DRABBLE STORY ARC #1: UNTIL LUCK RUNS OUT
Hunting For a Joker
A chapter of a ‘choose your own’ story — Drabble edition!
This is a continuation of You Are Dead, a Choose Your Own Adventure Story — Drabble Edition! Find out how to contribute here.
You whip out a marked deck of cards. “Reds or blacks?”
Death snaps his bony fingers, and a velvet table appears.“You only win on a joker.”
“Well,” you say, shuffling then spreading out the cards. “Give me a moment.”
Death nods.
It’s almost too easy. You flip your chosen card.
Death laughs coldly. “Then go. And know this — now my hunt begins.”
You find yourself in a city street in the dark. There is a sound of galloping hooves behind.
You start to run, suddenly terrified. There is a dark alley to your left, and a metal gate ahead.
You decide to…
- Run straight on through the metal gate (click here).
- Turn down the dark alley (click here).
- Stand and face whatever is hunting you (click here).
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