CHOOSING SHADOWS

<img src<ahref="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/X0d6tHa0VjEKaxUMxql8MActeuj9AaQE5v-8YdNFDCs8amWCzVt8xvi36LS5Xt_eRxMOniwRwkmoPjljm5BgHCLNK7ViF2ppCrN5FShmha_9nW8o4qNwiEhBYuEigs6cnron8FPY_A=w2400?source=screenshot.guru"> <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/X0d6tHa0VjEKaxUMxql8MActeuj9AaQE5v-8YdNFDCs8amWCzVt8xvi36LS5Xt_eRxMOniwRwkmoPjljm5BgHCLNK7ViF2ppCrN5FShmha_9nW8o4qNwiEhBYuEigs6cnron8FPY_A=w600-h315-p-k" /> </a> Diary of 2.19.20xx Time: 4:00 pm, straight after getting home from school. (text-style:"italic")["Today I'm downloading this really weird game with my friends. Wish me luck..." ] Start game? [[Yes]] [[No]]

<img scr= "<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/TgfcXeQNRVI1yyIeRGIEh8birhko_XAz2aiSr_7tkFu4G8kVlYiXb4iFGujEM6N3gSBQ45WcK63DJ75LHsNQP5lIBb5pQEXtTDTHn3KwX3pI00ryQQNxt1DY9iZz2wC05Vp1K90ekQ=w2400?source=screenshot.guru"> <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/TgfcXeQNRVI1yyIeRGIEh8birhko_XAz2aiSr_7tkFu4G8kVlYiXb4iFGujEM6N3gSBQ45WcK63DJ75LHsNQP5lIBb5pQEXtTDTHn3KwX3pI00ryQQNxt1DY9iZz2wC05Vp1K90ekQ=w600-h315-p-k" /> </a> As you open the app, your phone screen shines bright and engulfs the room into white light. ...it's the last thing you can remember. [[???]]

<img scr= "<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/TgfcXeQNRVI1yyIeRGIEh8birhko_XAz2aiSr_7tkFu4G8kVlYiXb4iFGujEM6N3gSBQ45WcK63DJ75LHsNQP5lIBb5pQEXtTDTHn3KwX3pI00ryQQNxt1DY9iZz2wC05Vp1K90ekQ=w2400?source=screenshot.guru"> <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/TgfcXeQNRVI1yyIeRGIEh8birhko_XAz2aiSr_7tkFu4G8kVlYiXb4iFGujEM6N3gSBQ45WcK63DJ75LHsNQP5lIBb5pQEXtTDTHn3KwX3pI00ryQQNxt1DY9iZz2wC05Vp1K90ekQ=w600-h315-p-k" /> </a> You watch as your friend loads up the game. Suddenly, a bright white light engulfs the room, but that's all you can remember... [[???]]

<img scr= "<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/xfKleKrlVWDWLZmFxhf5x-nGTAMCofnQrcB-5Op-a02NzcmwAOibUm_UOsN5EuyyM_ATIv-9WZxdq3J0uF1l3RyfkjcZR5vXPIPBa5WruRuBiVy-IlXYE_7VEwerjUghPfR2iTEV9A=w2400?source=screenshot.guru"> <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/xfKleKrlVWDWLZmFxhf5x-nGTAMCofnQrcB-5Op-a02NzcmwAOibUm_UOsN5EuyyM_ATIv-9WZxdq3J0uF1l3RyfkjcZR5vXPIPBa5WruRuBiVy-IlXYE_7VEwerjUghPfR2iTEV9A=w600-h315-p-k" /> </a> . .. ... "...Finally, you're awake!" The voice pulls you from sleep... You find yourself lying in a cold and desolate field. "Do you remember who you are?" The boy with the brown eyes looks at you. What's your name?(input-box:2bind $playername,"=XX=",2,"enter your name") [[Next...]] <audio src= "https://artscorps.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/376415__inspectorj__wind-synthesized-a.wav” autoplay>

<img scr= "<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/6ha3iqOmGff42B_ODbWiX1ijeknaNe7nI11wc23m_lOB9ULoc53cTkMGjLaT-_JBDcKvYlTmhyzNWgZ7m5A43cb23ZOqOx2yD_F68d6XRu4-CfD4GwNEOM0-hw5jULmNITFQJnS_fg=w2400?source=screenshot.guru"> <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/6ha3iqOmGff42B_ODbWiX1ijeknaNe7nI11wc23m_lOB9ULoc53cTkMGjLaT-_JBDcKvYlTmhyzNWgZ7m5A43cb23ZOqOx2yD_F68d6XRu4-CfD4GwNEOM0-hw5jULmNITFQJnS_fg=w600-h315-p-k" /> </a>" As you are getting up and ready to start walking, you hear the boy's voice shout behind you.."LOOK OUT!!" Sharp claws stretch out, only narrowly missing your face as you duck your head. A shadowy creature, able to move swiftly and quietly, is lurking in the darkness. It seems like the only way to survive in this world is to kill or get killed. However, the only item that you have on you is your phone, the screen still frozen white. "What should we do, $playername?" [[Go off on your own]] [[Stay with your friends]]

(text-colour:purple)[Are you sure?] [[Yes?]] [[No, go back]]

<img scr= "<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/G0kIrQYJ4440t1Du-4NnTliH1hxJQO_eYbJG9pu4cFJ5eySP15_H48fJYRMdQAdeKx8Buq-kKaqVJ5yBo6v1a39gFK2utKoXhFKc1__wNF1wluaFYRr8uWVllWRcxJgOoikA7f59cw=w2400?source=screenshot.guru"> <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/G0kIrQYJ4440t1Du-4NnTliH1hxJQO_eYbJG9pu4cFJ5eySP15_H48fJYRMdQAdeKx8Buq-kKaqVJ5yBo6v1a39gFK2utKoXhFKc1__wNF1wluaFYRr8uWVllWRcxJgOoikA7f59cw=w600-h315-p-k" /> </a> Talking to the boy, whose name was Jae, you remembered something about the game when reading about it online. "These creatures..they're just made out of shadows, aren't they?" The blue eyed girl, named Kiki, pulled out her phone, which also had a blank white screen. "What if we used the lights from our phones to get rid of the monsters?" [[That's a good idea.]] [[I'm not sure]]

<img scr= "<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/dALI9Qyy0knLEEuDO65qvjSxpZ1-hFpgwZt6-GEKed_bx-eImw6lSTv0HJAPwaAVsio-yTeZMjxiLASk8zCeIi98SCm74nOD5ZOfQjl87xBy50QruUUmZG17h7xvGf3eKCTVNjzqgg=w2400?source=screenshot.guru"> <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/dALI9Qyy0knLEEuDO65qvjSxpZ1-hFpgwZt6-GEKed_bx-eImw6lSTv0HJAPwaAVsio-yTeZMjxiLASk8zCeIi98SCm74nOD5ZOfQjl87xBy50QruUUmZG17h7xvGf3eKCTVNjzqgg=w600-h315-p-k" /> </a> After telling your friends that it would be best to separate... There were monsters everywhere. You tried your best to fend them off, but did not succeed. (text-style:"italic")[Travelling alone is no easy feat... Maybe that's why..I can't go on any longer....] [[...| E1 ]]

[[Stay with your friends]]

Go back to change your answers? [[Start]]

<img scr= "<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/tvlfERk3tOxPbGajsjx_6BMLslpzVIUyfhb_gYizqrQ78K5V4PckRkHfSXe2Rqvi7d0m9nrxjujbzP22naSCkKz0MvhFbY4umwcZrhS2kkUAEqQo4ZdKgAPkXlFYsckj7AXnrxDWIg=w2400?source=screenshot.guru"> <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/tvlfERk3tOxPbGajsjx_6BMLslpzVIUyfhb_gYizqrQ78K5V4PckRkHfSXe2Rqvi7d0m9nrxjujbzP22naSCkKz0MvhFbY4umwcZrhS2kkUAEqQo4ZdKgAPkXlFYsckj7AXnrxDWIg=w600-h315-p-k" /> </a> Approaching the creature from before, the three of you each pulled out your phones and created a bright light, the shadow turning into a tiny blob. "It worked!" With this new information gained, it would be much easier to figure out how to get out of this world. [[Continue]]

<img scr= "<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/tvlfERk3tOxPbGajsjx_6BMLslpzVIUyfhb_gYizqrQ78K5V4PckRkHfSXe2Rqvi7d0m9nrxjujbzP22naSCkKz0MvhFbY4umwcZrhS2kkUAEqQo4ZdKgAPkXlFYsckj7AXnrxDWIg=w2400?source=screenshot.guru"> <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/tvlfERk3tOxPbGajsjx_6BMLslpzVIUyfhb_gYizqrQ78K5V4PckRkHfSXe2Rqvi7d0m9nrxjujbzP22naSCkKz0MvhFbY4umwcZrhS2kkUAEqQo4ZdKgAPkXlFYsckj7AXnrxDWIg=w600-h315-p-k" /> </a> Kiki put her hands on her hips and huffed. //Well, I guess she's right...// Approaching the creature from before, the three of you each pulled out your phones and created a bright light, the shadow turning into a tiny blob. "It worked!" With this new information gained, it would be much easier to figure out how to get out of this world. [[Continue]]

<img scr= "<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/PTJuksAaMsvwVYex78v467ta5QSI2aUkVhFWmUR0Q-WHeKGj7lUD7mWdmn0kLrb7DwbQHmNx9UVsWMP_DAqkRiv-U0rhBj5RoU_oz-JBQ7lAXI95_XHboaC6ijm84DgLrXeyOKwhEQ=w2400?source=screenshot.guru"> <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/PTJuksAaMsvwVYex78v467ta5QSI2aUkVhFWmUR0Q-WHeKGj7lUD7mWdmn0kLrb7DwbQHmNx9UVsWMP_DAqkRiv-U0rhBj5RoU_oz-JBQ7lAXI95_XHboaC6ijm84DgLrXeyOKwhEQ=w600-h315-p-k" /> </a> After defeating many of the shadow blobs and making your way through the forest... You can see in the distance what looks to be a huuge monster..and a 'log out' button? "Hey $playername, I think that's our exit ticket out!" Kiki smiles enthusiastically. "The only problem is...how do we defeat that thing? I don't know if our phone screens are bright..." Jae looks nervous, and you can't help but agree. Usually when you have to think, you look at the sky. Here, the sky is covered by thick, overgrown tree foliage, almost making it impossible to see around you. That's why so many monsters were thriving in the darkness... There was only subtle light coming in through the spaces between the leaves. Wait! Then that meant.... [[You would have to face the monster head on]] [[A brighter light source could be obtained by clearing the trees overhead]]

... Seriously? You did all that thinking just to pick this answer? [[Try again, please |Continue]]

<img scr= "<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/OTO67TFcF8PgEyiVt5X6cDsN-oiqNhNQOIxR1ZOcZ5A1vpgMBdtPnyeQHJ97ndwcktlLbqEqTiEcHuZpV-JRTYp9Ss1bOJ8iXxc1qRhkP5F4OfI3Q8TApQhEQ5T0tkl7E950t4jXUg=w2400?source=screenshot.guru"> <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/OTO67TFcF8PgEyiVt5X6cDsN-oiqNhNQOIxR1ZOcZ5A1vpgMBdtPnyeQHJ97ndwcktlLbqEqTiEcHuZpV-JRTYp9Ss1bOJ8iXxc1qRhkP5F4OfI3Q8TApQhEQ5T0tkl7E950t4jXUg=w600-h315-p-k" /> </a> Avoiding being seen by the giant shadow...the three of you climbed up the trees. They were made out of some kind of misty material, and when you used your lights, the leaves dissolved. Light shone through as the monster began to transform.... [[?!]]

<img scr= "<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/uBw38diCPTSb5pLblC3lOb96oUblb7p0vgZXnuOu523ZGEJE3v2I8-AqWVP1VD4hWTUaI3ZUhN3AbgT-COK0af9ha0fccMbPByctE2_GysI4hdjApniLqCw2qkB_Q5XKSeYH3Jldyg=w2400?source=screenshot.guru"> <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/uBw38diCPTSb5pLblC3lOb96oUblb7p0vgZXnuOu523ZGEJE3v2I8-AqWVP1VD4hWTUaI3ZUhN3AbgT-COK0af9ha0fccMbPByctE2_GysI4hdjApniLqCw2qkB_Q5XKSeYH3Jldyg=w600-h315-p-k" /> </a> The dark, rotting trees had been replaced with a beautiful meadow, the sky was clear, and...there was no more scary monster? In it's place, was a fluffy, marshmallow looking animal. Kiki's face lit up as she tried to pick it up and hug it. Instead of trying to run away...it curled up into a little ball in her arms. //Cute...// "Thank you, travelers from the outside world for freeing us from the darkness that had corrupted this land. You have made the right choices and we are in your debt. You can log out now...if you wish." [[Leave?]] <audio src=”https://artscorps.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/532424__klankbeeld__forest-summer-roond-022-200619-0186.wav” autoplay>

You decided to step out of the game at the same time. When you woke up...you were in your bed? There was sunlight streaming in through the window...meaning no time had passed at all. Kiki and Jae were on the floor, just starting to wake up. //"Come on guys! Let's go enjoy outside, enjoy the sunshine!"// you said, breaking away from your normally quiet and reserved personality. They heasitantly agreed, after all you had just been fighting against nature. Feeling the cool breeze, looking at the sky, you realized how much you had missed that feeling. <img scr= "<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/VWjdNuiB0ikXYvqO_O4wK3pie6wo7ORrK3s7rA0QKxnadHWGFXfNKTmTFt9sVwql4xHxlc3I18-QMDusNEjlSDQxz6M3FQopVRqPVyZSAKNi7MkI77_FnCX-zvDY-D5PLdlAO53AOQ=w2400?source=screenshot.guru"> <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/VWjdNuiB0ikXYvqO_O4wK3pie6wo7ORrK3s7rA0QKxnadHWGFXfNKTmTFt9sVwql4xHxlc3I18-QMDusNEjlSDQxz6M3FQopVRqPVyZSAKNi7MkI77_FnCX-zvDY-D5PLdlAO53AOQ=w600-h315-p-k" /> </a> Leaving your phone on the bed...with the game login screen slowly fading into darkness.