Story Arc #1: The Castle of Shadows
The Dark Tunnel
A chapter of a ‘choose your own’ story
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There is no time to lose. You dart towards the dark, stony tunnel, stumbling as you approach it, and land face-first on the stony ground with a grunt.
Something smells real bad in this tunnel, but your decision is made. You crawl forward, soon finding yourself slipping downwards at a steep angle. You brace yourself with both arms, hoping it will widen soon…
When at last you slow down, you are deep below the entrance to the tunnel. All the same, you keep crawling — it would be pretty difficult to turn back, anyhow! At times you see a glimpse of movement up ahead, but it’s unclear who or what it is.
At last, the way levels out, and you are able to get to your feet in a nearly spherical cave chamber, lit by glow-stone above your head. You continue cautiously, moving along a tunnel lined with brickwork, until it meets a further tunnel at a fork. Some letters are scrawled on the wall, and it is light enough to read signs that point in the two directions ahead:
← Certain death
Troll’s home →
Hmm. Brave though you are, certain death does not sound like a good path. You might be left with little choice but to face this troll…
Clenching your fists and readying yourself, you are just about to move on, when you hear a female voice yell out from the left. “Come on then, hero! Help me!”
Wait. Was the sign a misdirect? Presumably the troll knows how to find its own home… right?
After pondering the puzzle, you decide to:
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