Haunted Hearts

# Haunted Hearts: Otome game

## Summary

" *Raised to be a hunter, you know the value of life more than most. Burdened with the promise you made to your late father to continue his life’s work, you vow to never give up. Yet, when you expect to inherit the manor house, it’s revealed that you alone are not the only heir. A mysterious handsome stranger also lays claim to the now abandoned house.*

*You both protest the other’s claim to the manor… Until the will reveals one condition: both of you must spend three nights, locked together in the manor house. If even one of you leaves, the house will be destroyed. But no one said you would be the only ones there.... What secrets will the house reveal? Who is this strange but enchanting man?*

*Maybe some things are better left in the past. "*

## Character Introduction

### The Protagonist (MC- Main Character)

*"A young, college student struggling to pay bills - sounds normal, right? If only, your entire life has been nothing but normal. Daughter to a member of the secret society, and gifted with the ability to see the paranormal, you were raised to be a monster hunter. Enchanted daggers and bottles of potions are the only things filling your purse as you walk the streets at night, doing what you must. After the untimely death of your father, you vow to him on this deathbed to continue his life's work and find the heart of the old manor."*

#### History of the Protagonist

**(Here, MC is the main character of the story and the player refers to the one who is playing the game).**

MC is the Daughter of the founder of a Secret Society (“Society for the Investigation of the Occult”) who chases undead and ghost. MC’s father was an understanding and caring man. Even though women were not allowed in the Club’s Room in the Wyne Manor, he allowed MC to the room and helped her to understand the paranormal gift that she got and to defense herself from it. MC’s Dad was killed by the Club’s Members itself because he was helping Sebastian to get his humanity back to which some members were against it and thus burned the whole manor down, which killed many supporting members like Sylvia. MC was saved by Sebastian when she was young. MC was raised quite a knowledgeable and good person, but the player can alter her character based on the choices that are provided in this game. Player can alter her personality from caring or rude, clam or impatient, strong or weak, romantic or not romantic, etc.

### The Mysterious Man - Sebastian

*"A mysterious man sits in the shadows of the office... his golden curls and amber eyes seem to watch your every move. Then your eyes meet. What is this feeling? Is he a stranger from your past, or a vision from your future? You can't tell, but something about him sends a shiver down your spine. As twisted fate would have it, this mysterious man is the only thing standing in the way of your claim to inheritance - the old manor, headquarters of the secret society your father belonged to. But you be able to protect him from the nightmares that dwell in the abandoned manor? Or will he become one of the things you must protect yourself from?"*

#### History of Sebastian

Sebastian (Sebastian for short) is a Vampire who lives for many years, unlike other vampire he didn’t like his quality and wants to give in to become human that’s when MC’s Dad helped him. They both become good friends. He was too a member of the club, he used to have a friend called Sylvia, who was a strong, determined and smart women. Sebastian wears a heavy dark outfit and roams only at night which saves him because he can get burned from the daylight. He used to give information about other Vampires in order to kill them because he hates himself, thus he was in the group, he calls himself, “monster, feared, despised, alone”. Sebastian killed the other members of the Society because they wanted to use him to grant them immortality to which MC’s father was against thus, he start finding cure to end this but the members tried to kill MC and her dad, the father was not saved but the MC was. By the time Sebastian returned to save her dad, the ward the house, the drowned Sylvia in a bathtub and took her heart, making a deal with a demon to seal the house away until all the original founders were dead and made a clause about surviving 3 nights.

## Mission of MC’s father

Before death, her father wish was to help Sebastian get his cure in order to live like a human and to stop those corrupted members who were trying to use him to grant immortality. Thus the mission was passed to the MC was

1. Defense herself from paranormal activities.
2. Help Sebastian to find his cure.
3. Help Sylvia to destroy the Demonic Curse on the house.

## Endings

The ending on the game will be totally based on choices. There are total 28 choices (See the choice section) throughout the game. Some choices can lead to different endings, some leads to death end, some does lead to extra scenes and dialogues but never affect the ending.

### 1] Death Ending 1 (Bad Ending 1).

Grab the Ghoul by neck with bare hands.

The ghoul attacks faster than you and kills you.

### 2] Death Ending 2 (Bad Ending 2).

Check the backdoor.

Kick the door.

The magic of house will kill you.

### 3] Death Ending 3 (Bad Ending 3).

Give up.

The walls will kill you and you will be forever locked in the curse.

### 4] Vampire Ending (Good Ending 1).

Turn into a Vampire.

Sebastian will bite MC in order to turn into a vampire. When she does she is possessed by Sylvia’s heart but with good intentions. She talks to Sylvia about the manor’s curse and in order to break it. MC’s hearts now becomes the heart of the manor and its curse and Sylvia became free. MC then starts living with Sebastian and the curse is uplifted. MC will be forever living in the house, where both start living a vampire life.

### 5] Human Ending (Good Ending 2).

Live a Human life.

Sebastian will drink the portion which turns him human but the house starts shaking as there is no owner left, both will rush to the exit where they met Sylvia demanding to get her heart back. Now this is where 2 options are given to the player, if they are interested in giving the heart or not. If MC gives the heart, Sylvia will destroy it letting herself in peace in order to break the cruse. If MC does not give the heart, Sebastian will try to save MC by letting Sylvia know that he is her friend, then Sylvia will beg to destroy the heart to which MC does. Both the option will free Sylvia and destroys the whole house. Where Sebastian and MC shares their feelings to each other and start moving into a new chapter of human life.

## Curiosities

1. Throughout the game when something eerie occurs, the famous eerie soundtrack starts playing. Soundtrack – '*No one in sight'* from video game- Ib. (link = [1])
2. When Sebastian is shown playing a famous piano piece called ‘Moonlight Sonata’. The actual ‘Moonlight Sonata’ starts playing in the background for some time. (link= [2])

## Gallery

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