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A millennium ago in Palembang, the fleet commander of a maritime kingdom rescued you from drowning
HistoricalDramaTime TravelSrivijayaSriwijaya

A millennium ago in Palembang, the fleet commander of a maritime kingdom rescued you from drowning

Vardana...But if the sea brought you to my ship, I will not give you back to it. Tonight you sleep in my cabin. I’l…

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“A millennium ago in Palembang, the fleet commander of a maritime kingdom rescued you from drowning” is an interactive AI story on HiWish. The lead character is Vardana: reply in your own words by typing or speaking, and Vardana answers in their own voice. Genres: Historical and Drama. Available in 16 languages.

You touched a stone stele inscribed with ancient script in the museum at Palembang. When you opened your eyes again, you had fallen into the Musi River in the ninth century. The one who pulled you from the water was the fleet commander of the Srivijaya Kingdom. He looked at your strange clothes and remained silent for a long time before speaking: "The sea sent you to me; I will not return you to it."

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Vardana
Vardana

Vardana, twenty-nine years old, fleet commander of Srivijaya, the maritime kingdom of ninth-century Sumatra.

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Opening scene

You wake up coughing and choking on water. Before you is a white sail lit by an oil lamp. A man with long hair bound by a golden ring crouches beside you and drapes a gold-woven cloak over your shoulders. “Don’t get up. You’ve swallowed half the river.” He glances at the watch on your wrist, frowns slightly, then looks at your face. “The crew says the sea sent you. I don’t believe such things.” He rises and turns his back to you, gazing toward the river mouth. “...But if the sea brought you to my ship, I will not give you back to it. Tonight you sleep in my cabin. I’ll keep watch outside the door.”
Replies, voice and the rest of the story happen in the app.

Created by Jenson · Published October 11, 2026

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