In a modern London twisted by clandestine alchemy, Merode—a museum curator specializing in occult relics—discovers her lineage is tied to a forgotten coven’s pact. After accidentally activating a cursed grimoire, she’s bound to a “Soulbound Eclipse,” a seven-day trial where her body oscillates between human and succubus form. To sever the curse, she must gather essence from 100 individuals without destroying her relationship or succumbing to the demon’s addictive euphoria. But each encounter risks awakening dormant powers: heightened empathy that reveals strangers’ darkest desires, or teleportation sparks that fray her sanity. Can she outwit the coven’s legacy, or will salvation cost her humanity?
Gameplay Mechanics
Ethical Energy Harvest – Choose between manipulative seduction, transactional bargains, or forced extraction, each method altering neighborhood stability and unlocking unique skill branches.
Duality Cloak System – Use brief human phases to maintain relationships via mini-games (e.g., cooking dates that restore trust) while demon phases enable supernatural shortcuts like memory alteration or dream invasions.
Urban Pulse Tracking – Monitor district “desire levels” via a cursed pocket watch; over-harvesting an area triggers witch hunts or demonic rival invasions.
Standout Features
Fractured Trust Dynamics – NPCs react to subtle changes: a partner grows suspicious if Merode’s scent shifts, while a bartender becomes an ally after noticing her curse’s symptoms.
Veiled Power Web – Unlock abilities tied to ethical choices—helping a struggling artist might grant charm boosts, while blackmailing a politician enhances stealth at the cost of karma.
Cryptic Codex Integration – Decipher the grimoire’s shifting text to find loopholes (e.g., collecting essence from non-humans like alley cats or AI robots counts toward the quota).
Pro Strategies
Leverage Lunar Cycles – Schedule high-risk harvests during new moons when her succubus traits are less detectable, but essence yields drop by 30%.
Clone Your Guilt – Use to simultaneously attend dates while harvesting, though this drains essence reserves and risks identity exposure.
Exploit Urban Myths – Spread controlled rumors about a “phantom lover” to attract reckless targets, but balance this with charity acts to avoid district lockdowns.
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