Thank you for leaving a message here and I'm so sorry your playthrough wasn't an enjoyable one.
Although I wanted to create a confusing and dark story, my intention on that specific wording wasn't about force or coertion. I know there's no question there to emphasize there's a choice but I wanted to have an ominous/otherworldly voice offering you an opportunity that has real meaning once you find your new form (by yourself). The idea was for the embodiment of the cities to awaken something that was already inside you (just like when people may change their behaviour or point of view organically when being in the presence of certain people or events without realizing it), and that's what I tried to clarify over the last lines, where your character feels more at ease with themselves and not so confused.
I'm adding a content warning for this ("some of the events your character experiences may feel they temporally lack free will"), because your interpretation is totally valid. If you feel the content warnings should include something else or they should be phrased differently, feel free to reply.
And once again, I'm sorry about your unpleasant experience with my text. I hope you're okay :heart: