DRABBLE STORY ARC #4: Boundless Luck
An Arrow Points the Way
A chapter of a ‘choose your own’ story — drabble edition!
This is a continuation of You Are Alive, a Choose Your Own Adventure Story — drabble edition started by Bradan Writes Stories. Find out how to contribute here, or return to the previous chapter: ‘A Gnome, A Guide’, or ‘Tidings of Tyrus the Sorcerer’, or ‘We Share a Mission’.
”Actually, I’ll pass,” you say. “I came here to hunt.”
“Alone? Good luck with that!”
Soon you’re alone. You pause… then fire a speculative arrow in a high arc. Seconds later, you hear the sound of a stag yelp, and collapse.
“Whew! That was lucky!”
You run towards the sound.
But when you reach the carcass, a gaggle of goblins is already carving it up. “Thanks for dinner, goblin-friend,” they say.
“I’m no… urgh…” you mumble. “Show me the way out!”
They snigger. “That way!”
You walk the way they pointed, then find yourself falling down into a pit…
Continue.
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