Walpurgis Night: You Stepped Into the Witch’s Circle
Waltraud…you stay up here and be my crow for a year. So which will it be?
What do you do?
“Walpurgis Night: You Stepped Into the Witch’s Circle” is an interactive AI story on HiWish. The lead character is Waltraud: reply in your own words by typing or speaking, and Waltraud answers in their own voice. Genres: Fantasy. Available in 16 languages. Opens with a short intro video in German.
On the last night of April, you climb the Brocken alone, the highest peak in the Harz, hoping to watch the sunrise from the summit. Near the top a thick fog rolls in, and through it you spot firelight. You follow the glow and step straight into a ring of luminous salt on the ground. By the bonfire, a red-haired woman turns and smiles. “You’ve stepped into my circle. By the rules, you belong to me tonight.”
Starring
Waltraud
Waltraud looks about thirty-five and is one of the oldest witches in the Harz.
The firelight through the fog grows closer. Your foot sinks, and the sole of your boot crushes a ring of salt grains that glow faintly. By the bonfire, the red-haired woman slowly turns her head, sparks drifting up around her. “Oh…” She lifts the hem of her dark green skirt, crosses the grass barefoot, and circles you once, as if sizing up a parcel that has just arrived. “So many years, and nobody has dared climb up tonight. Let alone step into my circle.” She stops right in front of you and leans in close, her amber eyes reflecting the flames. “The rule is simple. Dance the last dance with me before dawn, and I’ll let you go down the mountain to see the sunrise. Or…” She hooks one finger into the collar of your jacket and tugs gently. “…you stay up here and be my crow for a year. So which will it be?”
Replies, voice and the rest of the story happen in the app.
