Pon Para II

Chosen by the gods and betrayed by your king, only you can put an end to the Scorpion.

Chosen by the gods and betrayed by your king, you must rise to face the Scorpion!

"Pon Para and the Unconquerable Scorpion" is a 742,000-word interactive fantasy novel by Kyle Marquis and the sequel to "Pon Para and the Great Southern Labyrinth."

Your decisions shape the narrative. This experience is entirely text-based—free from graphics or sound effects, and driven by the boundless power of your own imagination.

The philosopher witch Teijia has unleashed a terrible new weapon: a scorpion-god whose venom corrupts reality itself! As the edges of the world crumble, the nomadic Stormraiders mount one last desperate assault to vanquish the Three Nations and carve out their own kingdom.

This time you'll need more than divine favor and a handful of allies: to end the war and save reality from annihilation, you'll need an army! Establish yourself as a warlord, crime lord, or divine champion and travel across oceans and deserts to uncover a weapon capable of defeating the Unconquerable Scorpion!

Old Friends and Foes Return. Once again, seek friendship, enmity, or romance with Melaxu, the nymph philosopher, and Tamur, the spy of the Desert Empire. But be warned: the Stormraiders Galimar and Gisla are back as well. What will your rulers, King Hyras and the Desert Empress, now demand of you?

New Heroes, New Dangers. Recruit Col, the satyr general, and his young ward Clannath, a crow-woman cursed by the God of Rage. Claim territories across two rival nations and scheme to protect your followers. But watch out for the ambitions of the dark priests—and even the priests of Heaven, who still view you as a heretic and enemy of the gods!

The End of Philosophy? Even as King Hyras and Lord Vankred prepare for a final confrontation to conclude the Stormraider War, the witch Teijia unleashes her ultimate creation: the Emissary Beast Magdala, the Unconquerable Scorpion, whose venom can shatter the very engines that sustain the World That Remains. What can possibly stop a being forged by the gods to be invincible?

Return to the World That Remains. Make it your own!

• Play as male, female, or nonbinary; gay, straight, bi, or asexual

• Defeat enemies with sword and sorcery, or win allies through diplomacy, trickery, and divine miracles

• Summon new companions and train them in alchemy, stealth, diplomacy, or the arts of war

• Explore ancient cities, harsh wastelands, and the glittering, treacherous palace of the Desert Empress

• Build friendships, romances, or rivalries with nymphs and satyrs, thieves and monarchs, shadowy warriors, or holy sages

• Bring peace to warring nations—or manipulate them into ruin for your own goals

• Forge an army powerful enough to stop Magdala, the Unconquerable Scorpion

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