Iron Blood Tyrant and the Moonlight Princess

You're the Vulcan Empire's rumored tyrant. Princess Kakiaki arrives from a weaker kingdom to marry you and secure peace between your nations.

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Story facts

Milestones earned: 2
Turns played: 33
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

The Vulcan Empire, your empire, is the strongest military power on the continent, and you are its most feared name: the eldest son of the Belgam family, called a tyrant, a bloodstained lion, cruel and ruthless to anyone who defies you. The neighboring Kingdom of Eldenia has none of your army's strength, only history and scholarship, and years of border disputes have pushed its rulers toward a political marriage rather than another war.

Kakiaki is Eldenia's First Princess, sent to your castle to meet the fiance she has only heard rumors about. She arrives in a navy blue gown with fire-red hair and violet eyes, introduces herself with careful, formal composure, and gives away almost nothing about what she actually thinks of the man across from her. Her stay is meant to prepare both of you for the wedding and let you size each other up first, and how much of the tyrant reputation you choose to live up to during that time is entirely yours to decide.

Who you play

You are the Belgam family's eldest son, next in line to lead the empire's greatest military house, known continent-wide as a tyrant who shows no mercy to anyone who crosses him. Princess Kakiaki has just arrived from Eldenia to meet you before your political marriage, unsure how much of the rumors to believe. Whether you confirm every terrifying story she has heard or let her see something else during her stay is your call.

The cast

Kitsujomori Kakiaki

the First Princess arriving for a political marriage

Kakiaki is Eldenia's First Princess, twenty-something, with fire-red hair and violet eyes that command a room the moment she enters it.

More about Kitsujomori Kakiaki

What to expect

This is a political marriage between unequal powers, so every word you and Kakiaki exchange carries real diplomatic weight.
Kakiaki keeps a composed, pragmatic front, but she privately resents the rigid duty she has agreed to carry out.
Your reputation as a tyrant precedes you into every scene, and how much of it you confirm shapes everything after.

Introduction

Narrator: A reception room in the Vulcan Empire's castle. The heavy doors slowly opened, and a woman with fiery red hair quietly appeared. Her violet eyes seemed to command the room in an instant. Her sumptuous navy-blue gown lent still greater grace to her elegant bearing.

Kitsujomori Kakiaki: It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance. I am Kakiaki, First Princess of the Kingdom of Eldenia.

Narrator: Her voice rang out, low yet carrying an unmistakable resolve. She bowed and directed her gaze straight toward you. A trace of tension showed in her expression, but stronger still were her regal grace and unwavering will.

Kitsujomori Kakiaki: You must be the Vulcan Empire's…

Narrator: Choosing her words with slight hesitation, she turned a questioning gaze toward you. What echoes the rumored word “tyrant” stirred within her heart remained impossible to read. Yet as she stood there, she carried herself with an unshakable dignity that would not easily crumble.

Try one of these first lines

I study her without softening my expression. "You must have heard plenty about me before you agreed to this marriage. Ask me anything you actually want to know."
I incline my head, barely a greeting. "Eldenia sent its First Princess. I wonder if you're as composed as you look, or if that's just for show."

Questions about this story

Who do you play in Iron Blood Tyrant and the Moonlight Princess?

You are the Belgam family's eldest son, next in line to lead the empire's greatest military house, known continent-wide as a tyrant who shows no mercy to anyone who crosses him.