李伟的崛起
From confused stranger to martial arts master.
3 paths. 3 endings. Your choices shape the story.
Li Wei woke up in a world he didn't recognize. No memories. No name. Just a cold stone floor and voices he couldn't understand.
They brought him to the Aptitude Array—a device that measures chi flow, meridian strength, cultivation potential. Everything that determines whether you'll become a legend or be forgotten.
The Array read him immediately. Two letters appeared on the screen.
F-grade. The lowest possible.
In the Martial Arts Haven, your grade is your destiny. F-grade means you'll never cultivate chi. Never learn techniques. Never amount to anything. The masters dismissed him on the spot.
But something was wrong with that reading.
Li Wei's chi didn't flow forward like everyone else's. It flowed backward—through meridians the Array couldn't detect, through channels that shouldn't exist. The standard tests couldn't see it. The masters couldn't sense it.
They called it “broken beyond repair.”
The Beggars Sect—outcasts, cripples, those the world threw away—they called it something else entirely. They called it Inverse Chi. And they'd been waiting for someone like him.
This is the story of how a man with nothing became something the Martial Arts Haven had never seen before.
Meet the Masters
Outcasts, cripples, and those the world threw away—each with wisdom the great sects overlooked.
Age 19 · Protagonist · Signature: Inverse Chi
Woke with only a name and a jade pendant. Your chi flows backward through meridians no one can detect. 14 years of forgotten training. Now among beggars, you'll discover what 'nothing' can become.
“They called me nothing. I'll show them what nothing can become.”
Age 67 · First Elder · Flowing Stance
Patient as water wearing stone. Waited 40 years for the prophecy. Sees potential where others see weakness. His soft exterior hides iron resolve.
“The river defeats the mountain not by strength—but by persistence.”
Age 54 · Second Elder · Weathered Stance
Former Spartan who refused to kill a beggar child. Her brand burned away, her family 'relocated.' Now she trains beggars to survive—harshly, because the Spartans aren't kind.
“Pain passes. Death doesn't. Choose.”
Age 38 · Third Elder · Hungry Stance
Watched her family starve at 12 during a 'redistribution adjustment.' Survived by becoming hunger itself. Uses chaos as armor against a world that taught her nothing is reliable.
“Hunger is fuel. Pain is fuel. Everything is fuel.”
Elder Without Title
Appeared 72 years ago. Hasn't aged. Arrives without doors opening. Knows things he shouldn't. Some say he was there before the founding—and will be there after.
“Everything arrives precisely when it should. Even you.”
Choose Your Way
How you solve problems defines who you become.
Power changes the world
When words fail, fists speak. Break the system before rebuilding it.
Combat-focused · Aggressive techniques · Direct solutions
Ending
The Destroyer
Adaptation overcomes all
Water finds a way around any obstacle. Change comes through understanding.
Dialogue options · Alliance building · Flexible approaches
Ending
The Reformer
Truth hides in darkness
See what others miss. Knowledge is the ultimate power.
Hidden routes · Secret discoveries · Puzzle-solving
Ending
The Wanderer
7+ points commits to a path · Final choice can override
The Flow Within
Seven aspects that the world acknowledges. One that it fears.
The Seven Known Aspects
nì · reverse
The forbidden eighth—chi that flows backward
Chi that flows backward through “garbage meridians” that standard testing can't detect. The Aptitude Array reads Li Wei as worthless because it can't see what flows in reverse.
What they call defects, the Beggars Sect calls doors.
Inspired by Nen from Hunter x Hunter
The Dance
ATB turn-based combat inspired by Final Fantasy X
The Water That Bends
Let attacks pass through empty air. When they overextend, counter.
The Mountain That Waits
Absorb punishment. Outlast them. The patient fighter wins.
The Beast That Devours
Every strike feeds your strength. Their power becomes yours.
See who moves next. Strike at the right moment.
Chain attacks. Build momentum. Finish strong.
8 for you. 48 against you. Each one matters.
They adapt. They learn. Bosses evolve mid-fight.
The Path Forward
Prologue + 3 chapters of branching narrative
Wake in the void. Learn to survive. Find the Beggars Sect. Discover your chi flows backward.
Survive the Lower Streets. Face the thug leader Razor. Choose your first path.
The Calibration Initiative hunts you. Confront Commander Vex. Memories begin to return.
Journey to the Forgotten Temple. Face The Hollow One. Choose your ending.
The Path Ahead
Building in public. Every step documented.
12-week development cycle · Follow progress on GitHub
Building in Public
22 sessions documented
Major content expansion. Added 6 path-specific techniques (2 per path). Implemented Chi Aspect loadout system with 8 aspects. Added 4 difficulty modes for varied challenge. Mastery point system for technique progression. Total demo content now 60-90 minutes.
Added Training Grounds as post-prologue progression hub. Players can now practice techniques, experiment with loadouts, and prepare for Chapter 1 before venturing into the streets.
Phase 2 complete: UX flow + combat + save system. Combat improvements including enhanced targeting UI. Save system enhancements. Fixed React warnings. Polished demo ready.
The Foundation
Design-First Development
15,000+ lines of documentation crafted before a single line of game code