From the Ashes we Rise is a regency era, fantasy Interactive Fiction with a focus on romance and forgiveness. It is not intended to be historically accurate and will contain many fantasy elements, including dragons and dragon shifters.

Warning: this game is very gay and full of dragons to the brim. Consume at your own discretion.

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The GAME

The game will be rated 18+ for the presence of explicit sexual content, strong language and heavy themes.

There’s a scandal at court, something the upper levels of society love to gossip about when they’ve got nothing to do other than drink tea and spew petty lies about each other.

You are the scandal. Unmarried at 24 and with no engagement in sight, you’re the black sheep that will taunt this year’s season like you did with the previous one. Your reputation precedes you, like a pretty dress decorated with the ruins of the engagements and hearts you broke.

You are the sweet lure of ruination, of infinite pleasure and gentle madness. You are everything the court despises and at the same time everything it desperately craves.

This year’s season marks you return after the scandalized uproar in which you left everyone last year. For them, Seasons are a way to find a suitable match for marriage.

For you it’s just a game. Until it isn’t.

Features

  • Play as a dragon shapeshifter and customize your gender, draconic features and shifted form.
  • Surround yourself with domesticated dragons of assorted sizes.
  • Participate in dragon races to seduce the bachelors.
  • Deal what the consequences of your brutal play; maybe you'll be given a second chance to atone.
  • Start a romance with one of three ROs, or with all three together (Sekh’/Cherena/Zaphia poly route)
  • Will you let anyone see under the mask you built for yourself?


The Love Interests

Sekh'- gender selectable (NB/same gender as MC)

One of the many people you entertained yourself with last year. They were different from the others, though, both because their family reputation was horrible at best and because their company was actually pleasant. Their sardonic, at times self-deprecating humour never failed to make you laugh, although revealing at times the deep loneliness they were hiding under that.

You soon realized you were playing a difficult game and when things got too personal, you brutally cut off all contacts with them. What will you do now that you can see just how much you left them in tatters?

Sekh’ stands at 1.73 m (5′8″) with a toned built and long, loosely curled bright pink hair that they tie mid length with a ribbon. Their warm brown eyes perfectly compliment their burnt sienna skin tone. They always apply a generous amount of taffy pink makeup, just a shade lighter than their scales, and their ankles are full of elaborate rose golden anklets.

Cherena - gender selectable (NB/same gender as MC)

Their family is one of the richest to have attended the last Season and their political influence is maybe even more impressive. Cherena's life consists of endless parties surrounded by shallow friends, for the most part interested in their wealth and social influence. Trapped in this repetitive routine, Cherena's eyes landed on you and since then they never left you.

They seem fulgurated by your absolute lack of restraint, by an energy that promises to get them out of their decadence.

Cherena stands at 1.81 m (5’11”) with a soft built and wavy blonde hair that reach their mid back. Their bright yellow eyes almost shine against their ivory skin, the contrast made even more pleasant by the sparkly silver makeup they apply all over themselves, just the same shimmering silver of their scales. Their neck and hands are adorned by so much jewellery they basically jingle every time they move. And their adorned wheelchair only adds to their overall elegance and hypnotic allure.

Zaphia - gender selectable (NB/same gender as MC)

They have been a worker for the Crown since they were old enough to be hired, like their parents and their grandparents before them. Last Season was their fifth one as a staff member tasked with its organization and smooth running. You met them on and off for years and with time you grew closer. Too close.

They are loyal to a fault and never out of line. Most importantly they know you, maybe more intimately than you know yourself. The problem is that you broke their heart too.

Zaphia has a lean built and is around 1.78 m (5′10″) of height. They are shaved on the sides and have short, wavy silver hair that brush their ears. They are partial to jewellery and wear golden lips and eyebrow piercings, three sets of earrings and a ring choker. They have light blue eyes, often emphasised by golden makeup and their striking golden scales, and warm bronze skin.
StatusIn development
PlatformsHTML5
Rating
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(169 total ratings)
AuthorKal Down
GenreInteractive Fiction
TagsFantasy, Gay, LGBT, regency, Romance, Story Rich

Comments

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I can't wait for more!

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fingers crossed about this updating sometime soon!

Is this ever going to get upd :?((

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Im hooked..this was too short, just a teaser 😭😭😭

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that was such a great start i need more omg

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too good

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OMG amazing I hope more comes out soon >3> fact you can have all three wmhaha love it XD I want to love them all and make them  all happy <3

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Tldr: we are a jerk to the ROs 😂

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I need to inject this into my veins

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Sincerely, If i may say, were assholes but i hope we can treat the ROs better and work for their forgiveness slowly

We did quite a chaotic scene and gonna take a bit to make up for that 

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noooooooooooo why this has to be so short😭

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Ahhhhh this is so good!!! I love it and can’t wait for more!!!!

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I'm already OBSESSED!!! 

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when is the next update?:)

(+9)

Damnit I got hooked!

(+8)

Same here!

(+9)

should I be worried SCP 106 is here, let alone allowed a computer.

(+6)

You should run, I’ll be coming for you. :)

(+5)

Already hooked

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Hey the premise of this game seems pretty interesting, but I have one question. Is the MC explicitly homosexual, or is it just that there are only homosexual options? As in, could the MC be headcanoned as bi/pan without contradicting the text of the story?

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copy and pasting as the author has already commented about this many times lol

Hi! The MC and ROs are actually canonically gay, and this is a worldbuilding choice that won't be changed. As such, you won't be able to select female ROs for a male MC or viceversa. However, you can customise your MC's pronouns in any way you'd like.

(+6)

OMYGHAD I'M SO EXCITED AAAAAHH

I already love this T_T 

(+10)

i'm a bit late but FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS ON THE RELEASE!!!!

i just had my 2nd playthrough (one w/ ring and one without) and well, gosh, i don't even know which one i prefer more! they're both so good.

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OH YES

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Cant wait for chapter 1♡ so wonderful

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AAAAAAAAAAAA!!!! THIS IS MY FUCKING JAM!!!! THANK YOU!!!!

☆*: .。. o(≧▽≦)o .。.:*☆

(+13)

Beautiful demo

gorgeous writing

interesting characters and dynamics

Kal is as godly as ever and I thankyou very much for always sharing your writing with us <3

(+14)(-2)

Only the prologue is out and it’s already one of my favorites.

So excited to see more!💕

(+26)(-8)

the homophobes are kicking the air rn

anyway, love it. beautiful women. yes. i like.

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I didn't know that having preferences for men was homophobic ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

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no, im talking about the people who downvotes positive comments about the game

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so that was about it (living on twitter is killing me), sorry for misunderstanding🤦🏻‍♀️

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it's alright lol i know how it is on twitter

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it looks incredible, too bad it only has women :\

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Love it so much ! 

And love the gay setting.

But more importantly whoa it's nicely written, the story is engaging, from the prologue we get an objective and the ROs are amazing !

It's hard to choose a favorite already but I totally and definitely want to read more about Cherena. And the other two obviously. I think it's the first time I'll try the poly route. They all seem so sweet

It's going be hard to get their forgiveness I guess. And it's already difficult to choose if we wear the ring or not. It would be a nice way to escape the others suitors but they already take it bad not thinking it's for them.

Hard choice.

Can't wait to read more !!

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I have no idea why but I can't add to my collection ;w; At least I can follow the creator.

On another note : I notice we can't choose green scales. Is there a reason ?

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Author: This game is very gay-

Me: "...I found my home..."

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TUMBLR SQUAD WHERE YOU AT???? 

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Can't we be straight in this game? :/

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I mean you can I think, you can just set the RO to male(if your oc are a girl) and female (If your oc are a guy). It's still only the prologue tho, maybe the creator might change some settings or sum

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Hi! The MC and ROs are actually canonically gay, and this is a worldbuilding choice that won't be changed. As such, you won't be able to select female ROs for a male MC or viceversa. However, you can customise your MC's pronouns in any way you'd like. 

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Ohhh alright, thanks for explaining it

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I liked it very much!

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I am already enamored with all the love interest! I cannot wait to see more of them.

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you had me at "very gay and full of dragons"

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Here I am, wondering how far the upvotes for this comment will go. Here, have mine too. :'D

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Goodness, I am in love :) I can not wait to read more 

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Zaphia already has my heart.

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This was stunning. Can't wait to read more. I adore all the ROs and am excited to try all the routes including the poly one ^^ Thanks for such an amazing story. 

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ohhh i just love this story!

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I know im supposed to be the ''heartbreaker'' of this story but my heart already broken when i read the pov of romantic interests.And wearing the r--g added salt to it.Sorry boys.I promise i will fix this x(

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How to be a Heartbreaker by Marina and the Diamonds?

Either way I need more of Sekh-

(+8)(-1)

Exactly! The lyrics fit this story perfectly. 

You'll definitely have more Sekh' in the future❤

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im invested already! a three ROs have my heart and i cant wait to see more of them ^^