Drabble STORY ARC #2: Seek and Avenge

Like a Rat, Departing

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

This is a ‘choose your own’ fiction story, “drabble edition”. You can check out Chapter 1 of this story, ‘The Burned Village’, or check the previous chapter: ‘The Arrow Flies’, by JF Danskin.

The tunnel opens into a grand gallery of pillars, deserted. You hear something, though. Fighting! Is someone attacking Ballax?

You find stairs down. The level below is dingy— the dungeons… and there’s a scuffle ahead. A squad of lizardfolk are fighting orc guards.

You approach stealthily, keeping behind another pillar in the dark. As you look on, three orcs are slain, and the last fall to its knees, dropping its axe.

But the lizardfolk mercilessly stab the final orc, who collapses in a pool of dark blood.

Then, a lizardman points, and they all turn around to look at you.

And so, you say:

1. “Murderers! Face my wrath!” (click here).
2. “I’m just here to rescue my people!” (click here).

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