I really love everything about this! Just ignoring the technical stuff, I love the setting and the characters, I loved how the hero was right out of some ancient fantasy story, but the villain was just a dude in a suit from modern day. It hints to so much cool lore. And speaking of villains, the twist that the narrator was playing both sides was perfect, it fit his character and gave him an actual role in the story while keeping him mysterious and frustrating. I don't know if the plot path changes if I pick the "mean" dialogue options because I can't bring myself to be mean, especially after seeing the poor hero cry, that was so sad, lol. When I tell you this story could be made into a full game, I really mean it, you gotta do it.
For the non-plot stuff: I loved the art, it had such a great mood to it. I love the late title screen with the gorgeous desert scenery and the buildings behind the sword, the whole build up and execution of that was so cinematic! It was also pretty cool when the narrator's eye gleamed, that was a nice touch. The animations of the sprites during the fight was pretty smooth too. It was very generous of you to let me continue the fight even though I died the first time, btw! I saw in the credits you made the music yourself which blows me away, I thought you used free assets for that. You're so talented.
I did notice one little glitch (super minor), where I can type my own text into the tutorial boxes right before the fight.
Anyway, I'm lucky you played my game, otherwise I wouldn't have found your game and I'm really glad I got to play it <333