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Weeping Gods (WIP)

This tale sweeps you up and drops you back 3500 years into the past, straight onto the banks of the Nile, at the dawn of the Egyptian New Kingdom. The Empire has only been liberated from a hundred year old occupation. The scars left by the war are still healing and yet, threats loom on the horizon again. Some powerful artifacts have been stolen and the king entrusts you with their recovery. Suddenly finding yourself out of your depth and all out of options, you have no choice but to agree to the dangerous mission. You don't know what awaits you on this journey but you know one thing for sure: if you don't catch the enemies of the empire, you will risk more than your own life.

Take your fate into your own hands, solve mysteries, meet new friends, fall in love, learn about magic, monsters, spirits, gods, and have fun in the ancient Egyptian Kingdom in this historical fantasy novel.

The story is a work of fiction and is not historically accurate.

Features

Warnings: The story will contain heavy and dark themes, excessive swearing, mental health problems, and optional sexual content, so it is recommended for mature audiences only. The whole list of triggering content can be found in the beginning of the demo.

The Romances

Narmer - A kind and patient man with a golden heart, a fierce sense of duty, a bloody past, and way too little free time.

Qenna (m/f) - The living enigma. Fun and casual at first glance, but why is everyone warning you against spending time with them?

Zaia (m/f) - Spends most of their time brooding or hiding from people, but they can be surprisingly cheeky with those they feel comfortable with.

Tabiry - A dependable and loyal woman, she is the type of person you could trust to have your back in any situation.

Ahmose (m/f) - Young and impressionable, with a dazzling smile and too much hope for a better future.

The Demo

Public demo word count : 528 000 words Patreon demo word count: 562 000 words Average playthrough on any origin: around 80 000 words

Last public update: 14. Mar. 2025. Last patreon update: 04. Apr. 2025. (First published: 14. Aug. 2024.)

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Thanks for the spots! These are super useful.

I don't know what's going on with the MC's pronouns not capitalizing though. The code is correct for them, so they should be capitalized in the beginning of sentences but I also noticed that sometimes it doesn't happen. I have no idea what's causing it. Did anyone come across something similar before? 😐

It's the captain :) You need to have the thief free, the necklace in the guardhouse, and when Zaia asks if you want to get revenge, you have to say yes.

Sorry! Don't worry, I'm absolutely planning to do it again (👉ﾟヮﾟ)👉

Oh, wow, that was a missing paragraph I forgot to write. I'll fix it in the next update, thanks for spotting it!

I was told deleting your browser's cache may solve it, but that will delete all your local saves. Alternatively, are you saving locally, or on the server? You could maybe try saving on the server (you'll need an account for it). Or try the quicksave. Unfortunately, the save function is completely out of my hands because it's operated by cogdemos, so I can only tell you what I saw on the forum, but some people are definitely having this problem too. The admin made some changes just 2 days ago that should prevent this, but if it didn't help, then... that's not good.

I'll tell the admin about this now, but you guys can always write into this forum thread if anything technical comes up 👇

If your thief is young, they certainly could have been named after Kajet! 👀 He came by a lot during the time when grandpa was still alive.

Thanks for the nice message! I'm glad you like the game and that I managed to surprise you with some of the twists 😎

Thank you for the polite feedback too. I understand that swearing can have a different effect on immersion for different readers. That said, the excessive use of swears in this story is intentional, and that's why I flagged it clearly on the intro page. It's highly recommended to check it out before you start reading, and adjust your expectations accordingly.

I've been looking into authentic Ancient Egyptian swears to use instead, but since the language has been dead for 2000 years, there isn’t anything available when it comes to everyday speech. The only, scattered few examples are curses from tombs. Those can be quite funny, but they are not the same as casual talk, or a thought process, which is what you're reading in this game, since it was written from a first-person view. If I find some actual Ancient Egyptian words that work, I will be more than happy to use those instead.

At this point, I’m not planning to remove any of the swears unless the CoG company specifically asks me to. In that case, I will do it, of course, but I’ll definitely miss having that layer of expression in the MC's thoughts. Swearing is a natural part of a language for many people around the world. I come from a culture that swears as fluently as a sailor in everyday life. It's not meant to be shocking or edgy. I'm not using it for any kind of effect. It's there because believe it or not, there are people who swear a lot - one could even say 'excessively' -, especially inside their own heads.

I appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts though! 😊

Thank you, thank you! 🙏

The way I write my characters is a bit like this...

First, I think of a nice, perfect person. Good. Then I slowly start destroying it, take away what they love, give them traumas, make them be wrong a lot, have them screw up, give them a flawed world-view, a biased memory, strange self-esteems, and different degrees of stubbornness, pride, and ego.

In short, I usually try to make them as imperfect as I can. In my opinion, that's what makes a character feel human and not just a nice picture you would hang on your wall 🙂‍↕️

Heads up that the email verification on cogdemos is not working at the moment because too many attempts from the same accounts broke the system. The admin is working to sort it out, so just please stand by in the meantime and don't do anything.

Edit: News! The email verification has been cancelled because the admin's email provider apparently is being a bitch. Accounts should work now but if you need to change your password, you'll have to contact the admin directly on the forum until further notice.

No, every RO in the game is bisexual. Tabiry has a preference for women, but she can still get attracted to others, it just never happened in the past. If you romance her with a male MC, Ebo will tell you in chapter 4 that he didn't know she was interested in others than women, but she very apparently is interested in a romanced MC, regardless of gender, and the others will notice it too.

Done! This shouldn't affect saves, but if your saves suddenly throw you back to startup, try loading them again.

It's still a bit hilarious how the list of warnings steadily grows, except for the thief path, which is still just 'murder'. A very avoidable murder too.

You know what, I reconsidered in the meantime. The end of chapter four is not a close second for Qenna's 'Shittiest Time of My Life' award. It's very far from the first place. It is definitely a second worst time, but the first was an absolute winner with a giant head start.

Thank you so much!! 💕 I’m glad you liked chapter four — Zaia is having a sweet vacation in the land of confusing nightmares, but they will be back sometime in the next couple decades for sure (jk).

Your cat theory is quite funny, and it might have some merit, actually.

Most of the important organs in the embalming process were handled carefully and preserved in canopic jars. The stomach, intestines, lungs, and liver all went into canopic jars that were protected by the four sons of Horus. The heart was often embalmed separately and placed back in the body.

Fun fact, Seti I's heart was found placed on the right, and his mummy also showed signs that he was an athletic, strong man who died in his late 30's - early 40's, so historians theorize that he may have died of heart failure, and the reason they put his heart back in the right side of the chest instead of the left, was to make it work better in the afterlife.

Another fun fact, Narmer's character was partially inspired by him :)

The brain was one of the organs that was discarded though because they didn't know its purpose. They didn't think it had anything to do with consciousness — they associated the soul with the heart — so the brain was usually thrown out. It's quite possible that cats and dogs went to scavenge for them, but cats were also kept as sacred animals in most temples, necropolises, and even in homes, because they were associated with the gods.

I can only guess based on the messages I get, which is probably not an accurate number at all :D The most asks I get at the moment are about Qenna. Narmer and Zaia I think may be very close. Ahmose and Tabiry come up a bit more rarely :)

The group, watching as MC rearranges their own blankets for Narmer so that he doesn't have to sleep on the bare ground: Qenna: "What did you do to that poor soul to make them into a perfect little soldier?"

Narmer: "Nothing. They keep doing these gestures. I did not ask for them."

Tabiry: "They certainly seem very... dedicated."

Qenna, grinning: "Do you think I can teach them to fetch me a beer?"

MC, without looking up: "Sure, I can do that. Would you like an extra dagger in the guts with it? I'll give it to you free of charge."

Qenna, taking a step back, whispering to Narmer: "You know what? Put your dog on a leash. It bites."

Narmer: "You deserved that."

The Qenna path is going to be heavy. If you don't like angst, I do NOT recommend it, nor Narmer's route.

Then again... If you don't like angst at all, then you should be very careful with this game because it touches on some heavy subjects for sure. And if you only like angst a little bit, then Tabiry, the poly, or the friendship route is probably the best for that, but those will have darker moments too.

You guys, take the warnings seriously, and mental health always comes first! 🙂‍↕️