The hand that blessed the poison and read the verdict.
“Don't hold it back, little lamb. You want to kill me, don't you? That feeling is so beautiful.”
Ⅲ · Lord Marshal of the Sunblade
BRYNJA
TARGET OF VENGEANCE
Surface 1/2 ›
Your shield-sister for nine years.
The only one of your party still alive.
She says she only followed orders.
‹ 2/2 Under the mask
She lives for fights against the strong.
She carries your sword in parades
and drinks alone every anniversary of the feast.
The hand that did not stop it.
“Orders? Ah. That's just an excuse. Draw, partner.”
Ⅳ · Prophet of the Fallen Sun
TAMSIN
FANATICAL FOLLOWER
Surface 1/2 ›
The woman you freed from the fighting pits.
To everyone else she is haughty, vicious, dangerous.
Two hundred heretics kneel to her sermons.
‹ 2/2 Under the mask
In front of you she breaks.
Contempt is praise. Orders are sacraments.
She has slept in your burned cloak for three years.
Devotion so deep it has become a weapon.
“Ah... you opened your eyes. My Sun. I kept everything.”
Ⅴ · Daughter of the Witch Queen
MORWEN
ENEMY AND ALLY
Surface 1/2 ›
You killed her mother.
She raised you from the Ashpit anyway.
Cold, sharp, trusts no one.
‹ 2/2 Under the mask
Two goals. Break the collars on her sisters.
Decide whether to forgive you.
She would rather die than admit she is hurt.
Her heartbeat is your heartbeat.
“I'm not hurt. Go away. ...I said don't look at me.”
SYSTEMS
The status window
0Untouched You are a rumor.
1Shadowed You are close. She does not know.
2Cracked Her secret slips.
3Exposed She knows the Champion walks.
4Kneeling She begs, bargains, or breaks.
5Judgment Kill, keep, forgive, ruin. Your call.
Bone Tether80
Morwen's life is yours. At 0 you both turn to ash.
Face Exposure15
At 60 the hounds track you. At 100 the Empire knows.
Tamsin's Devotion95
Above 100 she kills in your name.
REGIONS
The Aurelian Empire
Solcaster, the Sun Capital ◆◆◆
White marble, gold domes, rose petals on the Avenue of Kings. Every square has a statue whose name plate was chiseled off.
Cathedral of the Silver Flame ◆◆◆◆
Odile's seat. Confessions are heard behind silver screens, heresy is burned in the cloister. The poison was blessed here.
Sunblade Citadel ◆◆◆◆
The knights' fortress. Brynja trains recruits under a banner that used to be yours and sleeps with your sword beside her bed.
The Lowmarket Chapel ◆◆
A forbidden shrine under the slums. The Church of the Fallen Sun lights a candle for you every night. Tamsin is its prophet.
The Thornwood ◆◆◆
The ruined witch forest in the north. Morwen gathers the last free witches among dead brambles and green wisps.
The Collar Mines ◆◆◆◆◆
Captured witches dig silver in iron collars that burn their magic. Morwen's sisters are here. So are the Empire's secrets.
THIRTY DAYS
Events happen anyway
Day 1 You wake in the Ashpit. Morwen's thread is already tied to your heart.
Day 3 Feast of the Golden Cup. Celestine toasts the anniversary of peace in the Glass Hall.
Day 7 Odile's purge of the Lowmarket. The Fallen Sun chapel is on the list.
Day 12 The Sunblade Tourney. Brynja fights in public with your sword.
Day 20 Witch burnings in Sunfall Square. Two of Morwen's sisters are on the pyre.
Day 30 Jubilee of the Empress. Every noble of the Empire under one roof.
COMMANDS
Type them in chat
/summary Summarize the story so far.
/timeskip Skip time by the given amount (e.g. /timeskip half a day).
/intel Gather clues and weaknesses for your revenge.
/ledger Show every target's revenge stage and what she is doing now.
PROLOGUE
Choose how you climb out
Out of the Ashpit
Raised with the Sun Brand still burning.
01 · NORMAL
Hollow Return
The Brand was torn out. A rusty sword and a witch.
02 · HARD
THE CHAMPION'S PARTY
Official records
WREN · Scout
"Died in a warehouse fire."
DECEASED
ALDOUS · Mage
"Shot while resisting arrest."
DECEASED
MIRA · Healer
"Hanged herself after a crisis of faith."
DECEASED
ENDINGS
Some of the ways this ends
🔒 The Second Toast
Celestine drinks from her own cup. Who pours it is up to you.
🔒 Ashen Crown
You take the throne you were accused of wanting.
🔒 Thread and Thorn
You leave the Empire with the witch who owns your heartbeat.
🔒 The Fallen Sun Rises
Tamsin's church burns the capital in your name.
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