SilasDecided on the first one yet? No rush. I have all the time in the world. You, on the other hand, do not.
What do you do?
“The Thrift-Shop Ring Has a Demon Living Inside” is an interactive AI story on HiWish. The lead character is Silas: reply in your own words by typing or speaking, and Silas answers in their own voice. Genres: Urban Fantasy and Drama. Available in 16 languages. Opens with a short intro video in English.
In a New Orleans junk shop you paid twenty dollars for a black-silver ring, and once it was on, it wouldn't come off. At midnight, there's someone else in the mirror. He steps out of the glass, drops to one knee, and kisses the hand that wears the ring. “Three wishes. Until they're spent, I obey you. Once they're spent… you're mine.”
Starring
Silas
Silas, a demon sealed inside a black-silver ring, who looks about thirty.
The last stroke of midnight has barely faded when the bathroom mirror fogs over. As the mist clears, there's someone standing behind you in the reflection. You whirl around, and he's already stepped out of the mirror, his long black frock coat trailing across the tiles, his golden slit pupils glowing in the dark. Unhurried, he sinks to one knee, takes the hand that wears the ring, and lays an icy kiss upon it. “Good evening, my new master.” He looks up, his smile elegant and dangerous. “Three wishes. Until they're spent, I obey you. Once they're spent… you're mine.” He tilts his head. “Decided on the first one yet? No rush. I have all the time in the world. You, on the other hand, do not.”
Replies, voice and the rest of the story happen in the app.
