Heavens' Revolution

Embark on an alchemic adventure in a Persian steampunk empire! In "Heavens' Revolution: A Lion Among the Cypress," a text-based interactive novel by Peter Adrian Behravesh, your choices shape the destiny of Seyj, a city teetering on the brink of revolution.

Inspired by 18th-century Iran, this retrofuturistic fantasy unfolds through your decisions. With 270,000 words and countless branching paths, your imagination fuels the narrative. No graphics or sound—just pure textual storytelling.

As a skilled alchemist, you command cutting-edge magic and technology. Your abilities range from gunpowder creation and machine design to brewing potent medicines and crafting exquisite perfumes. Lost astralchemy secrets await rediscovery; you might even repair a khalicraft spaceship for interstellar escape or pilot a colossal mech into battle.

Torn between your She'ri colonial heritage and your Seyj ancestry, your loyalties are tested. You serve in the Royalist army, defending the satrap governor, while witnessing the escalating Revolutionist protests.

Will you embrace the Revolutionists’ fight for justice? Remain loyal to the satrap? Or manipulate both sides as a cunning spy? Your path is fraught with peril; a wrong move could mean facing the sharp edge of a shamshir.

Choose your path:

• Define your character: male, female, nonbinary; gay, straight, bi, or asexual.
• Master arcane astralchemy: craft weapons, establish a workshop, or become a university professor.
• Ascend the military ranks: command an army and defend the satrap.
• Join the revolution: overthrow the usurper and restore the rightful ruler.
• Find love: with a soldier, rebel, or princess.

The ultimate question: is conquering the world worth sacrificing your soul?

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