Those who never learn history are doomed to repeat it.
There is something wrong with your blood, the others sense it when they look at you. Your parents said it’s what makes you special, beloved. You wish it to be true. You are ten when you notice the change, the thing that courses in your veins, wishing to be released, but you don’t know how.
You are thirteen when it releases itself. Anguish, grief, rage. Power. It destroys everything around you, it strives to kill, and it does. It is that fateful day that lands you here, trapped and caged within the walls of the Gilded Palace. This is the place you believe you will die.
Until you don’t, you’re kept alive. Here, against your will. Trained and yielded to be a tool. In the next ten years of your life, you will become a prized captive under the King’s guard. Wallowing in hate, waiting for your time to come to an end. Then the dragons appear, the royal family is assassinated, a rebellion ensues, and all the problems are pointed towards you.
Can you prove your innocence? Is it even worth it to try?
The Incantation is rated 18+ for violence, death, abuse, explicit language, unhealthy relationships, morally questionable characters, suggestive content, and possibly more triggers pending.
☽ Play as a witch of your own making.
Customize your character.
Build your relationships with those around you.
Learn more about the power that plagues you.
Form yourself into a weapon of your choosing or become the monster they made you out to be.
Save the kingdom or doom it to eternity.
☽ Romance one of four love interests.
Evander Alazar. (he/him)
Evander is the crown prince of Elyssia. Often charming and elusive, Evander hides behind a mask of arrogance and indifference to get through courtly life. Yet, forced into a role he never wanted - Evander must quickly assume the role of monarchy to keep his kingdom safe. Will it be sink or swim for this young prince?
Trope: Forbidden Love.
He shouldn't look at you, you are considered an enemy of the kingdom. He should order your death. So why is it, that when you look at him - his heart seems to stop beating?
Theodore/Theodora "Teddy" de Peyster. (he/him) or (she/her)
Teddy is the crown prince's sworn protector. Noble and steadfast, Teddy is everything the kingdom needs to survive. Born to the retired parent's of the King's guard, all Teddy's life has been is violence and warfare. Is it possible for this knight to rise to the challenge or will they fall on their sword?
Trope: Sworn off Love.
The knight cannot afford any mistakes, no matter how small. They keep everyone at a distance, relationships lead to a mess and a mess is a big mistake. But when you smile - they feel a crack appear in their armor.
Maeryn Toussaint. (she/her)
Maeryn is a priestess, belonging to the Church of Estrellas. Frequently skittish and consistently pious, Maeryn has never set foot outside of her convent. That was until the rebellion, where her prophetic abilities could help turn the tide. Can she save the kingdom, or doom the world?
Trope: Love at First Sight.
She has never had anyone look at her like she wasn't broken. It's gotten to the point where she believes it too. Yet, when your hand touches hers - she has never felt more put together.
Hartford Moss. (cis) or (non-binary)
Hartford is your best friend, or was at least. Long gone is the vibrant curiosity of childhood, the destruction of Hartford's home leaves nothing but grief in their eyes and regret in their heart. Until they see you again. Will you stay together this time or will fate rip you apart?
Trope: Friends to Lovers.
No one has ever seen every piece of them and understood them; their soul is bare, yet people look and don't see. However, you have seen them all of them and never looked away - it makes their head spin.
hi hi. i’m here writing away, even though i’m in social media hiding. i’ve toiled away all of chapter one and half of chapter two, i’ve been having issues with code bugs but just know i’m working so so hard even though i hate coding with a large passion.
all that being said, would anyone like a chapter 2 sneak peek with our little prince on this fine afternoon?
I hope you are doing well! Just wanted to say that I'm really enjoying your IF so far. 💖 Your writing style is really engaging to me, and it was easy to get swept into the world you're making.
If it's alright to ask, I was wondering how it was going? This is in no way meant to rush or put pressure on you, of course! It's simply curiosity!
You don't have to answer if you don't want to, and thank you for sharing this story with us!
hi, this is so nice. thank you for your kind words. i'm still here writing away, life is just coming at me constantly, from going back to grad school and going back to my job. on top of all of that, my great-grandfather just passed away recently.
rest assured that i am here, this project is not abandoned or on hiatus. i just need to focus on the story and not so much on the social aspect of it. i'll be back soon with another update!
they did! it’s been sitting in my drafts since the semester and i didn’t have time to get to it. i’m gonna try my best to get both teddy and jasser’s up before the new year.
Idk why but whenever I go through your blog the quote "There is something wrong with your blood" always gives me chills. It goes so hard.
please it's one of my favorite lines i've ever written. sometimes i hate that i used it as the tag line because i want it in the story. maybe it will be, who knows. i think i have lines that go even harder, just waiting in the drafts.
i hope you didn't think that only part one of the first chapter was all i was giving you this holiday. my gifts might be short and sweet, but you are getting another one.
jasser's holiday letter to mc is now available on my patreon for free and paid subscribers. this is most likely not going to be brought up in the story but atleast you'll get a glimpse of what the holidays could look like for our little witch in the future.
HARTFORD IS SO CUTE AND PRECIOUS I LOVE THEM SO MUCH
I loved the update, things really feel like the calm before the storm, like the world is holding it's breath because it knows MC's fate
Though it may just be because the summary already let's us know that even if our fate is yellow, there is a LOT of suffering MC is going to go through
I hope we can have more moments with our family, and I hope we don't give them (too) many gray hairs if they find out MC sneaked out lol
awwww. thank you, i'm so glad people love hartford so much.
this is definetly the calm before the storm, but you'll defiently get more time with mc's family. and i can almost guarantee that about 99% of that time is full of happy moments.
if it's not a spoiler: what does Evander think of his "court-appointed best friend"? Jasser seems like such an obvious snake that i can't imagine Evander actually trusts them, but i kinda love the additional angst of Evander actually being close with Jasser and hence muddying his loyalties/making it harder for MC to trust him
not truly a spoiler, but we will see some early interactions between jasser and evander in flashback moments. they were pretty close growing up, so evander has an idea of jasser in his head that isn't the same as mc's. evander trusts jasser a little bit more than anyone else at court purely because they've known each other a long time (bsically since birth).
so there will definitely be angst depending on how much your mc chooses to share with evander, especially directly telling him versus telling another ro. jasser is definietly an obvious snake to us, but you'd be surprised at how good they are in the eyes of the public/court.
I was just wondering, will the MC be able to exact some sort of revenge on Jasser if they were abused (S/A)?
Cuz if so my girl is gonna kill Jasser's ass 😵
sadly, jasser has plot armor at the moment but that does not mean that mc can’t take some revenge against them. mc is able to colorfully ruin jasser’s life is many ways between the same kind of manipulation and straight up rage, maybe light disfigurement.
Merry Christmas, or in my case, Merry Christmas Eve! The year is so close to wrapping up, and I know I've gone a bit inactive; however, I'm always here working even in my silence.
I wanted so much to give you all a gift before the year ended. Through my hectic schedule, I was able to finish writing chapter one. Editing, however, is not going so smoothly on my end. So, in consolation, consider this my Christmas gift to you all, the first half of chapter one.
I'm so, so excited to finally be able to jump into the heart of the story and see what everyone thinks. Here's what to expect in part one.
☽ Meet your family (again)
☽ Find a new best friend (maybe)
☽ Attend a festival
☽ See some Mystics
Please let me know if there are any bugs or editing mistakes. Although I did my best, editing grad work and a story are two different tasks that left my brain fried. Without further ado...
And mc. And mc's family. Ughhh i did not appreciate that damn foreshadowing about mc being alone and feeling like they could lose their family tho that is so damn cruel.
And on Christmas eve!!!!! Rude!!!
Btw merry Christmas to everyone that sees this and you lovely author 💜 🎄
if i've made you fall in love, then i consider my goal for part one complete! thank you so much!! also foreshadowing is my best friend, perpare to see a lot of her.
merry christmas, i hope you have a lovely holiday. 🤍
i just finished the demo and i really liked it. cant wait for the next update.
i have 2 questions:
about the outgoing/shy stat: does this only include how MC acts towards people? or will it also increase if i e.g. choose a cautious/logical options (like making a plan instead of rushing into a room with enemies)?
i usually play as a outgoung/extroverted MC who is also cautious/logical, but i also played IF´s where both shy & being cautious were grouped together.
about the choice of MC´s crown: will it matter for the story? as in e.g. depending on your chosen colour MC will be better in a certain magic OR will the choice of crown only influence flavourtext/being referenced later?
i also encountered 2 (potential) grammar errors and one bug:
when choosing the black crown, this error appears:
then after i click on "OK" the whole websites freezes and im forced to reload it and then load my save. all other colours work and after loading my save no other problems appear (but if i choose clack again, the same happens).
2. this should probably be "they", not "thy"
3. should be "...that when the kingdom was formed..." instead of "...that when the kingdom was forced..."
thank you for your answers.
thank you so much!! i just fixed those errors and mistakes, so hopefully you'll be able to play without any issues. as for your questions.
you'll get to see mc's personality separate from mc's romance style. right now mc's personality is a blank slate almost, there won't be any choices to start influencing mc's personality until chapter two. i'm also not going to add tone indicators for the personality stats anytime soon because i want people to make choices based off what feels right for their mc, not because it's leaning towards a different personality type per say. however, the choices will be fairly easy to notice what stat they could raise.
this could be spoilers. so i'll just say, i'll never give mc a choice that doesn't matter. i want the choices to mean something that adds to the story. some might not be obvious right away, and you definitely won't have to track them, it's more so flavor choices in the moment that directly impact the mc down the line.
Merry Christmas, or in my case, Merry Christmas Eve! The year is so close to wrapping up, and I know I've gone a bit inactive; however, I'm always here working even in my silence.
I wanted so much to give you all a gift before the year ended. Through my hectic schedule, I was able to finish writing chapter one. Editing, however, is not going so smoothly on my end. So, in consolation, consider this my Christmas gift to you all, the first half of chapter one.
I'm so, so excited to finally be able to jump into the heart of the story and see what everyone thinks. Here's what to expect in part one.
☽ Meet your family (again)
☽ Find a new best friend (maybe)
☽ Attend a festival
☽ See some Mystics
Please let me know if there are any bugs or editing mistakes. Although I did my best, editing grad work and a story are two different tasks that left my brain fried. Without further ado...
