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ya and Tox’ar are battling the orcs, but notice that you need help. Naya shoots flaming magical missiles at Zaroph. They bounce from his armor (hey, wasn’t this guy a ranger before…?), but it’s the distraction you need.</p><p id="8a7e">You crouch, draw your axe, thump the back of it into Zaroph’s face, then clatter his helmet. Stunned, he staggers to the cliff’s edge, and you disarm him…</p><h2 id="e81b">Then you…</h2><ol><li><a href="https://readmedium.com/a-merciful-solution-27749f6b4e14">Show mercy (click here).</a></li><li><a href="https://readmedium.com/over-the-edge-af6a3b6a84b">Kick him from the cliff edge (click here).</a></li></ol><blockquote id="a43b"><p>This story is a collaborative effort. Please feel free to join in and add a chapter, furthering the story in any way you like.</p></blockquote><blockquote id="e334"><p>New to Medium? <a href="https://jfdanskin.medium.com/membership"><b>You can sign up for membership here, and support me at no extra cost</b></a>. And check out my latest stories below.</p></blockquote><div id="9898" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedi

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Drabble STORY ARC #2: Seek and Avenge

An Old Frenemy

Part of a ‘choose your own’ story — drabble edition.

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This is a ‘choose your own’ fiction story, “drabble edition”. You can check out Chapter 1 of this story: The Burned Village. Find out how to contribute to the ongoing story here, or check the previous chapter: ‘The Mysterious Warrior’, by JF Danskin.

You shoot at Zaroph. He dodges the arrow then attacks, smashing his sword down. It’s all you can do to parry, and your own sword is knocked aside, and clatters down to the stone.

Naya and Tox’ar are battling the orcs, but notice that you need help. Naya shoots flaming magical missiles at Zaroph. They bounce from his armor (hey, wasn’t this guy a ranger before…?), but it’s the distraction you need.

You crouch, draw your axe, thump the back of it into Zaroph’s face, then clatter his helmet. Stunned, he staggers to the cliff’s edge, and you disarm him…

Then you…

  1. Show mercy (click here).
  2. Kick him from the cliff edge (click here).

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