I AM A MONSTER

''I AM A MONSTER'' (text-style:"sway")[Chapter One: ESCAPE] ^^by Emmanuel Mthethwa^^ (set: $BARCROWD to FALSE) <img src="https://i.imgur.com/nCuTlpK.jpg" width="300" height="300"> I AM A MONSTER is an adventure poem, with branching paths. Your choices can lead to your salvation....or DEATH. [[BEGIN->START]] (set: $answer to "") <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2022/03/16/audio_4944318475.mp3?filename=halloween-impact-05-93808.mp3" autoplay>

You wake up in a prison cell with a black key in your hand, attached is a note written in elegant hand: <img src="https://i.imgur.com/vG9j1Or.jpg" width="300" height="300"> //This isn't just a key... it's a mimicking stone. You can mimic any object your hands can hold. After using it once, it will return to its original form. USE it to obtain your freedom! [[USE->USE KEY]] it to find your way back home.// (set: $MIMICKINGSTONE to "BLACK KEY") ITEMS IN YOUR POSSESSION: (str:$MIMICKINGSTONE) <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2022/02/10/audio_0545b716e3.mp3?filename=swelling-deep-bass-and-pads-20111.mp3" autoplay>

You turn the key into the lock, The cell swings open and the key becomes a rock. <img src="https://i.imgur.com/Fupku0F.jpg" width="300" height="300"> A (hilariously short) guard walks into the room and sees you're about to escape! Act quickly! There are 2 choices you can make: (t8n-depart:"blur")+(t8n-arrive:"rumble")[[CHOOSE PEACE->CHOOSE PEACE]] (t8n-depart:"rumble")+(t8n-arrive:"rumble")[[CHOOSE VIOLENCE->VIOLENCE CELL]] (set: $MIMICKINGSTONE to "MIMICKING STONE") ITEMS IN YOUR POSSESSION: (str:$MIMICKINGSTONE) <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2022/03/24/audio_5848014226.mp3?filename=vault-2-100077.mp3" autoplay>

You throw the mimicking stone at the guard's head!(set:$KEYS to FALSE)(set:$CLOTHES to FALSE) He falls to the floor. He appears to be dead. <img src="https://i.imgur.com/8NrIgvv.jpg" width="300" height="300"> A set of (link-show: "keys", ?keys) attached to his (link-show: "clothes", ?clothes) clatter and jangle. The (t8n-depart:"slide-down")+(t8n-arrive:"slide-down")[[door->CORRIDOR]] he entered through is open at an angle. (set: $MIMICKINGSTONE to "MIMICKING STONE") ITEMS IN YOUR POSSESSION: (str:$MIMICKINGSTONE) |keys)[(set:$KEYS to TRUE)KEYS] |clothes)[(set:$CLOTHES to TRUE)GUARD'S CLOTHES] <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2022/10/16/audio_d7410dcb38.mp3?filename=male-scream-in-fear-123079.mp3" autoplay>

You try to defuse the situation calmly and clean. The guard ignores you and raises a scream. <img src="https://i.imgur.com/2wXwSWg.jpg" width="300" height="300"> More guards appear and they all attack You're knocked out and your vision fades to black. (text-colour:white)[''GAME OVER''] (t8n-depart:"rumble")+(t8n-arrive:"shudder")[[TRY AGAIN->I AM A MONSTER]](enchant:?page,(bg:red)) <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2022/03/10/audio_7bd2acf8d2.mp3?filename=dramatic-synth-echo-43970.mp3" autoplay>

You exit the room and find yourself in a corridor One of these paths leads to freedom but you're not very sure <img src="https://i.imgur.com/aUJ4P6F.jpg" width="300" height="300"> The left leads to sounds of chatter and excitement... (DIFFICULT) To the right is complete and utter silence... (EASY) There is also a ladder that leads to a higher place. And when you face the ladder, the mimicking stone vibrates. (t8n-depart:"slide-right")+(t8n-arrive:"slide-right")+(t8n-time:3s)[[HEAD LEFT->HEAD LEFT]] (t8n-arrive:"slide-left")+(t8n-time:3s)[[HEAD RIGHT->HEAD RIGHT]] (t8n-depart:"slide-down")+(t8n-arrive:"slide-down")+(t8n-time:3s)[[CLIMB LADDER->CLIMB LADDER]] ITEMS IN YOUR POSSESSION: (text-style:"rumble")[(str:$MIMICKINGSTONE)] (if: $KEYS is TRUE)[KEYS] (if: $CLOTHES is TRUE)[GUARD'S CLOTHES] <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2022/03/24/audio_5e2531d9a6.mp3?filename=deep-breath-sigh-104109.mp3" autoplay>

(if: $CLOTHES is TRUE)[You quickly realise the guard's clothes don't really fit....as you stretch your limbs, the clothes tear and rip!](set: $CLOTHES to FALSE) You climb up the ladder, and it leads to the roof. You try to keep your balance cause some of the tiles are loose. <img src="https://i.imgur.com/xoJW104.jpg" width="300" height="300"> You look around and see a hell of a view. But there's nothing up here but some birds and the moon. (t8n-depart:"slide-up")+(t8n-arrive:"slide-up")+(t8n-time:3s)[[CLIMB DOWN LADDER->CORRIDOR]] (t8n-depart:"slide-up")+(t8n-arrive:"rumble")[[JUMP TO FREEDOM!->JUMP]] ITEMS IN YOUR POSSESSION: (link-show: (str: $MIMICKINGSTONE), ?stone) |stone)[[[brick ->MIMIC FAIL]]]|stone)[[[tiles ->MIMIC FAIL]]]|stone)[[[bird ->MIMIC BIRD]]] |stone)[[[stars ->MIMIC FAIL]]] |stone)[[[air ->MIMIC FAIL]]]|stone)[[[moon ->MIMIC MOON]]]|stone)[[[darkness ->MIMIC FAIL]]] (if: $KEYS is TRUE)[KEYS] (if: $CLOTHES is TRUE)[GUARD'S CLOTHES] <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2021/11/05/audio_f8ed0a9e4b.mp3?filename=crickets-chirping-amp-ocean-waves-by-prettysleepy-art-10372.mp3" autoplay>

You head left, and the tunnel becomes brighter the further you go. The chatter of a crowd of people echoes. You reach the doorway to a nightclub scene. Lights, loud music and people dancing. <img src="https://i.imgur.com/1AijeG1.jpg" width="300" height="300"> At the opposite end of the room is a set of double doors. You can either go through the (if:$CLOTHES is true)[(link-goto: "bar", "BAR")] (if:$CLOTHES is false)[(link-goto: "bar", "PRISONER BAR")] or cross the [[dancefloor->DANCEFLOOR]].. The mimicking stone vibrates when you face the bar side. But the dancefloor is full of people and it's easier to hide. ITEMS IN YOUR POSSESSION: (text-style:"rumble")[(str:$MIMICKINGSTONE)] (if: $KEYS is TRUE)[KEYS] (if: $CLOTHES is TRUE)[GUARD'S CLOTHES] <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2022/03/09/audio_23f9fbc724.mp3?filename=bustling-cafe-ambience-27898.mp3" autoplay>

You head right and gradually reality bends. It gets colder and your hairs stand on end. <img src="https://i.imgur.com/I1me17g.jpg" width="300" height="300"> A large ghost stands in your path, holding a ghostly lantern, And says "I have a riddle that I dare you to answer." "What has a head or a tail, but no body?" (link-reveal:"ANSWER")[(set: $answer to (prompt: [Your answer:], "", "Random", "OK"))] [[CONFIRM->ANSWER]] ITEMS IN YOUR POSSESSION: (link-show: (str: $MIMICKINGSTONE), ?stone) |stone)[(if: $MIMICKINGSTONE is "BIRD")[[[use bird->ATTACK GHOST WITH BIRD]]]] |stone)[(if: $MIMICKINGSTONE is "MOON")[[[use moon->ATTACK GHOST WITH MOON]]]] |stone)[(if: $MIMICKINGSTONE is "MIMICKING STONE")[There is nothing here you can mimic!] ] (if: $KEYS is TRUE)[KEYS] (if: $CLOTHES is TRUE)[GUARD'S CLOTHES] <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2022/03/10/audio_3924a35a8e.mp3?filename=manic-whistle-32592.mp3" autoplay>

You lose yourself in the crowd and even bust a couple moves. <img src="https://i.imgur.com/v8Wwqs2.jpg" width="300" height="300"> You make it to the double doors.... [[TRY TO OPEN DOORS->DOUBLE DOORS]] ITEMS IN YOUR POSSESSION: (str:$MIMICKINGSTONE) (if: $KEYS is TRUE)[KEYS] (if: $CLOTHES is TRUE)[GUARD'S CLOTHES] <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2022/03/10/audio_d39a54d657.mp3?filename=night-club-beat-by-kris-sample-31737.mp3" autoplay>

You head to the bar where fewer souls are around. A shotgun is mounted several metres above ground. <img src="https://i.imgur.com/TtJibA4.png" width="300" height="300"> [[HEAD TO DOUBLE DOORS->DOUBLE DOORS]] ITEMS IN YOUR POSSESSION: (if:$MIMICKINGSTONE is "MIMICKING STONE")[(link-show: (str: $MIMICKINGSTONE), ?stone) |stone)[[[shotgun->MIMIC SHOTGUN]]]](else:)[$MIMICKINGSTONE] (if: $KEYS is TRUE)[KEYS] (if: $CLOTHES is TRUE)[GUARD'S CLOTHES] <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2022/02/10/audio_e2fd2235c2.mp3?filename=in-a-bar-in-trinidad-cuba-20003.mp3" autoplay>

The ghost screams out and moves aside. <img src="https://i.imgur.com/we39eem.jpg" width="300" height="300"> "You'll never escape," says the ghost. You respond with "you tried." [[PROCEED->CEMETARY]] <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2022/03/24/audio_c1a51c1ebb.mp3?filename=scary-groan-from-monster-102585.mp3" autoplay>

The ghost screams "WRONG!"and flies into your mouth. You swallow him whole. Your body is now under the ghost's control. <img src="https://i.imgur.com/ZX1Dhth.jpg" width="300" height="300"> (text-colour:white)+(bg:red)[(text-colour:white)[''GAME OVER'']] (t8n-depart:"rumble")+(t8n-arrive:"shudder")[[TRY AGAIN->I AM A MONSTER]](enchant:?page,(bg:red)) <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2021/08/04/audio_e7bf2ae112.mp3?filename=demonic-woman-scream-6333.mp3" autoplay>

You run...and leap to the other roof, after taking a deep breath! But the gap is too far, so you fall to your death. <img src="https://i.imgur.com/F32udju.jpg" width="300" height="300"> (text-colour:white)[''GAME OVER''] (t8n-depart:"rumble")+(t8n-arrive:"shudder")[[TRY AGAIN->I AM A MONSTER]](enchant:?page,(bg:red)) <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2022/03/18/audio_c4c2e891dd.mp3?filename=this-is-war-version-e-95411.mp3" autoplay>

You keep walking and reach a door covered in mould. You step outside, and are greeted by extreme cold. You find yourself standing in a vast cemetery But suddenly, hundreds of ghosts rise from their graves! The scene is legendary! <img src="https://i.imgur.com/0q07FfO.jpg" width="300" height="300"> They advance towards you, this army of ghostly men, women and children. They seek revenge....for YOU are the one who killed them! [[RUN THROUGH THEM!->RUN THROUGH THEM]] ITEMS IN YOUR POSSESSION: (link-show: (str: $MIMICKINGSTONE), ?stone) |stone)[(if: $MIMICKINGSTONE is "BIRD")[[[use bird->ATTACK GHOST ARMY WITH BIRD]]]] |stone)[(if: $MIMICKINGSTONE is "MOON")[[[use moon->ATTACK GHOST ARMY WITH MOON]]]] |stone)[(if: $MIMICKINGSTONE is "MIMICKING STONE")[There is nothing here you can mimic!] ] (if: $KEYS is TRUE)[KEYS] (if: $CLOTHES is TRUE)[GUARD'S CLOTHES] <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2022/03/24/audio_24af9d894a.mp3?filename=tribe-drum-loop-103173.mp3" autoplay>

(if:$KEYS is true)[(link-goto: "...and you use the keys to get through!", "VERANDAH")] (else-if:$KEYS is false)[(link-goto: "...but you have no keys to get through! (Return to corridor)", "CORRIDOR")] <img src="https://i.imgur.com/v5vKsaR.jpg" width="300" height="300"> ITEMS IN YOUR POSSESSION: (str:$MIMICKINGSTONE) (if: $KEYS is TRUE)[KEYS] (if: $CLOTHES is TRUE)[GUARD'S CLOTHES] (set: $KEYS to FALSE) <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2022/03/15/audio_d836d3529d.mp3?filename=door-knob-83724.mp3" autoplay>

You're standing on a verandah. Beyond is a garden with some grass. But standing before you is a complete badass. He's dressed like a guard, but he is 7 feet in height. He's also wielding a greatsword that seems deadly in a fight. <img src="https://i.imgur.com/SJzttai.jpg" width="300" height="300"> (if:$CLOTHES is true)[(link-goto: "Walk past Badass Guard.", "GARDEN")](else-if:$CLOTHES is false)[(link-goto: "RUN PAST GUARD!", "DECAPITATE")] ITEMS IN YOUR POSSESSION: (if: $MIMICKINGSTONE is "MIMICKING STONE")[(link-show: (str: $MIMICKINGSTONE), ?stone) |stone)[[[mimic his sword!->MIMIC SWORD]]]] (else-if:$MIMICKINGSTONE is "BIRD")[(link-show: (str: $MIMICKINGSTONE), ?stone) |stone)[[[use bird->ATTACK GUARD WITH BIRD]]]](else-if:$MIMICKINGSTONE is "MOON")[(link-show: (str: $MIMICKINGSTONE), ?stone) |stone)[[[use moon->ATTACK GUARD WITH MOON]]]](else-if:$MIMICKINGSTONE is "SHOTGUN")[(link-show: (str: $MIMICKINGSTONE), ?stone) |stone)[[[shoot guard!->SHOOT BADASS GUARD]]]] (if: $KEYS is TRUE)[KEYS] (if: $CLOTHES is TRUE)[GUARD'S CLOTHES] <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2022/03/10/audio_92cbb20337.mp3?filename=return-the-slab-or-suffer-my-curse-32276.mp3" autoplay>

You head to the backyard, you're free and clear But there's something low and nasty you can hear <img src="https://i.imgur.com/GgRrrdL.jpg" width="300" height="300"> A large hound is chasing you at full tilt... You must do something, or you shall be killed! [[RUN PAST THE DOG!->MAULED BY DOG]] ITEMS IN YOUR POSSESSION: (if: $MIMICKINGSTONE is "MIMICKING STONE")[(link-show: (str: $MIMICKINGSTONE), ?stone) |stone)[[[mimic dog->MIMIC DOG FAIL]]]](else-if:$MIMICKINGSTONE is "MOON")[(link-show: (str: $MIMICKINGSTONE), ?stone) |stone)[[[use moon->ATTACK DOG WITH MOON]]]] (else-if:$MIMICKINGSTONE is "BIRD")[(link-show: (str: $MIMICKINGSTONE), ?stone) |stone)[[[use moon->USE BIRD AGAINST DOG]]]] (else-if:$MIMICKINGSTONE is "SHOTGUN")[(link-show: (str: $MIMICKINGSTONE), ?stone) |stone)[[[shoot dog->SHOOT THE DOG]]]] (if: $KEYS is TRUE)[KEYS] (if: $CLOTHES is TRUE)[GUARD'S CLOTHES] <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2022/03/14/audio_28429672fd.mp3?filename=monster-snarl-5-69062.mp3" autoplay>

You race through the garden and arrive at a lake. Your journey to this point was tough, your body aches. <img src="https://i.imgur.com/BPPpybU.jpg" width="300" height="300"> As you swim across it you're already home. The darkness of the city is where you belong. You scream out to the world "prepare to mourn!" You promise to make them all regret being born. YOU WIN (t8n-depart:"rumble")+(t8n-arrive:"shudder")[[NEW GAME->I AM A MONSTER]] <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2022/03/11/audio_6c4c8d9ded.mp3?filename=calm_game_music_1-49209.mp3" autoplay>

You walk through the cemetery and reach a fence. Your journey to this point was quite intense. <img src="https://i.imgur.com/5nH0urZ.jpg" width="300" height="300"> You climb over the fence and now you're home. The streets of the city are where you belong. You scream out to the world "prepare to mourn!" And, clutching the Mimicking Stone, You promise to make them all regret being born. ''YOU WIN'' (t8n-depart:"rumble")+(t8n-arrive:"shudder")[[NEW GAME->I AM A MONSTER]] <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2022/03/09/audio_cf5bfb96d5.mp3?filename=space_line-27593.mp3" autoplay>

You mimicked a bird successfully! (set: $MIMICKINGSTONE to "BIRD") <img src="https://i.imgur.com/M4FZnDl.jpg" width="300" height="300"> [[PROCEED->CLIMB LADDER]] <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2021/08/04/audio_4d30f93855.mp3?filename=pigeons-flying-6351.mp3" autoplay>

You mimicked the moon successfully! (set: $MIMICKINGSTONE to "MOON") <img src="https://i.imgur.com/UtPeaFl.jpg" width="300" height="300"> [[PROCEED->CLIMB LADDER]] <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2021/11/20/audio_968337bb0b.mp3?filename=cinematic-violin-from-another-galaxy_investigating-artifacts-on-a-forgotten-moon-10980.mp3" autoplay>

{(if: $answer is "COIN")[(link-goto: "you say COIN", "COIN")](else-if: $answer is "coin")[(link-goto: "you say $answer", "COIN")](else-if: $answer is "COINS")[(link-goto: "you say $answer", "COIN")](else-if: $answer is "coins")[(link-goto: "you say $answer", "COIN")](else-if: $answer is "a coin")[(link-goto: "you say $answer", "COIN")](else-if: $answer is "A COIN")[(link-goto: "you say $answer", "COIN")](else-if: $answer is "Coin")[(link-goto: "you say $answer", "COIN")](else: )[(link-goto: "you say $answer", "GHOSTKILL")]}

The bird flies straight through the ghost and nothing happens. "Is that your answer?" the apparition cackles. <img src="https://i.imgur.com/U0zuEvm.jpg" width="300" height="300"> [[PROCEED->GHOSTKILL]] <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2022/03/10/audio_a1694a52d5.mp3?filename=evil-shreik-45560.mp3" autoplay>

You take the moon out of your jacket Its radiant light burns the spectre to ashes. <img src="https://i.imgur.com/2uL1wFY.jpg" width="300" height="300"> The moon's light fades and you're left with a stone. You proceed, on and on. (set: $MIMICKINGSTONE to "MIMICKING STONE") [[PROCEED->CEMETARY]] ITEMS IN YOUR POSSESSION: (str:$MIMICKINGSTONE) <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2022/03/17/audio_af21151fca.mp3?filename=mystic-1-93980.mp3" autoplay>

You pull the bird out of your jacket... right as the ghosts attack! <img src="https://i.imgur.com/G62mR1m.jpg" width="300" height="300"> But the bird can do nothing to hold the ghosts back! [[PROCEED->RUN THROUGH THEM]]

You pull the moon out of your pocket....just as they're about to attack! The radiant light completely pushes them back! <img src="https://i.imgur.com/WOLJnDr.png" width="300" height="300"> Before they can melt they rush back into their graves. But as they retreat, they curse your name. (set: $MIMICKINGSTONE to "MIMICKING STONE") You [[PROCEED->STREET]] ITEMS IN YOUR POSSESSION: (str:$MIMICKINGSTONE) <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2021/12/04/audio_158a5de00c.mp3?filename=cresent-hell-escalate-3-11647.mp3" autoplay>

The ghosts reach your body and proceed to rush into your body, filling it with souls! Your body expands and then finally explodes! <img src="https://i.imgur.com/1dvD5JQ.jpg" width="300" height="300"> (text-colour:white)+(bg:red)[''GAME OVER''] (t8n-depart:"rumble")+(t8n-arrive:"shudder")[[TRY AGAIN->I AM A MONSTER]](enchant:?page,(bg:red)) <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2022/03/10/audio_1811b5e1bd.mp3?filename=monster-sound-effects-10-44042.mp3" autoplay>

The mimic stone rejects this object!! <img src="https://i.imgur.com/qz57n0s.jpg" width="300" height="300"> [[PROCEED->CLIMB LADDER]] <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2022/03/10/audio_667de98312.mp3?filename=teleport-error-39936.mp3" autoplay>

You raise the mimicking stone above your head. And when you lower it, you find yourself packing serious lead. You mimicked the shotgun successfully! (set: $MIMICKINGSTONE to "SHOTGUN") <img src="https://i.imgur.com/HJlopSC.jpg" width="300" height="300"> (if: $BARCROWD is TRUE)[[[PROCEED->STAMPEDE]]](else: )[[[PROCEED->HOSTILE BAR]]] <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2022/03/10/audio_5a78501f57.mp3?filename=realistic-shotgun-cocking-sound-38640.mp3" autoplay>

You raise the gun over your head, firing one time. It becomes a rock as the crowd runs screaming outside. <img src="https://i.imgur.com/HRhZuee.jpg" width="300" height="300"> Every guard in the room was knocked out from the stampede The double doors are now wide open for you to proceed. (set: $MIMICKINGSTONE to "MIMICKING STONE") • YOU CAN TAKE THE GUARD'S CLOTHES HERE TOO! [[HEAD THROUGH EXIT->VERANDAH]] ITEMS IN YOUR POSSESSION: (str:$MIMICKINGSTONE)] (if: $KEYS is TRUE)[KEYS] (if: $CLOTHES is TRUE)[GUARD'S CLOTHES] <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2022/01/18/audio_decfb3ba80.mp3?filename=shotgun-firing-3-14483.mp3" autoplay>

YOU ARE NOW SURROUNDED BY GUARDS. THINK CAREFULLY ABOUT HOW TO PLAY YOUR CARDS... <img src="https://i.imgur.com/3F21Spf.jpg" width="300" height="300"> [[RUN TO DOUBLE DOORS->SURROUNDED AT THE BAR]] [[FIRE AT GUARDS->FIRE AT GUARDS]] ITEMS IN YOUR POSSESSION: (if:$MIMICKINGSTONE is "MIMICKING STONE")[(link-show: (str: $MIMICKINGSTONE), ?stone) |stone)[[[shotgun->MIMIC SHOTGUN]]]](else-if:$MIMICKINGSTONE is "SHOTGUN")[(link-show: (str: $MIMICKINGSTONE), ?shotgun) |shotgun)[You can do some serious damage with this!]] (else:)[$MIMICKINGSTONE] (if: $KEYS is TRUE)[KEYS] (if: $CLOTHES is TRUE)[GUARD'S CLOTHES] <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2022/02/25/audio_cd036b5f9c.mp3?filename=exiting-strings-21668.mp3" autoplay>

He is about to strike, so you choose to block. You parry a single blow and your sword becomes a rock. <img src="https://i.imgur.com/82NJEtU.jpg" width="300" height="300"> [[PROCEED->MIMIC SWORD FAIL]] <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2022/03/19/audio_8a077db32a.mp3?filename=swordclash-96506.mp3" autoplay>

You mimicked the sword successfully! (set: $MIMICKINGSTONE to "SWORD") <img src="https://i.imgur.com/9wdpHjB.jpg" width="300" height="300"> [[PROCEED->SWORD FIGHT]] <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2022/03/10/audio_60b85d66f8.mp3?filename=draw-sword1-44724.mp3" autoplay>

You try to run past the guard...but before you can... the Badass Guard decapitates you with a flick of his hand! <img src="https://i.imgur.com/P3gxrLh.jpg" width="300" height="300"> (text-colour:white)+(bg:red)[(text-colour:white)[''GAME OVER'']] (t8n-depart:"rumble")+(t8n-arrive:"shudder")[[TRY AGAIN->I AM A MONSTER]](enchant:?page,(bg:red)) <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2022/03/15/audio_5361cee8c9.mp3?filename=beheading-sfx-84656.mp3" autoplay>

You try to mimic the sword again but before you can, the Badass Guard decapitates you with a flick of his hand! <img src="https://i.imgur.com/P3gxrLh.jpg" width="300" height="300"> (text-colour:white)+(bg:red)[(text-colour:white)[''GAME OVER'']] (t8n-depart:"rumble")+(t8n-arrive:"shudder")[[TRY AGAIN->I AM A MONSTER]](enchant:?page,(bg:red)) <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2022/03/15/audio_5361cee8c9.mp3?filename=beheading-sfx-84656.mp3" autoplay>

You blindly raise the gun, praying for even the tiniest damage... <img src="https://i.imgur.com/ajSpgCm.jpg" width="300" height="300"> You pull the trigger....and the hound is vanquished. [[PROCEED->LAKE]] <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2022/01/18/audio_decfb3ba80.mp3?filename=shotgun-firing-3-14483.mp3" autoplay>

The patrons immediately notice you're dressed like a captive. In seconds the alarm is active. <img src="https://i.imgur.com/Ebs3gWG.jpg" width="300" height="300"> [[RUN TO DOUBLE DOORS->SURROUNDED AT THE BAR]] ITEMS IN YOUR POSSESSION: (link-show: (str: $MIMICKINGSTONE), ?stone) |stone)[(if: $MIMICKINGSTONE is "BIRD")[[[use bird->USE BIRD AT BAR]]] (else-if: $MIMICKINGSTONE is "MOON")[[[use moon->USE MOON AT BAR]]](else-if: $MIMICKINGSTONE is "MIMICKING STONE")[[[mimic shotgun->MIMIC SHOTGUN]]]] (if: $KEYS is TRUE)[KEYS] (if: $CLOTHES is TRUE)[GUARD'S CLOTHES] <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2023/01/06/audio_c2979a188f.mp3?filename=terror-building-rise-and-fall-132286.mp3" autoplay>

You try to run but the guards block your path The look in their eyes shows nothing but wrath. <img src="https://i.imgur.com/gJW8Xbv.jpg" width="300" height="300"> Within seconds they're holding you down on the floor. Beating your head in until you can move no more. (text-colour:white)[''GAME OVER''] (t8n-depart:"rumble")+(t8n-arrive:"shudder")[[TRY AGAIN->I AM A MONSTER]](enchant:?page,(bg:red)) <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2022/03/10/audio_7bd2acf8d2.mp3?filename=dramatic-synth-echo-43970.mp3" autoplay>

You shoot the nearest guard and his head explodes The gun becomes a stone again before you can reload. <img src="https://i.imgur.com/gJW8Xbv.jpg" width="300" height="300"> Within seconds they're holding you down on the floor. Beating your head in until you can move no more. (text-colour:white)[''GAME OVER''] (t8n-depart:"rumble")+(t8n-arrive:"shudder")[[TRY AGAIN->I AM A MONSTER]](enchant:?page,(bg:red)) <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2022/01/18/audio_decfb3ba80.mp3?filename=shotgun-firing-3-14483.mp3" autoplay>

The bird flies in a circle scattering the patrons. But now several guards are in your immediate location! It's them versus you, on your own Just in time you catch the mimicking stone (set: $MIMICKINGSTONE to "MIMICKING STONE") (link-show: (str: $MIMICKINGSTONE), ?stone) |stone)[(if: $MIMICKINGSTONE is "MIMICKING STONE")[[[mimic shotgun->MIMIC SHOTGUN FAIL]]]] <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2021/08/04/audio_4d30f93855.mp3?filename=pigeons-flying-6351.mp3" autoplay>

You release the moon just as guards rush through the double doors. But the bar area becomes filled with curious people from the dancefloor. <img src="https://i.imgur.com/gnrX7DP.jpg" width="300" height="300"> The guards are unable to reach you! There are still options available to you... (set: $MIMICKINGSTONE to "MIMICKING STONE") (set: $BARCROWD to TRUE) (link-show: (str: $MIMICKINGSTONE), ?stone) |stone)[(if: $MIMICKINGSTONE is "MIMICKING STONE")[[[mimic shotgun->MIMIC SHOTGUN]]]] <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2022/03/17/audio_af21151fca.mp3?filename=mystic-1-93980.mp3" autoplay>

You try to mimic shotgun but you just don't have enough time. Within seconds they're holding you down on the floor. Beating your head in until you can move no more. (text-colour:white)[''GAME OVER''] (t8n-depart:"rumble")+(t8n-arrive:"shudder")[[TRY AGAIN->I AM A MONSTER]](enchant:?page,(bg:red)) <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2022/03/10/audio_7bd2acf8d2.mp3?filename=dramatic-synth-echo-43970.mp3" autoplay>

As you run, the sharp teeth dig into your skin! The hound then tears you limb from limb! <img src="https://i.imgur.com/aF9IKer.jpg" width="300" height="300"> (text-colour:white)+(bg:red)[(text-colour:white)[''GAME OVER'']] (t8n-depart:"rumble")+(t8n-arrive:"shudder")[[TRY AGAIN->I AM A MONSTER]](enchant:?page,(bg:red)) <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2021/08/09/audio_d5ae7dcbe4.mp3?filename=goresplat-7088.mp3" autoplay>

You pull the bird out of your shirt and it flies towards the guard. VERY CONVENIENTLY, he has fear of birds, so he starts running hard. <img src="https://i.imgur.com/CVYXC0P.jpg" width="300" height="300"> He runs away and leaves you alone. A minute later the bird lands in your hand and turns back to a stone. (set: $MIMICKINGSTONE to "MIMICKING STONE") [[PROCEED->GARDEN]] <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2022/03/10/audio_437bb6ecbc.mp3?filename=battle-screaming-36126.mp3" autoplay>

You pull a small object out of your pants...uh, the moon. The guard is astonished for a few seconds but then his attention returns to you. <img src="https://i.imgur.com/PAKtkrL.jpg" width="300" height="300"> [[MIMIC SWORD->MIMIC SWORD FAIL]] <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2022/03/17/audio_af21151fca.mp3?filename=mystic-1-93980.mp3" autoplay>

You raise the gun and aim at the guards head. Before he can react, you shoot him dead. <img src="https://i.imgur.com/swBhhg0.jpg" width="300" height="300"> [[PROCEED->GARDEN]] (set: $MIMICKINGSTONE to "MIMICKING STONE") <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2022/01/18/audio_decfb3ba80.mp3?filename=shotgun-firing-3-14483.mp3" autoplay>

The fire the shotgun at the ghost and nothing happens. "Is that your answer?" the apparition cackles. <img src="https://i.imgur.com/Fhsvl2T.png" width="300" height="300"> [[PROCEED->GHOSTKILL]] <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2022/01/18/audio_decfb3ba80.mp3?filename=shotgun-firing-3-14483.mp3" autoplay>

You take aim at the crowd of apparitions, and fire! But the gunshot only seems to deepen their ire! [[PROCEED->RUN THROUGH THEM]] <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2022/01/18/audio_decfb3ba80.mp3?filename=shotgun-firing-3-14483.mp3" autoplay>

You try to mimic the dog but end up dropping the stone! <img src="https://i.imgur.com/wqBc1Rj.jpg" width="300" height="300"> You try to run faster...you're so close to home!! [[RUN!->MAULED BY DOG]] <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2022/06/04/audio_f9d1e71045.mp3?filename=big-dog-barking-112717.mp3" autoplay>

(shouldn't be possible to reach here lmao) Bird looks at dawg, confused! <img src="https://i.imgur.com/SP8JMkY.png" width="300" height="300"> It turns towards you, growling. [[RUN PAST THE DOG!->MAULED BY DOG]] <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2022/06/04/audio_f9d1e71045.mp3?filename=big-dog-barking-112717.mp3" autoplay>

You wave the gun over your head, a crowd by your side. Causing the entire crowd to run screaming outside. <img src="https://i.imgur.com/KGsTqvg.jpg" width="300" height="300"> Every (link-show: "guard", ?clothes) in the room was knocked out from the stampede The double doors are now wide open for you to proceed! [[PROCEED->VERANDAH]] |clothes)[(set:$CLOTHES to TRUE)GUARD'S CLOTHES] <audio src="https://cdn.pixabay.com/download/audio/2021/08/04/audio_3013f3de88.mp3?filename=crowdpanic-6442.mp3" autoplay>

It shouldn't be possible to get here lmaooooo