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You have finally been accepted into the Adventurer's Guild and accepted a quest to clear a nearby Dungeon. You stand outside the Dungeon, staring at the entrance and the dark depths beckoning you forward towards the first and main room of the Dungeon. Something is off though, this dungeon doesnt exactly look like the one on your request paper, shouldn't be anything to worry about right? Enter the [[Main Room]] [[Leave]]

You enter a study room of some kind, books and scrolls litter the desk, tables and floor. Bookeshelves toppled over and scorch marks coating every surface of the room and some books lay charred. A large magic circle, ruined, drawn on the floor leads you to believe that some magic experiment went wrong Three things catch your attention in the room, a ceremonial [[dagger]] on the floor, an iron [[key]] rusting on the desk and an undamaged [[chest]] in the corner

A smell of (text-colour:grey)[smoke] and (text-colour:#ffad5c)[cinder] wafts down the path, the only way to reopen the dungeon door is to kill the (text-colour:red)[Boss] that must be at the end of this corridor. The heat makes you sweat inside your leather armour as the air gets hotter Continue into the [[Main chamber]], or turn back and explore the [[Left Path]] for anything that might help

As you approach the door, a rasp and rattle startle you as a figure heaves itself up to the grate to meet your gaze. You can't see them well at this distance, but you know they are staring you dead in the eyes Return to the [[Main Room]] Approach the [[Person?]]

Your eyes widen, inside the room and looking at you through the bars is a skeleton in what appears to be adventurers gear. His voice rasps as he begs you to come closer [[Approach]] the skeleton Run back to the [[Main Room]]

"Please, fellow adventurer. I've been trapped in here for years, cursed to rot away and never die, I beg of you to release me. There is a study room on the opposite path, it should have something useful" Wheter or not you help the dead man, your only options are to head down the [[Left Path]] or the [[Central Path]]

A (text-colour:#8f6338)[rusted] iron key, perhaps you can open something with it since it's.....y'know, a key You're little pouch can only hold one item, should've gotten a bigger one You can [[take the key]] and put it in your pouch, leave it and look at the [[dagger]], examine the [[chest]], or return to the [[Main Room]]

A slender dagger with a small (text-colour:red)[p](text-colour:orange)[r](text-colour:yellow)[i](text-colour:lime)[s](text-colour:green)[m](text-colour:cyan)[a](text-colour:blue)[t](text-colour:navy)[i](text-colour:purple)[c] gemstone inlaid into the guard You're little pouch can only hold one item, should've gotten a bigger one You can [[take the dagger]] and put it in your pouch, leave it and look at the [[key]], examine the [[chest]], or return to the [[Main Room]]

You approach the chest, setting down your sword to open the lid. As you peer inside the chest you see a hoard of.......sharp teeth, and a tongue Theres bones in the chest [[uh oh]]

The Mimic bites down, severing your lower half as you fall inside it's mouth It begins to chew =><== ###(text-colour:orange)[Rookie Mistake Ending] (text-colour:yellow)[End 2/6] =><= (link: "Restart") [(reload:)]

Standing at the entrance you descend down the stairs as the door closes behind you. Before you lies 3 tunnels iluminated by (text-colour:#fda64e)[torches]. The left path seems to lead to another room [[Left Path]] The central path stretches father than you can see in the torchlight, yet a (text-colour:red)[warm] air wafts through [[Central Path]] The right path leads to a wooden door with a (text-colour:grey)[metal grate] [[Right Path]]

You decide not to test your beginners luck and return to the Guild to inform them about the descrepencies you noticed. Good thing too, seems you were accidentally given another Adventurers paper for a mid ranking dungeon, that could have been disasterous. =><== ###(text-colour:green)[Not Today! Ending] (text-colour:yellow)[End 1/6] =><= (link: "Restart") [(reload:)]

You put the dagger into you pouch, perhaps you can slay what lies behind the door on the left path [[return with the dagger]] or [[take the key]] instead

You pop the Key into your pouch, it might open the door down the left path [[return with the key]] or [[take the dagger]]instead

You appraoch the door with the key and a skeletal hand lunges out of the grate in an attempt to grab you "The key, give me the key. Let me out now! Please!" You hand the skeleton the key and it takes it from you to[[open the door]]

As you approach the door, a skeletal face greets you at the grate. It rasps "The key, please. Get the key and free me I beg, it's been so long" Can you really trust an undead? Perhaps he was trapped for a reason "Please Adventurer, i was once trying to defeat this dungeon too. Save me and I can help" [[Stab]] the dagger through the grate to kill the skeleton or listen to it and [[go get the key]]

You enter the main chamber, the (text-colour:#ff2e2e)[heat] unbearable. Bodies standing as statues of (text-colour:#625555)+(bg:black)[char] and (text-colour:grey)[ash], some still with the (text-colour:#eca865)[faint glow of dying embers]. The (text-colour:#9e0000)[heat] is rising, the hairs on your neck stand only to singe in the intesity of the air, out of the corner of your eye you see a fire flicker into existence and grow in size, iluminating the ghoul, (text-colour:#520000)[burnt flesh] and (text-colour:#4e4b4b)[bone] that is beginning to aim the mote of fire at you [[Lunge]] at the ghoul to strike it down [[Cover]] yourself behind the charred statuesque corpses

You lunge forward, bringing your sword across the ghoul's midsection. But it's quicker, as you make your swing you are engulfed in sudden agony and flame as it eats away at you leaving you to join the ranks of the other charcoal statues =><== ###(text-colour:#ff8000)[Incinerated Ending] (text-colour:yellow)[End 3/6] =><= (link: "Restart") [(reload:)]

You run to the closest burnt remains in the hopes of shielding yourself from the incoming blaze. As the mote of fire hits the statue it erupts into ash, igniting into a powder explosion that engulfs the room in flame. The ghouls is dead, but so are you. Perhaps there is another way =><== ###(text-colour:#ff8000)[Incinerated Ending] (text-colour:yellow)[End 3/6] =><= (link: "Restart") [(reload:)]

With shaky hands of years of built of anticipation, the skeleton opens the door and steps out of the room. "I was an Adventurer like you, till i was trapped in there and cursed by a magic circle. My name is William" He stand in front of you and exends his arm of bone, palm open as he invites you to [[shake his hand]]

In a swift motion you bring the dagger down on the skeletons skull. As the skeleton stops moving its body falls apart into a pile of bones and Adventurer equipment The lock to the door seems to be old and decayed, perhaps the skeleton didnt have enough strength to break free. But you can use the dagger to pry open the doors lock and [[loot his gear]]

=><== ###(text-colour:red)[ [[Refuse]]] ###(text-colour:green)[ [[Accept]]] =><=

As you take his bony hand in your to shake it, he uses his other hand to reach for your sword. He draws it and plunges it into your stomach "Nothing personal pal, but I need this to kill the boss if I have any chance of of this forsaken place" As you lay on the floor in the burning heat of your own blood, he walks away. The feeling of fire turns to ice as your vision goes black =><== What did you expect? (text-colour:yellow)[End 4/6] =><= (link: "Restart") [(reload:)]

You refuse to shake the skeletons hand, causing him to retract his hand. Despite not having a face you get the feeling he would have an annoyed expression right now but you can't tell why "Bit rude to ignore a guy like that. Anyways, if either of us want to get out we need to kill the Boss here. Let's go already" He turns and takes the lead, shield raised in front You can [[follow William]] to the boss, the extra help would be useful even if he is an undead You can also [[betray William]] and stab him in the back, who knows if you can trust he wouldn't do the same

You return to the study, putting the dagger back and grabbing the key. You put it in your pouch and as you leave, you see some scriblings of the dagger and the remnants of the words "de t oy nd ad" Time to [[return with the key]]

You enter the main chamber, the (text-colour:#ff2e2e)[heat] unbearable. Bodies standing as statues of (text-colour:#625555)+(bg:black)[char] and (text-colour:grey)[ash], some still with the (text-colour:#eca865)[faint glow of dying embers]. The (text-colour:#9e0000)[heat] is rising, the hairs on your neck stand only to singe in the intesity of the air, out of the corner of your eye you see a fire flicker into existence and grow in size, iluminating the ghoul, (text-colour:#520000)[burnt flesh] and (text-colour:#4e4b4b)[bone] that is beginning to aim the mote of fire at you but William stand between you and the flame, blocking it with his shield as he instructs you to throw your sword [[Lunge]] at the ghoul to strike it down Listen to William and [[throw your sword]]

You silently unsheate your sword and before William can react, you bring it across his neck and behead him His body falls apart, leaving his angry chattering skull on the ground as he curses you out for attacking him. With a stomp you crush it to splinters You are now free to [[loot his gear]]

The skeltons bones litter the floor. Piled inside the bones are a set of worn, old leather armour that resembles yours, a rusty chipped sword and a steel shield. The shield appears to be the only thing of worth taking Donning the shield on your arm, all that's left is to [[find the boss]]

Just as you find a sword that seems usable, you are overcome by searing pain in your lungs.You look down to see your red hot sword remnant through your chest. The pain repeats and spreads as new wounds are opened across your lungs with different weapons "Sorry pal, but i can't exactly have you telling anyone about an undead roaming free now" You begin to lose all feeling of pain as you remain crouched in the centre of the room, a pincushion to the arms of the other fallen =><== ###(text-colour:#300)[Betrayed Ending] (text-colour:yellow)[End 5/6] =><= (link: "Restart") [(reload:)]

You put all your effort into throwing the dagger at the ghoul, hitting it in the abdomen. It begins to screech in agony as it's body starts to seemingly fall apart and crumble. Despite this it continues to gather more fire You lunge at the ghoul to [[finish it]]

You lunge forward, bringing your sword across the ghoul's midsection. As your sword comes close, it attempts to engulf you in flame but it's arm crumbles to ash as its body continues to be destroyed. Your steel aims true and you slice the creature in half, it's body hitting the ground and turning to dust [[The End?]]

You have slain the Boss of the dungeon, and the door opens once more making you free to leave =><== (text-colour:#047604)[Dungeon Clearer Ending] (text-colour:yellow)[End 6/6] =><= (link: "Restart") [(reload:)]

You crouch down and plant the shield against the ground, covering yourself from the fire as the flames heat the steel and get deflected to the side. Tongues of flames whipping past you trying to whip at you until eventually dying down. The ghoul begins perparing another spell, now is your chance [[Throw the dagger]] at the ghoul [[Lunge]] at the ghoul to strike it down

With a heave you throw your sword at the ghoul, the blade piercing its chest as it screams in pain. Before it can react William charges at it an uses his shield to hammer the blade deeper before grabbing the hilt and twisting the blade as the heat makes the blade glow orange. The ghoul falls back and dies slowly Wiliam stands over it and draws the sword from its chest, the blade still hot as forge iron "See if any of those bodies has a spare weapon, this ones starting to melt I think" With a sigh of relief, you begin to [[search]] the nearby bodies for a replacemet sword

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