"Emily, time to eat the cake!" You are sitting at the table, thinking. "OK, Mom, I am coming!" You nearly forget today is the 3rd of June, 2467, your 13th birthday. Actually, you don’t want to celebrate your birthday. You come to the dining table reluctantly, dazing for a long time.
"My birthday is awful." You finally said.
"Why? I think you should be happy." Dad said inexplicably. Silence. You stare at the cake, nearly crying.
[[Click here to continue.->Your Grandfather]]Three years before today, you were sitting on your Grandfather’s bed, shedding tears. Painfully, your Grandfather was moaning in bed. His face was pale and looked weak. "Take care of yourself, my dear." He said sadly, "I want to hug you for the last time."
"No, Grandpa, I believe it is not the last time."
"My dear, remember, I love you forever. Oh, I have something to tell you." You frowned a bit, then sat closer to your Grandfather. "There is an ancient town...In the town, there is a secret scroll which is a treasure map. I wanted to wait for you to grow up before I told you, but now I am…Here is the address of the town. I don’t expect you to go to town now." Next, he gave you a small piece of paper. You took the paper and then...You were shocked! Grandfather closed his eyes and never woke up. You are speechless, you didn’t know how to face this reality. You hugged your Grandpa and wept. The candle beside the bed extinguished...
[[Click here to continue.->Talk to Mom]]Mom lowers her head and say nothing.
[[Click here to continue.->Thinking]] "Mom, I want to go to the secret town which my grandpa said before he died."
"Are you sick? That sounds crazy!"
"No, I am not. Mom, can you tell me what you know about the ancient town? Even a little bit."
Mom pauses for a while and begins: "The town is mysterious, always. Folk call it ‘The Cursed Town’ because it is so eerie. It is said that 500 years ago, it was very popular in the world, many brave adventurers came to the town, but none of them came back."
"Why? Did they die?" You asked curiously.
"I don’t know, some people said that there is a grim reaper called Black Robe, he is very strong and wicked and no one can beat him. I think it is just a legend, maybe the town is cursed or the adventurers just disappeared."
After listen to her speech, do you say:
[["I will go to the town tomorrow! First, I have to find the secret scroll. Second, I want to see if the Black Robe has really existed."->Next Page]]
[["I think I will go to the ancient town in the future, but not now, because it is too dangerous."->Thinking]]Mom goes up the stairs, you are still sitting at the dining table, meditating. "Is Black Robe as scary as my Mom said? What if he killed me? But what if I victory? If I survive and find the scroll, my Grandpa will be proud of me. My parents will also marvel. I will be famous and everyone will say I am a hero…"
[[Click here to continue.->Talk to Dad]]Your Dad comes downstairs and you told him what you are thinking. "Your idea is super cool! I think it will make your birthday peculiar, I think you already grew up and this challenge will make you braver and smarter. As long as you believe, the miracle will be implemented." He said excitedly.
"Mom doesn’t want me to go because she thought it is a peril for me." You said disappointedly.
"As long as the spirit doesn’t landslide, you can always find more solutions than problems."
You scratch your head and your Dad smiles, "Don’t worry for it a lot, I will help you. Now, eat the cake, otherwise, Mom will think that you are demented and take you to see a psychiatrist! That will make the adventure more complicated."
You laugh and you don’t know why, do you:
[[Eat the cake and go to your room.->Midnight Action]]
[[Asked, "What is your plan?"->Dad Says His Plan]]At midnight, a voice wakes you up, "Emily, wake up." You rub your eyes and see it is Dad.
"Dad, what are we supposed to do now? Why are you waking me up now?" You said, full of hesitation.
"Shh! Be quiet! It is the best time for you to go to the ancient town. I will help you to pack up things. Oh, where is the small piece of paper which has the address?"
[[You pick up the paper from the drawer and give it to Dad.->Take the things]]"Don't be too eager, you will know."Dad said, "Now your task is eat the cake."
[[Eat the cake and go to your room->Midnight Action]]"Not give to me, Emily, my dear, put this in your bag. You also need to take your tools to help you, don’t you?" You put your super big axe which is able to become tiny when not in use, and of course, your favourite rabbit doll which can walk and talk, and has the power of telepathy with you into the bag.
"It is raining outside, you have to take your umbrella," Dad said.
You take the magical umbrella which can spin very fast, and put food into the bag. Do you say:
[["I am ready!"->Dad Stops You.]]
[["I think I still need to bring more things."->Dad Said Yes]]"Wait for a moment!" Dad said.
[[Click here to continue.->A Piece Of Paper]] "Yes, you need this..." Dad said.
[[Click here to continue.->A Piece Of Paper]]He gives you a piece of paper. "This is what I drew before I tell you to wake up. Actually, I already knew what you are going to take. This paper will always remind you to know about yourself. Ahh, by the way, you may think I drew like a girl, this is because I want it to be lovely so that you will like it."
[["Thank you, Dad, I love you!" You said gratefully.->Farewell]]Dad takes you to the doorstep and kisses your cheek.
"Take care and be careful all the time!"
"Bye!"
He watches you walk in the rain until you disappeared into his sight. "God bless." He said and stands there till the sunrise...
[[Go on the adventure.->A Basket of Food]]You have been walking for nearly two weeks, your stomach is growling.
(set: $meals to 3)You now have $meals meals in your pack.
It is still raining, the pattering rain makes you see nothing. You sit on the roadside, going to take the water bottle and some food from your bag. There is no cars and people here, everything seems to be still.
When you are going to eat, a phantom appears in front of you.
"Eat this, it is scrumptious, I know you are ravenous."
You can't see who is speaking to you because you are exhausted, and the rain obscures your sight. You try to open your eyes as big as possible, and you can see there is a basket which is full of delicious meal: bread, lots of different types of fruits, drinks...
"Come on, this is delicious, don't be shy."
[[Click here to continue.->A Basket of Food 2]]
You swallow, the food in the basket looks tastier than the food you took. This basket of food is enough for you to eat for many days. "Should I trust him? Is he a good person and he wants to help me?" You thought. Because he is waiting for your response, you don’t have much time to think. Will you take this phantom's offer?
[[Take the basket, eat the food in it and thank him.->Eat the Food and Arrive at the Ancient Town]]
[[Politely decline the phantom's offer, knowing that he is pretending to be a good person.->Arrive at the Ancient Town]]"Thank you so much!" You said thankfully.
"You're Welcome..." The phantom said in a weird voice. Then he sneers and disappeared.
"Why he becomes...strange after I accept the food?" You are puzzled.
The rain also stopped. Slowly, the sun rises, it crosses the horizon, filling the sky with shades of orange and red. You seem to see hope and move towards where the sun rises. "Maybe it is just a coincidence?" You thought.
You continue to walk for two weeks, and one day, you see a wooden sign with a skull on it. You carefully read through the text written in blood: "Welcome to the Cursed Town, inside it is another world, a dark world. If you want to go in, push the door in front of you..." Although there are only two short sentences, it is enough to make you feel fear and unknown. You think of the weapons in your bag and the power you have. "Should I use them now?" You thought. Do you:
[[Push the door.->The Cursed Town]]
[[Let the rabbit doll goes in.->Waiting for the rabbit doll]]
[[Use clairvoyance to see what is in the town without go in it.->Your Eyes]]
[[Use clairaudience to hear the noice in the town without go in it.->Your Ears]]
(set:$food to 1)"I believe this meal is absolutely toothsome, but I already have some food in my pack, thank you for offering." Smiling barely, you said.
The phantom glances at you, and disappeared.
The rain also stopped. Slowly, the sun rises, it crosses the horizon, filling the sky with shades of orange and red. You seem to see hope and move towards where the sun rises. "Maybe it is just a coincidence?" You thought.
You continue to walk for two weeks, and one day, you see a wooden sign with a skull on it. You carefully read through the text written in blood: "Welcome to the Cursed Town, inside it is another world,a dark world. If you want to go in, push the door in front of you..." Although there are only two short sentences, it is enough to make you feel fear and unknown.
Do you:
[[Push the door.->The Cursed Town]]
[[Let the rabbit doll goes in.->Waiting for the rabbit doll]]
[[Use clairvoyance to see what is in the town without go in it.->Your Eyes]]
[[Use clairaudience to hear the noice in the town without go in it.->Your Ears]]You push the door hard, and you open your mouth. As same as what the wooden sign said, it is a dark world. There is no sun light in the town, as if it was night again.
Some lights comes from the houses come on occasionally, same as the street light. An old fountain with no water is full of moss, and it is broken. A group of ravens are flying in the sky, some of them stop on the street light, and start to make a creepy noice. Sometimes there is a screaming voice, and you don't know where the voice is from.
Even though the houses are too old, you can still identify them. A house on the left has a dirty signboard and some chairs on the doorstep. "Maybe that is a restaurant." You guessed.
You soon reached the end of the path,a wooden sign appears again: If you are a treacherous person, turn left; If you are an evil person, turn right.
Do you:
[[Turn left.->Left Path]]
[[Turn right.->Right Path]]
[[Go to the house which you guessed it as a restaurant.->The Restaurant]]
You take out the rabbit doll from the pack and said: "Go into the town, and let me know what is in it."
The rabbit nods, you push the door and let it in.
Five minutes passed, it didn't deliver any message to you.
Ten minutes passed, still no message.
Twenty minutes passed, there's one message: DIED.
"What? The rabbit doll is dead? That's not true!" You are astounded.
You stand at the gate for thirty minutes, but the doll doesn't come back.
She will never come back.
Do you:
[[Push the door.->The Cursed Town]]
[[Let the rabbit doll goes in.->Waiting for the rabbit doll]]
[[Use clairvoyance to see what is in the town without going in it.->Your Eyes]]
[[Use clairaudience to hear the noise in the town without going in it.->Your Ears]]
(set: $rabbit to 1)
You use the clairvoyance, and a ray of light pierces your eyes.
"OW!" You cried, "My eyes hurt!"
(if:$clairaudience is 0)[You heard a voice, this voice seems to be coming from far away."This is a dark world, you can't use clairvoyance. Now you will not have this power anymore."]
(if:$clairaudience is 1)[The voice comes again, "I said this is a dark world, now you will not have clairvoyance anymore.]
"I will not have this power anymore? You mean I can't see the faraway things?" You asked.
The voice doesn't emerge again.
Do you:
[[Push the door.->The Cursed Town]]
[[Let the rabbit doll goes in.->Waiting for the rabbit doll]]
[[Use clairvoyance to see what is in the town without going in it.->Your Eyes]]
[[Use clairaudience to hear the noise in the town without going in it.->Your Ears]]
(set:$clairvoyance to 1)You use the clairaudience, a loud noise straight pass in your ears.
(if: $clairvoyance is 1)["Why are you still using your power, I said this is a dark world." The voice comes back again.
"Who are you?" You asked.
No response.]
(else: $clairvoyance is 0)["This is a dark world, you lose your power of clairvoyance." You heard a voice, it seems to come from far away.
"I can't use this power anymore?" You asked.
Silence.]
Do you:
[[Push the door.->The Cursed Town]]
[[Let the rabbit doll goes in.->Waiting for the rabbit doll]]
[[Use clairvoyance to see what is in the town without going in it.->Your Eyes]]
[[Use clairaudience to hear the noise in the town without going in it.->Your Ears]]
(set: $clairaudience to 1)You turn left, it is still the same.
Suddenly, a group of people who are wearing a long, robe come to you. "Oh, today is a little girl." They said, "We can kill her without Black Robe."
"Who are you? Why did you mention Black Robe? Do you want to kill me?" You said.
"Since you are almost dying, we can tell you. We are Black Robe's men, we are 'the Red Blood'." They said, sounds arrogant.
"I will not let you kill me." You said.
Do you:
[[Use the super big axe.->Axe Battle]]
[[Use the magical umbrella.->Umbrella Battle]]
[[Be invisible.->Invisible]]
You turn right, a knife stabs into your heart.
"Evil person must be killed."
You fell down.
Your adventure is over.
[[Play again->Start]] You come to the restaurant and go in.
Suddenly, a group of people who are wearing a long, robe come to you. "Oh, today is a little girl." They said, "We can kill her without Black Robe."
"Who are you? Why did you mention Black Robe? Do you want to kill me?" You said.
"Since you are almost dying, we can tell you. We are Black Robe's men, we are 'the Red Blood.'" They said, sounds arrogant.
"I will not let you kill me." You said.
Do you:
[[Use the super big axe.->Axe Battle]]
[[Use the magical umbrella.->Umbrella Battle]]
[[Be invisible.->Invisible]](if:$food is 0)[You use your super big axe to attack "the Red Blood", soon they fell on to the ground one by one.
You killed all of them, but you are not happy.
"I need to be more cautious," You said, "Also, kill "the Red Blood is not my mission, I have the find the secret scroll, but where is it?"
[[Continue to walk.->Demon Palace]]]
(if:$food is 1)[You use your large axe, and kill some of "the Red Blood".
Unfortunately, the basket of food which the phantom--one of "the Red Blood" makes you get dizzy. You don't have the power to attack them because you really desire to go to sleep.
You close your eyes, fell asleep, and never wake up.
Your adventure is over.
[[Play again.->Start]]]
You take out the umbrella, you open it and it spins very fast.
(if: $food is 0)["The Red Blood" rush to you. At first, they can't attack you and they all fell on to the ground. However, one of them grabs your umbrella and throw it away.
You want to take out the axe from the pack or become invisible, but there is no time. "The Red Blood stab you with their knife, you are painful.
"The secret scroll..." You shouted.
Your adventure is over.
[[Play again.->Start]]]
(if: $food is 1)["The Red Blood rush to you. You use your umbrella to defend and it really works.
You get dizzy because of the basket of food which the phantom gave you, the phantom is one of "the Red Blood".
You want to sleep, you try to open your eyes as big as possible, but you still get tired.
You fall asleep and "the Red Blood" kill you with their knife.
Your adventure is over.
[[Play again.->Start]]]
You become invisible and "the Red Blood" can't see you.
"Where is the little silly girl?" One of them said.
Do you:
[[Take out the weapons from your pack.->Escape]]
[[Grab their knifes and kill them.->Rotten Knife]]
You back to people and continue to walk.
"Come here...Come here..."
"The sound is terrible," You thought, "I will find out who is talking to me."
You follow the sound and arrive at the Demon Palace.
"Yes, come in..."
You go into the palace, there is a chair in the middle, and there is nothing.
"Who are you? Black Robe? Where are you? I can't see you." You asked, tentatively.
"Yes, I am...Black Robe."
You are scared and take a few steps back.
"Don't be scared...soon you can join 'the Red Blood'."
"Why? I will never join "the Red Blood" because it is an evil group." You said.
"You will because everyone wants to rebirth after death."
"Rebirth? What does that mean?"
"Oh, you're so silly!" Black Robe laughed.
"What? Tell me."
[[Click here to continue->The story]]
(if:$food is 0)[You grab the knife of "the Red Blood", your hands start to rot.
"What is wrong with my hands?"
"The Red Blood" laughed, "How silly you are! Our knives are rotten, only we will not be rot.
You see your hands rot, your arms rot, your whole body becomes rotten.
You watch them ridicule at you, and you feel angry but it's useless.
Your adventure is over.
[[Play again.->Start]]]
(if:$food is 1)[You grab the knife and going to kill them. Your dizziness makes you hard to focus on the fight.
"Why do I get dizzy?"
"Because of me." One of "the Red Blood" said, "I am the phantom who gave you the basket of food, it will make you dizzy."
You try to kill him with all your strength, but he dodges quickly. Instead, it makes you more sleepy.
You have no energy to fight, then you become a "Sleeping Beauty".
Your adventure is over.
[[Play again.->Start]]]
(if:$food is 0)[You take out the weapons from your pack and attack them.
Twenty-five minutes later, you realize that you will become a hamster in five minutes.
"I must put the weapons in my pack and escape." You thought.
You escape from the battle and become a hamster.
Do you:
[[Still, be a hamster and continue to walk.->Black Robe]]
[[Back to people.->Demon Palace]]]
(if:$food is 1)[You take out the weapons and fight with them.
You feel tired because of the basket of food, one of "the Red Blood" gave you to make you weaker.
You fell on to the ground, crying.
Your adventure is over.
[[Play again->Start]]]
You become a cute hamster and continue to walk.
"Come here...Come here..."
"The sound is terrible," You thought, "I will find out who is talking to me."
You follow the sound and arrive at the Demon Palace.
"Yes, come in..."
You go into the palace, and you see...Black Robe!
He steps on you and you die because you are too small.
Your adventure is over.
[[Play again->Start]]
"It is a long story." Black Robe said, "400 years ago, I am a mayor. Everyone in this town liked me, and they all listen to me because they thought I am a benevolent mayor. However, one day, my brother told me to do a bad thing, and he will give me a secret scroll which was a treasure map."
"Secret scroll!" You said, "What happened next?"
"At first, I didn't want to do that because it is a bad thing, but I will get a treasure map...I was dazed by the treasure, so I agreed. This is the wrongest choice I made! The people in this town knew after I did this, they were angry at me. They said I am a corrupt mayor and they all left this town. From that day, I become lonely and slowly descend into madness. Finally, I committed suicide."
"Oh, that's not a good way." You said.
"Yes, but I didn't have any choice. Then, I became a soul. I put on a robe and..."
"You are not so wicked as what people said." You said.
"100 years passed, lots of adventurers came because they wanted to explore this town, I killed them and they joined an organization called 'the Red Blood'."
"Why did you kill them? Are you crazy?"
"Maybe. The member who kills a person with a torso like you, will rebirth, the one who is killed will join 'the Red Blood'."
"That is a cycle, isn't it?" You said, "I still want to know where is the secret scroll."
"Wait, the truth is about to be revealed..."
[[Click here to continue.->The Truth]]
Suddenly, Black Robe emerges in front of you. You shouted.
"I am surprised that you can see me."
"Why?"
"Only the person who loves me can see me."
You don't say anything, and you don't know what to say.
"OK, nevermind, let's continue to talk about your story."
"I am also an adventurer, but why don't you kill me?" You asked.
"This is because...I am your Grandpa's brother, your Granduncle."
You were shocked, how can Black Robe be your Granduncle? That is impossible.
"If you are my Granduncle, you should give me the treasure map." You said.
"I can't give you now, because the secret scroll is...in my heart, but now I don't have a heart."
"How can I find your heart?" You asked, "Or you can come to my home with me."
"No, I can't come with you. The person who doesn't love me will only see my dark side."
"My Grandfather loves you," You said, "but you can't meet him anymore."
"Now it's my turn to ask you why."
"You don't know? My Grandpa is already gone."
"What? I don't even know that."
"Only I can tell you," You said, "my Grandpa is a kind person, I believe he felt sorry for let you did that thing...in the heaven."
You cried the tears dropped on the floor and Black Robe. When you open your eyes again, everything has changed.
[[Click here to continue.->Your Granduncle]]
The town is no longer so old, the fountain is working again, the ravens are flying away, no more screaming sound, the demon palace and "the Red Blood". Everything backs to normal. Clean houses make you feel pleasant. The residents come back and live a happy life. A handsome young man stands in front of you.
"Black...Black Robe?" You said.
"I am not Black Robe anymore, I am William, an ordinary person."
"You look so young."
"I can be your friend."
You smiled and he gives you a thing.
The secret scroll.
"Do you want to come to my home with me, William?" You said, almost jump.
"Of course, I do."
"I am too lazy to walk, can you take me home?"
"Yes, I have the power to teleport, now hold my hand."
"Go to Emily's home!" You and William shouted together.
[[You arrive at your home in one second.->Epilogue]]
"Mom! Dad!" You said, "I found the secret scroll!"
Your parents see you and hug you.
"You are so brave, Emily."
"You defeated Black Robe, didn't you?"
...
"OK Mom and Dad, I will tell you the whole story of my amazing adventure."
"Who is that man?"
"He is my friend, William."
William waves to you.
"Emily, come here."
"I have to go." He said.
"OK, bye!"
"Bye!"
Oh, love is powerful, it can solve all mysteries; love is invisible, but with love, there will be a happy life. If you have no intention of loving or being loved, then the whole journey is pointless.
The End
[[Play again->Start]]