The Last Divine

You walk a path you were never meant to survive...

The Last Divine  is a text-based fantasy romance set in the medieval-inspired realm of Jeilene. It is a character-driven interactive fiction novel that loosely borrows from elements of Greek Mythology. The choices you make throughout will shape your personality, your abilities, and ultimately the trajectory of Jeilene's future. They will also infulence the relationships you form, whether platonic, romantic, or something altogether more nefarious...

 
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The Story

Hunted by the King’s most ruthless assassins with powers you do not yet understand, you are thrust into a struggle for survival. Raised alone in a tower by your Master Galen since birth, you know little of the world beyond, and even less of why the birthmark on your chest has branded you for death. Your master warned you that this day would come. That, one day, you would be hunted. Even so, he's been evasive about what lies ahead—only that the answers you seek can be found in the heart of the capital. Your only guides are the uncertain allies you meet along the way—each carrying their own secrets.

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Jeilene

Sheltered as you are, you know little of Jeilene and its Immortal King, Icarus. Only what you've managed to glean from the books Galen would bring you during his trips to the nearby village, New Haven, for supplies. People whisper that he is The Last Divine, half-gods that once ruled the lands when food was plentiful and blood did not run as freely. Whether man or Divine, when he sends his huntsmen for you, you do the only thing you can to ensure that you see the next sunrise- you run.

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Customizable MC

Have the ability to fully customize MC, including name, pronouns, hair color, eye color, skin color, and height. The choices you make throughout the game will determine MC's personality, which is also customizable. Choose to play while pursuing love, or forego romance and focus on carving out your place in Jeilene while surviving the wrath of its Immortal King, Icarus, and his Huntsmen.

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The Love Interests

Kyliah (he/him) – The Seer

Mysterious and enigmatic, Kyliah looks at you like you are his salvation—or his ruin. He has had visions of you long before your first meeting in the forest. His usual soft-spoken nature only makes the fierceness with which he protects you even more unexpected.

Remus (he/him) – The Knight

Hardened by years of battle and bloodshed, Remus is determined to put an end to the King's carnage—no matter the cost. But when he meets you, he starts to question his convictions, and whether he's truly willing to pay the price peace demands.

Severin (he/him) – The Necromancer

Stoic and commanding, Severin spends more time with the dead than the living. His interest in you is an exception to his self-imposed isolation. He would have you believe that his motivations are entirely selfish. But he knows things he shouldn't—about you, and the people that hunt you.

Axis (he/him) – The Dragon Rider

An unapologetic flirt, the only thing that burns hotter than his touch is his dragon. Though he takes an immediate interest in you, Axis has his own reasons for offering to help you on your journey. But what does he hide behind his silver tongue and charming wit?

Trigger warnings for character violence, sexual situations, sexual content depending on game choices (can opt out of), and possible character death.

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In a land that has forgotten gods, will you become Jeilene's savior... or its downfall?

A text-based interactive novel

Playing with headphones is highly recommended


This is my first interactive fiction novel. I appreciate any feedback! Let me know who your favorite love interest is so far and what elements of the game you're most excited for!

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Updated 11 hours ago
Published 10 days ago
StatusIn development
PlatformsHTML5
Rating
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
AuthorAnonymous Soul
GenreInteractive Fiction
TagsDating Sim, Fantasy, LGBT, Meaningful Choices, Otome, Romance, Story Rich, Twine, yandere

Development log

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hi! just played this for the first time. firstly, i would like to say that im intrigued by the premise and am looking forward to having more of this story!

some feedback:

  • on the last page, there is a typo where you wrote "intersts" instead of "interests"
  • while i like use of music to set the tone/ambiance, for me, i found that it changes tracks too often and veers into being distracting/grating rather than supplementing the vibe - specifically, between when you leave galen and when you wake up with kyliah and remus, i think the track changes 4 times? additionally, and this might just be a me thing, i found the tracks to be on the loud side.
  • this might also be personal preference, but i found axis' introduction to be kind of jarring. he shows up out of nowhere with a dragon, and it feels like the MC does not have the choice to be as freaked out by this guy as i feel a sane person would. i kinda wish i had the option to run away from him immediately LOL

anyway, my MC currently has the sage of light personality, and im keeping my eyes on remus and severin romance-wise. looking forward to the next update!

Hi! Thank you so much for the feedback! I really appreciate you taking the time to tell me what you thought of the game! I appreciate you pointing out the typo, I will go back and fix this before the next update. Regarding the music, I was worried the transitions might be a bit too jarring (especially in the beginning), thank you for letting me know that you felt that it distracted from the immersion. I may take out the music transition during the fight scene with the three huntsmen and keep the ambient forest music so that it's less jarring. For the scene with Axis, you make a good point that it might be better for me to restructure that section to where the dragon petting portion can be bypassed depending on her response so that her apprehension is reflected in her actions. Sometimes I develop blind spots in my writing and I don't have a beta reader, so thank you for lending your perspective!

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Didn’t expect the addition of “relationship” part, and I’m very happy that the changes are made! And many thanks to the fixed bug 

Though I find out again that IOS isn’t able to see the character customization part QAQ (Guess my next phone won’t be Apple lol)

I'm glad you liked the addition of the "relationship" page! And thanks so much for letting me know about the technical issues! I have iOS too, I tried out the character customization part on my phone and I was able to see it clearly. Maybe it varies by model?  Are you able to post a screenshot or describe what you're seeing on that page so I can troubleshoot it  a little further?

The model is iPhone12 pro, I found out that after I put in my name and pronouns, the game automatically starts Chapter 1 :(

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Hmm it sounds like maybe it's running off of the old build then? If you downloaded the game, I'd try uninstalling and then reinstalling to the latest build (The Last Divine 12). It should be the one currently available on the game page. If you're playing on a browser, clearing your cache or cookies and then restarting the game might help to resolve the issue.

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Thanks so much  for the advice! I am using Safari as the browser and even after I restarted the app it still won’t take me to the character personalization page, though the “Character Traits” works just fine. 

PS: I just tried using Chrome and the same thing happened :(

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Of course! Hmmm so the Character Traits page works just fine but not the Personality page? Does it give you any sort of error message?

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ooh this seems very interesting so far! looking forward to further chapters <3

Thank you, I'm glad you like it so far! I'm hoping to have the next chapter out relatively soon, and character pictures to put on the game page for anyone who prefers a visual reference!

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A very interesting start! Can’t wait to see more :3  Currently my personality is Flameheart.

For me my favorite RI is Severin because I take a liking to RI who has a rather cold personality :)

Though I do realized that when I played the game on iOS phone, the “save”, “load” and “restart” don’t work out of error, but the “saves” button is fine.

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Thanks for playing The Last Divine! I'm glad you like Severin, he's definitely one of the more complex love interests in the game, and definitely one I'm looking forward  to writing more of!

Whoops, thanks so much for letting me know that on iOS the "saves", "load", and "restart" buttons aren't working.  I'll make a note to troubleshoot this over the weekend.  I didn't play test it fully on iOs, an oversight on my part. I appreciate the heads up!

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Yay! Patiently waits the next chapter :)

Ur welcome! I’m very interested about MC’s true magical ability and his future development haha

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will there be other romance options?

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Hi! Other than the 4 love interests mentioned on the game page, there will be one other secret romance option.  They won't be listed under the same section as the others, but they are mentioned on the game page somewhere else.

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I'm definitely interested in this so far! I also like the little personality test aspect to it.

Thank you, I'm so glad you're interested so far! I'm glad you like the personality aspect as well, diversifying MC's personality was one of the funnest elements to play around with!