Do you know how difficult it is to write a story?

Oh no, and I'm not talking about participating in historical events or depicting hundreds of years in the annals, although, I'll tell you a secret, I once did both. One has only to remember my adventure with the loom of Fate, hehehe... Did I digress? I sincerely apologize.

I'm talking about lines on paper, sentences that, like threads, intertwine with each other, create a canvas, create a world...

And this is not a metaphor at all, you hear?

I created my own world.

It exists, exists outside of time and rules, exists and develops, exists and carries magic in itself, exists and is no less real than any other than ours. And its name is Tenebris.

And I am its Author.

I am GOD.

No, you don't know my name, and, to tell the truth, I don't know it myself. I don't have a temple, prayers, books about myself, but I have something better - the ability to create, change, RULE.

Hmm... I have a question for you, do you like interesting stories?

Great! Now you have to serve me. Huh? Don't yell like that, I'll explain now. The rules of the Universe created quite intelligent creatures, but I'm not a fool either, hehe. I can't do anything to a person without their consent, especially subjugate, but... I got an answer to the question, and the answer was "yes", and it doesn't matter which question. You came up with a good idea, huh?

Well, don't be angry, I'm really, really sorry... M? Oh, sorry, I could let you go, but I don't want to.

So, your first task is to write a story with me. I'm entrusting the fate of an ordinary Ukrainian girl, Eli, into your hands. I will throw her into a whirlwind of events with a person with whom they have been connected by a thread of fate since childhood, and only you can decide - will they finally bite each other's throats in their last competition, break the bond, or will they forget old grievances and, despite years of enmity, tie a new thread, a thread of friendship or love.

I will give her a world of magic, in exchange for everyday life, duties and other human trifles. Only whether she can get out of it home or stay there forever, losing her memory with no chance of returning - depends on you.

Choose her path, read my story, and try not to kill her on the way to the exit from Tenebris - I will personally make sure that the journey is not easy.

Oh, and finally... Don't even think about trying to escape or contradict me.

The book is almost ready. The coin that satisfies the greed of the carrier between the worlds is already waiting for Elya on the spot. I take the threads of Fate into my hands…

The story has begun.

[Translated from Itch.io]