*temp greatsword false *temp shortsword false *temp crossbow false *temp demons 10 *temp villagers 5 *temp humanssafe false *temp clearhouse false *temp boardedwindows false *temp boardedbothwindows false Hours pass on the road before you come across a village. Unlike the abandoned husks you passed on the path, there are obvious signs of recent living in the area. Footprints in the mud, doors tightly shut and bolted, a still functioning well. In the center of town, right by the well, you see two dogs fighting over something. They've been tainted but are still roughly 80% of their original selves, making them more vicious than normal and their bite more infectious, but otherwise nonthreatening. They flee when you approach, not daring to throw themselves at an opponent that towers over them in full armor. They leave the object of their dispute behind. A naked human corpse, female figure, skin greyed from rigor mortis, completely mutilated and torn apart, flesh and bone ripped away. Given the state of decay, she's been dead for a fairly long period of time. Besides the damage done by the dogs, there's also obvious signs of the skin deteriorating and maggots digging through her soft tissue. It's difficult to tell what exactly did kill her, until you look at the knife a few feet away from the corpse. There's blood on it, dried blood, meaning it was from before the dogs started tearing at the remains. If she had been using it against a demon there wouldn't be anything at all on it, given their invulnerability to anything not of their plane. That knife was used on a human. Given that she's the only human corpse around, it's most likely that death was self-inflicted. You've seen people do drastic things to avoid being taken by a demon, and for good reason. Suicide is actually pretty low on the list. It's universally known that an encounter with a demon will yield one of two things; one either dies, or end up wishing they had. [i] "Of course you would know all about that, wouldn't you? He he he..."[/i] Quiet. [i] "Oh dear, it seems like you have an admirer. The hut, to your right."[/i] You check out of your peripheral vision and see what your companion was talking about. A child, peeking out a window. They don't stay there for long before an older man comes and pulls them back inside, closing the window as quietly as they can so as to avoid drawing your attention.[i] "Seems they're not in a trusting mood tonight. Might need to make a display...or I suppose you could always just start kicking down doors. He he he..." *fake_choice #Just walk up to the biggest house. That probably belongs to whoever's in charge, or at the very least the largest number of people. *set altor -1 It's unlikely that the current inhabitants of this village are the original inhabitants. If they had a large number of wounded, they probably would have put them all together in the largest building. If not, then it would make sense for their designated leader to choose the largest building for themselves. Or maybe they could be using it as a sort of meeting ground. Whatever the case, it's the place that's most likely to get me answers. There's sounds of hushed chatter inside the building that stops the first time you knock on the door. It becomes so quiet that you would be able to hear a pin drop. You don't hear anybody making a move to open the door and so knock a second time. "I'm looking for whoever's in charge here. Where's your elder or mayor or whatever you use?" You hear more whispering and cluttering sounds. Difficult to tell what exactly it is or what's going on inside, but whatever it is, it's causing noise. A few moments, the door swings open, and single man stands in the doorway. He isn't facing you at first. In fact, he seems to freeze up once the door opens fully. It takes a while for you to realize that it seems he wasn't aware that the door was going to open. Someone off to the side must have done it, and forced him to talk to you. The man slowly turns around with a look of utter fear that seems to fit seamlessly on his face, the lines that crease his forehead and cheeks match it perfectly. It's probably an expression that he wears frequently. "Are...are you from the master?" *choice #Actually, I'm here [i]for[/i] the master *set altor -1 He seems confused, "For him? I don't understand..." It seems you'll have to spell it out for him. "Your master, he's a demon, correct?" He nods after a period of hesitation. "I kill demons." "Killing demons? But...nobody could ever hurt one of them..." *if (humans >0) "Tell that to the four demon corpses just up the road." In truth, they weren't [i]exactly[/i] demons in the truest form. True demons, the creatures that were around to watch Adam and Eve get forced out of the garden, tend to be much more powerful and harder to kill. But a hellspawn is a hellspawn to the layman, and even you tend to not bother separating the two in your mind. If the creature that has been ruling over this village is truly a demon, then the man in front of you has a very good reason to be afraid. There was once a time when you were the same way, even with your armor and sword. Though it has been a long time since you felt fear of death. "My sword didn't get the notice." Everything dies with the right tools. True blooded demons never go down easy, but even they have to follow [i]some[/i] of the natural laws. "Now, tell me exactly what kind of 'master' this is." *page_break Next *goto lb1 #He can relax. I'm not here to hurt anyone human *set altor -1 "None of you have anything to worry about," you say in the most reassuring tone of voice your tarnished vocal cords can muster. "You're all safe as long as I'm here." The old man seems close to tears, "I'm afraid nowhere is safe, Lady Knight, least of all here. I'm so sorry that you had to come here..." "You weren't listening. Near me is the safest you can be." For a relative definition of safe. But the goal is reassurance, not honesty. "My armor is made of brimstone, as are my weapons. They can die to brimstone." "But...no, that's impossible," he seems scared to believe you. Understandable. Hope can be a scary thing. "Nothing can kill them..." "I can. But only if you tell me what exactly I'm dealing with. Tell me about the demon that's been tormenting you." *page_break Next *goto lb1 #Just tell me what happened *set altor -1 "Where is this 'master.'" He seems confused, "But, do you mean you're not-" "I don't have time. Tell me where the demon is so I can kill it." "But-" "Don't ask. Talk." *page_break Next *goto lb1 *label lb1 *set altor -1 "Just tell the bloody woman what she wants to know," another man in the house speaks up. The old man in the doorway turns, giving you an opportunity to see more of inside. It seems they were having some sort of meeting before you arrived. Six people in total, all men. "Maybe she can actually help us. She looks equipped for the job, and it's not as if [i]you're[/i] going to do anything." The old man remains reluctant. "I just don't want anything to get worse..." "How can it be any worse than it is now?!" [i] "Oh, it can always be worse. He he he..." The other man steps forward, pushing the older one out of the way. "I don't know if you can help us, my lady, but if there's a chance...just ask what you need to know." *label lb2 *set altor -1 *fake_choice *disable_reuse #When did this demon start troubling you? "We were making our living in a city, far away from here. It wasn't large, just about a couple hundred of us, but it felt safe. Then..." He hesitates, "It fell apart. We were lucky to make it out with as many as we did. Got a caravan going, and started traveling. At a certain point, once we entered this dead forest, the hellspawn just stopped bothering us. We went days without a single thing attacking us. It was as if they were scared of this woods..." "And with good reason," said the old man. "The creature here is possessive." "He's right on that point. We had only begun settling in this ruined hamlet when it appeared, claiming that we were trespassing on his property and would now become his property. It all went down from there..." *goto lb2 *disable_reuse #How many of you are left? "Just the ones you see here." He gestured to the room. Six men in total. "There were forty of us a month ago...some of us tried to fight the monster, but...they didn't make it." "Davon's group rode east, trying to track down that city the travelers talked about," says someone else in the group. "They're probably dead already..." *if (humans >0) "I ran into them," You tell them. "Most of them are still alive." He sighs, "Good for them, I suppose...knew I should have gone." *if (humans =0) "I ran into them," You tell them. "They didn't make it." He sighs, "God...I had a feeling but..." "When I came in, I saw a boy sitting by a window," You question. "It looked like someone else was with him. Who are they?" "That would be Daniel and his father," said the old man. "Poor boy's ma got taken with the others. His father hasn't been himself since that." *goto lb2 *disable_reuse #Why are there only men here? "That was part of its conditions for living as its slaves." He says, his emotion leaking into his words as he struggles onward, "Every woman...all of them. Old, young, infants... Took them all to wherever it makes its lair. We haven't seen any of them since." "Even's group tried to fight but, the monster just cut them down. It and its minions." "I tried to warn them," the old man moans, "You can't fight the devil...you can't..." "Easy for you to say," the other one spits at him, "You didn't do anything. Didn't say a single word, even as they took your own Tessa! You just sat there, miserable and afraid, as she screams for you!" The old man's hands start shaking, "What could I have done...he would have killed all of us! [i]I had no choice!"[/i] Afterwards, he solemnly looks back at the ground, his head falling into his hands as he weeps. *fake_choice #He's a coward *goto lb2 #I understand... *goto lb2 #There's nothing I can say. He already hates himself *goto lb2 #Why is there a woman's corpse in the center of town? *set altor -1 "Corpse?" The man stares blankly at you, "What corpse are you talking about?" "The one that was being torn apart by-" You look behind you, but the body is gone. Instead, a blood trail leading into the woods. *page_break Something dashing in the woods. Too fast to see clearly. Bright red eyes. Same shade as the moon. *page_break "Everyone inside. Now." *goto lb3 *disable_reuse #Can you describe the demon? He can hardly meet your eye, "It was...unholy." "I figured," you respond. "I need you to be specific. Knowing what it looks like could help me figure out how to kill it." He hesitates a moment before nodding his head, "Okay, if you think it helps. First off, it was big. Very big. Taller than our huts here, and as wide as three people. It was thick and meaty, I don't think it had any skin either, the red of the moon glistened off of him. Whenever it came to us, it did so from the sky, on gigantic wings made of meat. Oh, and it had arms; not like you and me. I mean, yes, it has two massive arms, but on its chest and stomach it had dozens of smaller ones, in multiple sizes." [i] "Hmm, the wings may be a problem if the fight goes into an open environment. And that thick body makes me thing greatsword." "You said it was skinless, and with multiple arms," you repeat to yourself, "Hmm..." [i] "Caught that, huh? Just like those creatures we saw on the road." "Do you think they're offspring?" The man starts to reply before you cut him off, "Not you." [i] "More likely it has something to do with all the villagers who have disappeared. Suppose we'll just have to ask it when we meet them, he he he..." *goto lb2 #That's all I needed to know *goto lb4 #Go talk to that kid that was watching. *set altor -1 People have a habit of lying. It's a habit that not even the apocalypse could scare out of them. Children do too, but they're unpracticed at it. Easier to tell when a child lies to you, and in those cases, usually calling them out on it is enough to scare them into being more honest. Nobody responds the first time you knock on the door. It's completely silent inside. Most likely they're waiting and hoping that you'll go away. After a period of time passes, you knock on the door a second time. After the third knock, someone finally answers the door. A man looking to be in about his early twenties. You don't see the kid anywhere, likely told to hide. The mans fists shake as he struggles to stand upright in your presence. "...Are you from the master?" *choice #Actually, I'm here [i]for[/i] the master *set altor -1 He seems confused, "For him? I don't understand..." It seems you'll have to spell it out for him. "Your master, he's a demon, correct?" He nods after a period of hesitation. "I kill demons." "Killing demons? But...nobody could ever hurt one of them..." *if (humans >0) "Tell that to the four demon corpses just up the road." In truth, they weren't [i]exactly[/i] demons in the truest form. True demons, the creatures that were around to watch Adam and Eve get forced out of the garden, tend to be much more powerful and harder to kill. But a hellspawn is a hellspawn to the layman, and even you tend to not bother separating the two in your mind. If the creature that has been ruling over this village is truly a demon, then the man in front of you has a very good reason to be afraid. There was once a time when you were the same way, even with your armor and sword. Though it has been a long time since you felt fear of death. "My sword didn't get the notice." Everything dies with the right tools. True blooded demons never go down easy, but even they have to follow [i]some[/i] of the natural laws. "Now, tell me exactly what kind of 'master' this is." *page_break Next *goto lb6 #He can relax. I'm not here to hurt humans *set altor -1 "You can calm down, I'm not going to eat you, or your kid. I just want to ask a few questions." He doesn't seem to lose his suspicion. If anything, it's increased when you mention his child hiding somewhere in the hut. "What kind of questions?" "I'm on a hunt," you explain. "The demon that's been terrorizing this town. I plan on getting rid of him, and hopefully undo some of the damage. You and your son will be safe as long as I'm here." "How can you possibly guarantee our safety?" Guarantee is a strong word, but the goal is to reassure him. Not be honest. "I can. My armor is made of brimstone, as are my weapons. As such I can kill them. But in order to do that, I need to know where this demon is." *page_break Next *goto lb6 #Just tell me what happened *set altor -1 "Just tell me where this 'master' is." He seems suspicious, "But, do you mean you're not-" "I don't have time. Tell me where the demon is so I can kill it." "But-" "Don't ask. Talk." *page_break Next *goto lb1 *label lb6 "You kill demons?" It appears the kid decided to come out of hiding. His father seems surprised, though looking at the child's age, he probably shouldn't be. One thing has remained the same since before the Convergence; a four year old is still a four year old. "David, I told you-" "How?" The child isn't completely comfortable with you, it would be surprising if he were, but curiosity won't allow him to remain hidden. A dangerous trait to have, one that his father should be drilling out of him, but for now it serves your needs. "My weapons are made from brimstone, a material that exists only on their plane," you explain as briefly as possible. "I can kill the creature that's been causing trouble in this area, but only if I know where it is." Once a few seconds has passed and the father realizes that I'm not about to murder his sole child, he visibly relaxes. "...What is it you want to know?" *label lb7 *choice *disable_reuse #When did this demon start troubling you? "We were making our living in a city, far away from here. It wasn't large, just about a couple hundred of us, but it felt safe. Then..." He hesitates, "It fell apart. We were lucky to make it out with as many as we did. Got a caravan going, and started traveling. At a certain point, once we entered this dead forest, the hellspawn just stopped bothering us. We went days without a single thing attacking us. It was as if they were scared of this woods..." He hesitates, "And with good reason, as we came to learn. The creature here is...possessive." *goto lb7 *disable_reuse #How many of you are left? "Me and the boy keep to ourselves here," he said, "The others are holding a meeting in the elder's house. I heard they were considering sending out another group, but I stay out of it. There's about six in there, if I remember right." "Davon's group rode east, trying to track down that city the travelers talked about," says someone else in the group. "My wife went with them." "Your wife?" "Marron. She always had boyish look, so she was able to pass off as a man when that...creature came collecting tribute," He chuckled, one completely devoid of humor or joy. "The other women always used to tease her about it...thank God she wasn't ever pretty. I don't know if I would have been able to live if she'd...anyway, she went with Davon and the others. Merchants told us of a safe town, so Davon gathered up some people brave enough to go and seek their aid." *if (humans >0) "I ran into them," You tell them. "Most of them are still alive." He sighs in relief, "Thank God for that too." *if (humans =0) "I ran into them," You tell them. "They didn't make it." He sighs, "God...Marron..." *goto lb7 *disable_reuse #Why are there only men here? "That was part of its conditions for living as its slaves." He says, his emotion leaking into his words as he struggles onward, "Every woman...all of them. Old, young, infants... Took them all to wherever it makes its lair. We haven't seen any of them since." "Bruce went out to try and save them," the child chimes in. "Bruce?" "His friend," the father explains. "His father was Evan. Heh, the group's drunk. The loss of a daughter changes a man though, forced him to find his courage or lose her forever," he becomes solemn, "Not that it did anyone any good." *goto lb7 #Why is there a woman's corpse in the center of town? *set altor -1 "Corpse?" The man stares blankly at you, "What corpse are you talking about?" "The one that was being torn apart by-" You look behind you, but the body is gone. Instead, a blood trail leading into the woods. *page_break Something dashing in the woods. Too fast to see clearly. Bright red eyes. Same shade as the moon. *page_break "Everyone inside. Now." *goto lb4 *disable_reuse #Can you describe the demon? He can hardly meet your eye, "It was...unholy." "I figured," you respond. "I need you to be specific. Knowing what it looks like could help me figure out how to kill it." He hesitates a moment before nodding his head, "Okay, if you think it helps. First off, it was big. Very big. Taller than our huts here, and as wide as three people. It was thick and meaty, I don't think it had any skin either, the red of the moon glistened off of him. Whenever it came to us, it did so from the sky, on gigantic wings made of meat. Oh, and it had arms; not like you and me. I mean, yes, it has two massive arms, but on its chest and stomach it had dozens of smaller ones, in multiple sizes." [i] "Hmm, the wings may be a problem if the fight goes into an open environment. And that thick body makes me thing greatsword." "You said it was skinless, and with multiple arms," you repeat to yourself, "Hmm..." [i] "Caught that, huh? Just like those creatures we saw on the road." "Do you think they're offspring?" The man starts to reply before you cut him off, "Not you." [i] "More likely it has something to do with all the villagers who have disappeared. Suppose we'll just have to ask it when we meet them, he he he..." *goto lb7 #That's all I needed to know *goto lb8 #Call everyone out. Be reassuring. *set altor -1 Every second you waste with questioning is another chance for this demon to hurt someone else. Not to mention your race against time with Altor's hunger slowly growing constantly. You stand in the center of the hamlet. Not much distance from the small shacks that litter the small clearing. "I need everyone to come out," you announce. "I'm here to help solve your demon problem. I can kill them. I just need to know where the creature is and I can get rid of it for you." Moments go by. No response. Not completely unexpected. "I can promise your protection!" You call out once more, "You won't have to be afraid as long as I'm here! I have the power to keep you safe!" "My [i]my.[/i] S[i]uch[/i] a di[i]rt[/i]y [i]litt[/i]le [i]liar,[/i] ge[i]t[/i]ti[i]ng th[/i]ier ho[i]pe[/i]s [i]up[/i] l[i]ike [/i]th[i]at..." *page_break [i]Ne[/i]xt *set altor -1 *goto lb5 #Call everyone out. Be threatening. *set altor -1 You don't have time to waste. Every moment passed, Altor's hunger grows. You stand in the center of the hamlet. Not much distance from the small shacks that litter the small clearing. "I'm looking for a demon!" You announce. "Someone here has the information I need! You can either come out and tell me, or I can start kicking down doors until someone talks. Eventually, the door I kick down will be [i]yours." Moments go by. No response. "Fine then," you sigh, "I guess we're doing this the difficult way..." "May[i]haps[/i] t[i]hei[/i]r j[i]ust[/i] s[i]hy, no[/i] nee[i]d[/i] to [i]be[/i] so ro[i]ugh[/i] w[i]ith them..." *page_break [i]Ne[/i]xt *set altor -1 *goto lb5 *label lb3 *set head 0 *set rightleg 0 *set leftleg 0 *set rightarm 0 *set leftarm 0 *comment fight inside the group house There isn't any time to explain the situation. Instead you push through the man in the door and shut it behind you. Unfortunately no lock on the door that you can see, but there's enough clutter around the house that could serve the same purpose. You grab a nearby table and shove it against the door, which should be enough to buy you enough seconds should they start trying to break in. "What's going on?!" "Shh," you cut him off. "Nobody say a word. Not. One. Sound." The urgency in your voice gets through to them. Nothing can be heard, neither inside the house nor outside it. *page_break [i] "Something just ran by the window." Moving in a blur. No way to get a clear sight. There's footsteps on the roof. No, more like crawling. Scratching on the walls. Something's not right. Sounds are coming from more than one place. [i] "Shouldn't you be getting ready?" *fake_choice #This fight is going to be close quarters. I'll need my shortsword. *set shortsword true The woman you saw in the entrance to town was scrawny and decayed, meaning it won't require the same amount of force that you would normally have to use in order to cut through her. And while this hut is large by hut standards, it's still no larger than 12ft by 12ft. Using a smaller weapon increases your control of it, making it easier to land a hit while also making it easier to avoid killing the humans. #Greatsword gives me the best range and power. Good for fighting multiple opponents. *set greatsword true You've come to rely on your greatsword a great deal since the Convergence. Demons are rarely a manageable size, towering and powerful with inches of natural armor gifted to them by their size. As such, overkill has often been the only way to effectively take them down permanently and reliably. Not to mention with a greatsword, you're able to cover a much larger area of attack, and with such a small living space as this hut, the filthy hellspawn will have a hard time avoiding your blade. #Crossbow will allow me to attack from a distance, while still having my hands free. *set crossbow true Demons like to make a presentation. Its arrogance; few humans have the ability to hurt them, and they know it. Often they choose to toy with their prey through psychological torture, making a spectacle of themselves, trying to terrify. Usually lets you get a good shot off and often even kill them outright from the start. That's something the crossbow is good at. While the reload takes a second, it has the fastest attack out of your arsenal and is very difficult to dodge. Not to mention it's small enough that you can still make use of your hands if it comes to close quarters, which is effective against humanoid-shaped demons such as this one. Even possessed, they retain their old human fragility. With your weapon ready, it begins the tensest part of any battle. The preparation. You're cornered. Space is limited, and looking around, there's still two windows that the enemy could get through. There's also the humans in the room that you have to worry about. With the limited space, it will be difficult to keep them safe once the fighting breaks out. *if (cannotkillhumans =false) Even if you weren't worried about them, they could get in the way and cause problems for you. There's also the furneture that's scattered all over the place. Tables and chairs, things to trip over and get distracted by. With an enemy like this, fast and agile, an open space would suit your fighting style better. Outside the house, you can hear the scampering of multiple footprints. They're too rapid to properly count. All you can tell is that they're closing in. Fast. *choice #Peek out a hole in the door Looking at the door, you see a beam of red light shining through. Upon closer inspection, you can see its the moonlight making its way through a hole in the door. Ducking to get a look, all you see is the emptiness of the village. Nothing moves outside, not even the wind. Above you can see the moon, red as the blood of the demons' many victims, the ever oppressive reminder of their no age. [i] "Don't you think we're wasting time here?" Altor echoes, "We have a battle to get ready for." *choice #He's right, I need to focus What next? *goto getbacktowork #I want to get a look at one of them Peering into the village, you eventually do see one of them cross into focus, but not for long. It moves quickly like a blur, using all four limbs. An animal in human skin. [i] "Behind you!" *goto ambushed *disable_reuse #Get the humans clear *set humanssafe true "Everyone, get somewhere safe. Out of the way." You address the humans in the house with you. "In the corner, under a bed. I don't care, just don't be in the way." Some of them hesitate, but luckily a couple get the message and demonstrate for their less bright fellows the correct thing to do in this situation. Listen to the person saving your life. The humans are hidden, you won't have to worry about avoiding them once the fighting breaks out. That's taken care of. Now what? *goto getbacktowork *disable_reuse #Create an open space *set clearhouse true You take a moment to clear the area. There isn't much time to worry about keeping it intact, most of what you do consists of picking them up and throwing them to the side, even breaking apart the things that are too big to be pushed aside. It's worth it, though. By the time you're done area is clear of any inanimate objects that might get in your way. Now what? *goto getbacktowork #Block one of the windows *set boardedwindows true It's a bit tricker than blocking the door, but the same premise. You pick up something heave and press it against the window, then reinforce it with something else really heavy. It should buy you about a minute. At the most. What next? *goto getbacktowork *label getbacktowork *choice #Peek out of a hole in the door Looking at the door, you see a beam of red light shining through. Upon closer inspection, you can see its the moonlight making its way through a hole in the door. Ducking to get a look, all you see is the emptiness of the village. Nothing moves outside, not even the wind. Above you can see the moon, red as the blood of the demons' many victims, the ever oppressive reminder of their no age. [i] "Don't you think we're wasting time here?" Altor echoes, "We have a battle to- behind you!" *goto ambushed #Be ready for whatever they do There's a lot you can still do to tip the odds in your favor, but you're on a limited time table. No matter what you do you'll be working with less ideal circumstances than you would prefer. At least this way you won't also be caught off guard. *page_break Next *goto guarded *if (humanssafe =false) #Get the humans clear *set humanssafe true "Everyone, get somewhere safe. Out of the way." You address the humans in the house with you. "In the corner, under a bed. I don't care, just don't be in the way." Some of them hesitate, but luckily a couple get the message and demonstrate for their less bright fellows the correct thing to do in this situation. Listen to the person saving your life. The humans are hidden, you won't have to worry about avoiding them once the fighting breaks out. That's taken care of. *goto ambushed *if (clearhouse =false) #Create an open space *set clearhouse true You take a moment to clear the area. There isn't much time to worry about keeping it intact, most of what you do consists of picking them up and throwing them to the side, even breaking apart the things that are too big to be pushed aside. It's worth it, though. By the time you're done area is clear of any inanimate objects that might get in your way. *goto ambushed *if (boardedwindows =true) #Block the other window *set boardedbothwindows true The last entry point. Without this they'll have no way in other than to bash repeatedly against the barricades, giving You areple time to prepare and pick away at their numbers. You press up whatever clutter you can find lying around, and reinforce it with yet more cover. Less sturdy than the first one given the lack of larger materials, but any delay is better than none. Before long you hear them bashing away at your fort. At the moment, however, you've bought yourself some time to prepare a bit more and tip the odds ever slightly in your favor. *fake_choice #Get the humans clear *set humanssafe true "Everyone, get somewhere safe. Out of the way." You address the humans in the house with you. "In the corner, under a bed. I don't care, just don't be in the way." Some of them hesitate, but luckily a couple get the message and demonstrate for their less bright fellows the correct thing to do in this situation. Listen to the person saving your life. The humans are hidden, you won't have to worry about avoiding them once the fighting breaks out. That's taken care of. #Create an open space *set clearhouse true You take a moment to clear the area. There isn't much time to worry about keeping it intact, most of what you do consists of picking them up and throwing them to the side, even breaking apart the things that are too big to be pushed aside. It's worth it, though. By the time you're done area is clear of any inanimate objects that might get in your way. *page_break Next Even as you move, you continue to hear the monsters outside breaking smashing against your defenses. You begin to hear splintering wood at the window barricades you set up. At the front, you see the door crack open, letting the red of the moonlight seep in. [i]"The r[/i]o[i]pe[/i]s of [i]deat[/i]h [i]were wra[/i]pp[i]ed[/i] a[i]rou[/i]nd [i]me.[/i] An[i]d[/i] the [i]tor[/i]ments of [i]Sheol[/i] sur[i]roun[/i]d [i]me." Amongst all the chaos, the creatures begin to chant a verse you recognize. You can hear them cackling as they screech their mockery. The moonlight is cut off as a head, deformed and rotted and littered with worms creeps through, leering hungrilly at you. [i]"The[/i]n I [i]cal[/i]led [i]God:[/i] [i]'Sa[/i]ve [i]me![/i] [i]Sa[/i]ve [i]me!'" [i]"Je[/i]sus! [i]Je[/i]sus! [i]Save me!" [i]"Sa[/i]ve [i]me!" "Sa[i]ve[/i] m[i]e!" "S[i]ave m[/i]e[i]!" *choice *if (humanssafe =false) #Ignore them. Get the people safe *set humanssafe true "Everyone, get somewhere safe. Out of the way." You address the humans in the house with you. "In the corner, under a bed. I don't care, just don't be in the way." Some of them hesitate, but luckily a couple get the message and demonstrate for their less bright fellows the correct thing to do in this situation. Listen to the person saving your life. Outside, the demons continue their chantings even as they continue to throw themselves at your barricade. The opening at the door has become wider, and you can hear the horde outside scurrying over to the weakspot in your defenses. All you can do at this point is take a step back and be ready to kill the first thing that blots your gaze. *page_break [i]It begins *goto begins *if (clearhouse =false) #Ignore them. Create an open space *set clearhouse true You take a moment to clear the area. There isn't much time to worry about keeping it intact, most of what you do consists of picking them up and throwing them to the side, even breaking apart the things that are too big to be pushed aside. Outside, the demons continue their chantings even as they continue to throw themselves at your barricade. The opening at the door has become wider, and you can hear the horde outside scurrying over to the weakspot in your defenses. All you can do at this point is take a step back and be ready to kill the first thing that blots your gaze. *page_break [i]It begins *goto begins #Kill the filth *set demons -1 *set altor +5 [i]"D[/i]o [i]you th[/i]ink Je[i]sus wil[/i]l [i]save y[/i]ou? D[i]id h[/i]e s[i]ave you[/i] in O[i]rl- AIE!" There's satisfaction in the screech the creature lets out as your *if (crossbow =true) bolt flies into its head, the force knocking it back, dead on the ground outside your door. *if ((shortsword =true) or (greatsword =true)) blade stabs through its head. It lies limp on the edge of your blade, only falling once you wreth your arm back, letting the blood fly into the room. You slam the door shut afterwards and push back the reinforcements, but it doesn't work for long. The damage to them is already done, and you can hear the horde outside scurrying over to the weakspot in your defenses. All you can do at this point is take a step back and be ready to kill the first thing that blots your gaze. *page_break [i]It begins *goto begins *comment demons could = 9 or 10 *label begins Once the door has crashed open, the hellspawn don't waste anytime tripping over one another to scramble inside. Four of them stumble inside, with more right behind them. Each of them makes a mad dash toward you, leaping through the air and scrambling on the ground straight toward you. *label doover *choice *if (greatsword =true) #Charge them *comment fight goes outside *set demons -6 *comment could be 4 or 3 Timidity has no place when fighting the forces of Satan. As you rush forward, your first swing catches three of them. The first one you hit is cut completely in half, swiftly and cleanly, with enough force to send her top half flying through the air. The second one is a rougher cut, slower and more painful, and rather than fly into the air she falls apart onto the ground. The third isn't cut through all the way, instead faltering halfway through, leaving her to fall on the ground with her insides leaking out of the hole you created in her side, a just as sure death but much slower than was granted to her allies. There was one more that managed to get into the room before you began your charge. She dodged underneath the blade and leapt toward you, but she was leaping at where you used to be. By the time she moves, you're already several feet ahead, rushing for the doorway in a blind rage. Their rush to get in put them in a disadvantaged position; in a small space and still climbing, they can't properly attack, and are now crowded enough for you to take out a large number within the first few seconds of combat. The ones at the front of the line scramble to get out of the house, trying to push through their allies to safety. It seems these tainted individuals are just human enough to still experience the sensation of fear when properly motivated. When you've gone as far as you can without running into your own barricade, you swing at anything your sword can reach, ripping through the doorframe and cutting apart any of them that were unfortunate enough to remain close to your barricade. Their screeches fill the moonlit air, followed by the crash as your greatsword lands noisilly on the ground beside you. They've fled the doorframe, their corpses littered in front and behind it, staining the home and barricades. They aren't fleeing however. You can still hear the pitter patter of their footsteps crawling all over the house. *choice #Go outside *comment everyone inside the house dies Your barricade works a little too well in hindering you as you drag your clunky, heavy armor over it. Luckilly nothing interferes in your attempt and in a few moments your outside beneath the bloody glow of the moon. Remembering the general location of the abominations' footsteps, you turn toward the hut as soon as possible. You see the creature as it's flying toward you midair, teeth bared and limbs reaching for your helmet. *choice #Kill the filth You instinctively raise your sword, slicing in a diagonal motion that cuts halfway through the creature's body and sends her through the air far away from you. The momentum of the swing causes your body to stagger, twisting in an awkward motion. Just as you're recovering you see in your peripheral that the demons have no intention of giving you the time. One is already on the ground right in front of you, poised to jump upward. *if (demons =4) Beyond her there's another one, already leaping toward you in a manner similar to the one you just butchered. Flying above her ally and aimed toward your upper torso with her jaw wide open to bite into whatever she can get her rotted teeth on. *choice #Kill them with a horizontal slice You don't give them the chance of getting anywhere near you, instead forcing your body to twist in the other direction. Your arm isn't doing much other than being pulled along by your shoulders, though that makes no difference to the arc of your greatsword. It cuts viciously through them both, tearing apart their flimsily connected muscles and dead skin, sending both their corpses through the air. Their bodies are so destroyed by the time they hit the ground that it's impossible to say which body parts belonged to who. Carefully you observe your surroundings, searching the shadows of the trees and between the buildings for the slightest hint of life. But the moonlit night is finally still. You take a breath to reassess and take inventory while still keeping a vigilant eye on the area. No missing limbs, no structural damage you can tell, though plenty of blood splashes. [i]"Isn't that something? All that and not a scratch. You've come a long way, he he he..." You hear the echoes screech inside your skull. "Oh, but wait, aren't we forgetting something? Heeee he he he..." Forgetting something... A moment passes, and you hear the screams inside the hut. That all too familier sound. *page_break Next *goto toolate #Dodge between them *set head 2 You keep your head down as you dasy forward. It successfully allows you to dodge the one already midair, as she goes over you and somewhere outside your range of vision. You don't make it through completely unscathed, however. Before you can think you're in the clear, you feel a clawed hand grip your foot. The loss of balance causes you to fall onto the ground. In a moment the creature is on your back, digging her claws into the crown of your helmet. You feel them pierce into your skull as she prys away the surface of the armor to get at the meat underneath. *choice #Stab her *set head 3 Your grip remains firmly tightened around your greatsword. Using this, you raise your sword off the ground a stab aimlessly over your back. With such a poor angle, however, any strike you do somehow manage to land is dull and ineffective. Your most successful attacks do nothing but paddle her. Her attacks are much more effective in that regard. Within moments she's peeled away the entirey of your helmet. With your head exposed she tears into your skull with her teeth, devouring the inside brain matter. Before you can properly register what's happening to you, everything has already gone dark. Later, after the demons have satisfied themselves, they drag your corpse back to their master as tribute. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Grab her *set demons -2 Using your free hand you reach over your shoulder and grab the back of her head and neck. You need to twist your body to get the proper momentum, and even them it isn't quite the throw you were hoping for, but it's enough to smash the creature's head into the ground, violently cracking her skull in several places. She appears dazed for a moment, allowing you to get on a knee, and punch open her weakened skull with your hard metal fist. Knowing that there's still one behind you, you scramble to your feet as fast as you can and turn on your heel. Just in time to see her running toward you. You don't give her the option of attack, instead forcing your body to twist in the other direction. Your arm isn't doing much other than being pulled along by your shoulders, though that makes no difference to the arc of your greatsword. It viciously cuts through the creature's body, tearing apart her flimsily connected muscles and sending multiple pieces to the right. Carefully you observe your surroundings, searching the shadows of the trees and between the buildings for the slightest hint of life. But the moonlit night is finally still. You take a breath to reassess and take inventory while still keeping a vigilant eye on the area. No missing limbs, no structural damage you can tell, though plenty of blood splashes. [i]"Isn't that something? All that and not a scratch. You've come a long way, he he he..." You hear the echoes screech inside your skull. "Oh, but wait, aren't we forgetting something? Heeee he he he..." Forgetting something... A moment passes, and you hear the screams inside the hut. That all too familier sound. *page_break Next *goto toolate #Shake her off *set head 4 You thrash around on the ground, trying desperately to throw the abomination off. But despite her decayed exterior, her grip is stronger than any human's. She doesn't budge for a moment. The most you can do is ellicit an amused cackle. Her attacks are much more effective in that regard. Within moments she's peeled away the entirey of your helmet. With your head exposed she tears into your skull with her teeth, devouring the inside brain matter. Before you can properly register what's happening to you, everything has already gone dark. Later, after the demons have satisfied themselves, they drag your corpse back to their master as tribute. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #I'm done for... *set head 4 Within moments she's peeled away the entirey of your helmet. With your head exposed she tears into your skull with her teeth, devouring the inside brain matter. Before you can properly register what's happening to you, everything has already gone dark. Later, after the demons have satisfied themselves, they drag your corpse back to their master as tribute. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish You don't give her the option of attack, instead forcing your body to twist in the other direction. Your arm isn't doing much other than being pulled along by your shoulders, though that makes no difference to the arc of your greatsword. It viciously cuts through the creature's body, tearing apart her flimsily connected muscles and sending multiple pieces to the right. Carefully you observe your surroundings, searching the shadows of the trees and between the buildings for the slightest hint of life. But the moonlit night is finally still. You take a breath to reassess and take inventory while still keeping a vigilant eye on the area. No missing limbs, no structural damage you can tell, though plenty of blood splashes. [i]"Isn't that something? All that and not a scratch. You've come a long way, he he he..." You hear the echoes screech inside your skull. "Oh, but wait, aren't we forgetting something? Heeee he he he..." Forgetting something... A moment passes, and you hear the screams inside the hut. That all too familier sound. *page_break Next *goto toolate #Dodge With the arc of its descent, it's not difficult. You crouch low, making the demon fly over your shoulders and land head-first somewhere behind you. If her cerebrum still remotely resembles that of a human, it must be ringing around in her skull right about now. *if (demons =4) The creatures in front of you look poised to attack, however seeing that you aren't as distracted as they were perhaps hoping you were, they hesitate. Only two of them in front of you, and one behind you. The rest must be in that pile you left at the doorway. Serves them right for grouping up like that when fighting an opponent wielding a greatsword. Even so, not healthy to count this battle as won just yet. The odds have improved, yes, but three demons, even mere corrupted humans, are still enough to wipe out a whole village and they are certainly enough to kill you. You will have to plan your next move carefully. *choice #Cut them down With them so well lined up for you, it's the move that makes the most sense. You swing your greatsword along the horizontal arc through the both of them. The first one to be hit ends up having her upper half thrown into the air. The second sees your arc and ducks to evade, but not far enough to fully evade the swing. Instead of being cut entirely in half, she merely has her head severed. With no more threats in the front, you turn on your heel to face the creature behind you. When you do, she's still picking herself up off the floor, lazily and with clear effort. It appears that strike on the head left her severely disoriented, there's none of the rabid agility that you had observed in the others of her kind. Her screeching and cackles was now little more than feral grunting. In this vulnerable state, there's nothing that stops you when you bring your sword down on her. Ending the creature's breaths in an instant. Carefully you observe your surroundings, searching the shadows of the trees and between the buildings for the slightest hint of life. But the moonlit night is finally still. You take a breath to reassess and take inventory while still keeping a vigilant eye on the area. No missing limbs, no structural damage you can tell, though plenty of blood splashes. [i]"Isn't that something? All that and not a scratch. You've come a long way, he he he..." You hear the echoes screech inside your skull. "Oh, but wait, aren't we forgetting something? Heeee he he he..." Forgetting something... A moment passes, and you hear the screams inside the hut. That all too familier sound. *page_break Next *goto toolate #Wait for their move Not the moment for rushing in blindly. Numbers like this need to be handled with caution. You stand in a precarious stand-off with them. They carefully watch you even as you watch them, just as aware of their own mortality. Moments pass such as this, and you become more wary of the creature behind you. You can hear her shuffling around, though the sounds of movement are lazy and unbalanced. No doubt that head injury is giving her trouble. There must have been a moment when you looked distracted, because in an instant both creatures rush forward at the same time. Problem crops up when one of them decides to leap into the air, putting them on unequal planes. One going for your legs, the other for your upper half. A favorite tactic of smaller creatures that rely on group attacks. Which to take out first. Which half to protect. *choice #Kill the leaping demon You strike the demon with a swift vertical downward swing, cutting apart the hag and leaving her a mangled mess in the ground. The other one latches around your legs, making movement difficult as she grips tightly around your lower half and offsets your center of balance and bites into the side of your armor. More concerning is the sound of shuffling movement still going on behind you. *choice #Turn around It shouldn't be more difficult than taking a wider step. At least, it wouldn't have been if it were only the weight you had to worry about. This is a somewhat living thing, however, and it isn't content to allow you to move without a struggle. As you step, it quickly reaches out and graps your other leg, forcing you to topple over onto the ground. You raise your weapon to hit something, but before it can get off the ground you feel an arm pin it down. Looking up, you see the second demon, now crawling over you with a cruel heckle as it amuses itself by watching your struggling. Her face lowers to yours and plants a deep kiss on the mouth-area of your helmet. Soon after, you begin to feel her teeth digging into it. A kiss of death, then. *choice #Crush her skull! That's right! She has your sword arm pinned, but the left is still free. Just as she seems to be getting into it, you grab the side of her head and bring her skull down onto the ground hard enough to crack it open, the blood and other internal fluids spilling over as her vacant, lifeless eyes stare ahead in emptiness. You destroy the head just to be sure, of course. In reaction to her ally's death the demon at your leg crawls up your torso to target the back of your head, but with your weapon free you're able to finish her off much easier, rolling to get the necessary momentum to cut her in two. Carefully you observe your surroundings as you get yourself back to your feet, searching the shadows of the trees and between the buildings for the slightest hint of life. But the moonlit night is finally still. You take a breath to reassess and take inventory while still keeping a vigilant eye on the area. No missing limbs, no structural damage you can tell, though plenty of blood splashes. [i]"Isn't that something? All that and not a scratch. You've come a long way, he he he..." You hear the echoes screech inside your skull. "Oh, but wait, aren't we forgetting something? Heeee he he he..." Forgetting something... A moment passes, and you hear the screams inside the hut. That all too familier sound. *page_break Next *goto toolate #Stab her! You try your hardest, but with your arm pinned as it is you can't even begin to get the movement necessary to break free of her grip. The filth looks at your struggles and cackles, before its teeth bite down around what remains of your lips, ripping apart gums and teeth. Your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #There's no hope... You try your hardest, but with your arm pinned as it is you can't even begin to get the movement necessary to break free of her grip. The filth looks at your struggles and cackles, before its teeth bite down around what remains of your lips, ripping apart gums and teeth. Your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Kill the filth It would be awkward to try stabbing at your legs with a giant greatsword. Luckily, you still have a left arm free. You grab her by the throat and hold her into the air as she swings wildly at you, just out of reach, desperate for a kill. You give her no such opportunity, and crush her throat in your hand, breaking her neck before tossing the useless carcass to the side. Looking behind you, you see the only remaining creature staring at you after you've killed every ally she had. Leaving her here, alone. Or rather, alone with you. There is something satisfying in her expression. After it is done, you carefully observe your surroundings, searching the shadows of the trees and between the buildings for the slightest hint of life. But the moonlit night is finally still. You take a breath to reassess and take inventory while still keeping a vigilant eye on the area. No missing limbs, no structural damage you can tell, though plenty of blood splashes. [i]"Isn't that something? All that and only a little scratch on your helmet. You've come a long way, he he he..." You hear the echoes screech inside your skull. "Oh, but wait, aren't we forgetting something? Heeee he he he..." Forgetting something... A moment passes, and you hear the screams inside the hut. That all too familier sound. *page_break Next *goto toolate #Kill the one going for my legs You keep your head low as you swing, allowing the leaping demon to fly harmlessly over your head as you not-so-harmlessly cut her compatriot in two, sending the scattered pieces flying into the house and splattering on the side of the wall. Quickly you turn around, and see the remaining two lying on the ground. Scattered. Helpless... Sometimes, even the night can be kind. With them so vulnerable, it was an easy matter of slaying their scrambling forms. Afterward, you carefully observe your surroundings, searching the shadows of the trees and between the buildings for the slightest hint of life. But the moonlit night is finally still. You take a breath to reassess and take inventory while still keeping a vigilant eye on the area. No missing limbs, no structural damage you can tell, though plenty of blood splashes. [i]"Isn't that something? All that and not a scratch. You've come a long way, he he he..." You hear the echoes screech inside your skull. "Oh, but wait, aren't we forgetting something? Heeee he he he..." Forgetting something... A moment passes, and you hear the screams inside the hut. That all too familier sound. *page_break Next *goto toolate *else The creature in front you leaps, not willing to give you a moment respite. However, it miscalculates just how distracted you were, and in an instant is impaled on your sword, sliding down the blade until it becomes too thick for her to go any further. After not too long, her lifeless body breaks, falling off the side in a mess of blood and torn meat. Looking behind you, you see the only remaining creature staring at you after you've killed every ally she had. Leaving her here, alone. Or rather, alone with you. There is something satisfying in her expression. After it is done, you carefully observe your surroundings, searching the shadows of the trees and between the buildings for the slightest hint of life. But the moonlit night is finally still. You take a breath to reassess and take inventory while still keeping a vigilant eye on the area. No missing limbs, no structural damage you can tell, though plenty of blood splashes. [i]"Isn't that something? All that and only a little scratch on your helmet. You've come a long way, he he he..." You hear the echoes screech inside your skull. "Oh, but wait, aren't we forgetting something? Heeee he he he..." Forgetting something... A moment passes, and you hear the screams inside the hut. That all too familier sound. *page_break Next *goto toolate #Wait for them here *set demons -1 *comment could be 3 or 2 Outside is unknown territory. Here, at least, you have a pretty good grasp of your environment and how to defend it. Not to mention, you can't just leave a still living demon in a room full of innocent humans. Turning, you see the creature watching you warily. And with fear. She charges you in a mad, desperate attempt to finish you before you finish it. However, she's unable to dodge the wide arc of your greatsword, sweeping over the area in front of you and right through her rotted corpse, the force tearing her body into multiple pieces that splatter across the wall, leaving a bloody trail of meet and tissue across the ground. *page_break Next Now all that's left is to wait. Monitor your surroundings. You keep an eye on all possible entrances with your weapon still in hand. Strangely, all is quiet. Even the rapid padding of their feet crawling over the hut is gone. Their heckling cries that filled the air have stopped. Cautiously, and ready to strike out against the first moving thing you see, you peer outside from the door. In the distance, you see the last traces of one of the naked harpies, staring back at you and snarling before fleeing back into the woods from whence they game. "They fled." Beside you, the man walks up and looks out just as you have. "Does...that mean they're gone? It's ended?" "Of course not," you remind him. "It never ends." *page_break Next *goto afteraction2 *if (crossbow =true) #Shoot one of them *set demons -1 *comment could be 9 or 8 The bolt flies through the air pierces the skull of the nearest monstrosity just as she lept through the air, causing her to stumble and fall lifelessly. Two more climb through the doorway to replace her while the other three continue closing in. *choice #Reload You move quickly through motions you've practiced under stress for longer than the natural human lifespan. However, the moment the new bolt is slid back and ready to fire, you're already being pounced on. One grabs onto your chest, the force alone causing you to stagger, while others reach onto your legs and arms. More in the back come to reinfoce the gang of monsters piling on top of you. Every limb is pinned by one or more, and you're left with no recourse but to struggle and hope for a miracle. Unfortunately, this world wasn't owned by a heavenly father anymore. This was Satan's realm. The filth looks at your struggles and cackles, before its teeth bite down around what remains of your lips, ripping apart gums and teeth. Your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Summon a greatsword The crossbow quickly deconstructs itself in your hand as the massive weight of the greatsword takes it's place. Within a second it's perfectly formed and ready to be used to crush your enemies. However, that second is too long. By the time you're armed, you're already being pounced on. One grabs onto your chest, the force alone causing you to stagger, while others reach onto your legs and arms. More in the back come to reinfoce the gang of monsters piling on top of you. Every limb is pinned by one or more, and you're left with no recourse but to struggle and hope for a miracle. Unfortunately, this world wasn't owned by a heavenly father anymore. This was Satan's realm. The filth looks at your struggles and cackles, before its teeth bite down around what remains of your lips, ripping apart gums and teeth. Your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Summon a shortsword The crossbow quickly deconstructs itself in your hand as the slim weight of the shortsword takes it's place. Within a second it's perfectly formed and ready to be used to slice apart your enemies. However, that second is too long. By the time you're armed, you're already being pounced on. One grabs onto your chest, the force alone causing you to stagger, while others reach onto your legs and arms. More in the back come to reinfoce the gang of monsters piling on top of you. Every limb is pinned by one or more, and you're left with no recourse but to struggle and hope for a miracle. Unfortunately, this world wasn't owned by a heavenly father anymore. This was Satan's realm. The filth looks at your struggles and cackles, before its teeth bite down around what remains of your lips, ripping apart gums and teeth. Your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Toss the crossbow aside. It's time for hand-to-hand. Dropping the crossbow in place, you raise your hands ready to defend yourself. The first thing that leaps into you falls straight into your arms as you catch it and throw it violently against the wall with a crash. Disabled, though almost certainly not dead. No time to finish it off, either. In less than a second, you have three more of the corrupted harlots right in your face, with two more following close behind them. The first one to attempt to attack you gets a punch across the jaw with your armored fist for her trouble, leaving her dazed and sprawled on the ground. Unfortunetely, that leaves still two others attacking simultaneously. *choice #Get away You're being attacked from too many sides here. You quickly rush to get out of the way. You end up having to take a dive just to escape the clutches of your nearest attackers, rushing to scramble back on your feet before they catch up to you. Unfortunetely, catch up to you they do. One grabs onto your chest, the force alone causing you to stagger, while others reach onto your legs and arms. More in the back come to reinfoce the gang of monsters piling on top of you. Every limb is pinned by one or more, and you're left with no recourse but to struggle and hope for a miracle. Unfortunately, this world wasn't owned by a heavenly father anymore. This was Satan's realm. The filth looks at your struggles and cackles, before its teeth bite down around what remains of your lips, ripping apart gums and teeth. Your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Finish the downed opponent You drop down on one knee to get close enough to the downed creature that you can take her head into your hands and slowly crush her skull. She screams from the pressure, and you can feel the cracks starting to appear when you yourself are taken to the ground by her allies. One grabs onto your chest, the force alone causing you to stagger, while others reach onto your legs and arms. More in the back come to reinfoce the gang of monsters piling on top of you. Every limb is pinned by one or more, and you're left with no recourse but to struggle and hope for a miracle. Unfortunately, this world wasn't owned by a heavenly father anymore. This was Satan's realm. The filth looks at your struggles and cackles, before its teeth bite down around what remains of your lips, ripping apart gums and teeth. Your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Rush them They aren't expecting you to go straight into their open arms. The force of your shoulder is enough to push them back and the momentum leads you through, knocking them both onto the ground. Unfortunately, it also brings you to the ground on top of one. Before you can even get up, you're already being pounced on. One grabs onto your chest, the force alone causing you to stagger, while others reach onto your legs and arms. More in the back come to reinfoce the gang of monsters piling on top of you. Every limb is pinned by one or more, and you're left with no recourse but to struggle and hope for a miracle. Unfortunately, this world wasn't owned by a heavenly father anymore. This was Satan's realm. The filth looks at your struggles and cackles, before its teeth bite down around what remains of your lips, ripping apart gums and teeth. Your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #I was never going to win... You're already being pounced on. One grabs onto your chest, the force alone causing you to stagger, while others reach onto your legs and arms. More in the back come to reinfoce the gang of monsters piling on top of you. Every limb is pinned by one or more, and you're left with no recourse but to struggle and hope for a miracle. Unfortunately, this world wasn't owned by a heavenly father anymore. This was Satan's realm. The filth looks at your struggles and cackles, before its teeth bite down around what remains of your lips, ripping apart gums and teeth. Your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Why bother... You're already being pounced on. One grabs onto your chest, the force alone causing you to stagger, while others reach onto your legs and arms. More in the back come to reinfoce the gang of monsters piling on top of you. Every limb is pinned by one or more, and you're left with no recourse but to struggle and hope for a miracle. Unfortunately, this world wasn't owned by a heavenly father anymore. This was Satan's realm. The filth looks at your struggles and cackles, before its teeth bite down around what remains of your lips, ripping apart gums and teeth. Your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish *if (greatsword =true) #Use a wide horizontal swing *set demons -3 *comment could be 7 or 6 The advantage of the greatsword is it's wide arc making it excellent at tearing through multiple opponents. Such is the case here. The first three that enter my range are torn apart on immediate contact. All three bodies, in various states of dismemberment, are sent flying into the wall leaving a trail of blood and detatched tissue up toward the splatter. That trims down the number of enemies actually inside the room to one, a much more manageable number. It doesn't stay that way for long, though. Before the bodies are cold two have crawled through the door frame and with no sign of them running out. Not to mention the strike left me open to an attack from the one inside who managed to avoid my opening slice. *choice #Use a backswing *set demons -1 *comment could be 6 or 5 It's close. If the corrupted harlot had been anywhere closer, she would have latched onto your shoulder before the blade had a chance to hit her. Instead, her frail body is torn apart into chunks and splattered on the other side of the hut. Two more have crawled into the cabin, making a total of four unholy abominations contaminating your sight. Exactly the number that you had started off with. On the bright side, at least it seemed you managed to thin their numbers outside. These four, upon seeing the remains of their comrades, are clearly much less enthusiastic about rushing toward your greatsword and watch you warily in a standoff. *if (clearhouse =false) *comment demons =6 The standoff ends when one of them grabs a piece of your barricade, a table about twice her size, and throws it at you. For a moment, your vision is blinded while the projectile takes up your entire field of view. *choice #Destroy the obstacle *set rightleg 1 *set head 2 You treat it as you would any other demon, ripping it out of the air with your sword. The wooden table splinters into pieces and flies all around you, leaving your own person completely untouched. The first thing you see when the splinters clears is the hideous forms swarming toward you. Two of them have already lept into the air, not leaving any time to do anything about them before one crashes right into your chest and latches hold. The other lands at your feet and grabs at your leg, sinking her broken teeth in and tearing away at your armor. The one on your chest is more concerning. She brings her lips down to where yours would be on your faceplate, in a deep kiss that goes deeper as her teeth get involved, biting into it and rending the helmet. You can't see the others, though they can't be far behind. *choice #Crush her skull *set demons -1 *comment demons =5 *set rightleg 2 Your free hand goes straight to her head and grabs hard, your fingers digging into her eye and jaw to get a better grip before ripping her away from your helmet and crushing with as much strength as you can muster. Which, considering it's the suit of armor doing most of the work anyway, is quite a bit of strength. The half of her skull that you grabbed caves in, leaving the rest of the body limp. Before you can celebrate your victory, however, there are plenty more where she came from. There are four more of them right in front of you, all of them charging like wild beasts and with two of them less than a second away. Meanwhile, you still have your leg pinned by yet one more of the abominations, who has ripped through the armor and starting to eat away at skin. *choice #Free my leg You try, but at close quarters the greatsword is too cumbersome and completely unable to get the momentum or the angle to properly deal with her. You end up swinging space, most likely looking like a fool. While you're trying in vain to free your leg, her allies swarm over you, knocking you onto the ground in a rush. It isn't long before you're covered in the undead whores, with one even right in the same position as the previous that you slaughtered. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Wide swing You swing and manage to catch the nearest ghoul in your strike, knocking her out of the air and splattered into the ground. However, with your leg pinned as it is, there's no base for which you can recover, and you fall onto the ground in an awkward, twisted position. It isn't long before you're covered in the undead whores, with one even right in the same position as the previous that you slaughtered. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Thrust *set demons -2 *comment demons =3 *set rightleg 3 Less of a thrust, and more leaving your blade in the perfect position for them to impale themselves on it. For the nearest ones, their trajectories are set and are unable to avoid your own countermove. One ends up sliding down the shaft of the blade, then hang limply off of it as a slight alteration has it cut into the side of the second charger, knocking her out of the air with a gashing wound in her side. Realizing the error of their strategy, the two more distant monstronsities cease their rush and begin circling around you. Trying to get an angle. Just as you're about to counter that, your right leg finally gives out underneath you and you collapse onto your back. Your sword falls out of your hand, landing on top of the demon responsible for your leg's current condition. The massive weight of the blade keeps her pinned, at least for the moment. Above you, however, the other two aren't waiting any longer and are swarming straight toward you. *choice #Summon a shortsword The motions are automatic, practiced over decades. Nevertheless, however skilled you are, the assembling of the shortsword takes too long and in mere moments you are swarmed. They tear at your skull, rending the helmet in seconds and ripping apart your head between their teeth and claws. Once the head is gone, your now lifeless body is helpless as they eat away at it. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Defend yourself with your hands No time to be summoning anything. Going to need the use of hands for this. Luckily, with the one at your leg pinned by your greatsword, you're free to use both of them for defense. One of them you're able to catch before they reach you, grabbing her by the throat as she claws at you, just out of reach. The other got close enough to get a bite into your helmet, but that just puts her in range of your other hand, which you use to get a good grip on her skull and crush. The blood and brain matter as they splatter onto your visor is a pleasing sight. Once she's done with, you reach over and grab the other, holding the lower edges of her jaw with both hands and ripping upward. You do half a sit-up in order to get the momentum necessary to rip the head off its host, the spine following after it as both fly through the air and across the room, the body flopping next to you. The pinned creature is panicking now. At the moment, she's completely at your mercy, and knows it. A demon clutched by fear is always a satisfying sight. Sometimes, even this world can be kind to you. *page_break Next *goto afteraction1 #I can't win... In mere moments you are swarmed. They tear at your skull, rending the helmet in seconds and ripping apart your head between their teeth and claws. Once the head is gone, your now lifeless body is helpless as they eat away at it. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Just give up... While you're trying in vain to free your leg, her allies swarm over you, knocking you onto the ground in a rush. It isn't long before you're covered in the undead whores, with one even right in the same position as the previous that you slaughtered. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Stab her You try, but at close quarters the greatsword is too cumbersome and completely unable to get the momentum or the angle to properly deal with her. You end up swinging space, most likely looking like a fool as she continues to tear at your face. In practically no time at all, she's already pierced the helmet and is now tearing at your flesh. That alone would have been survivable, however unlike yourself, she wasn't alone. Soon more gang up alongside her, and before too long, you're pinned to the ground. Any attempt to free yourself is laughed off underneath the pile of walking, corrupted corpses. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Kill the one at my leg You try, but at close quarters the greatsword is too cumbersome and completely unable to get the momentum or the angle to properly deal with her. You end up swinging space, most likely looking like a fool. While you're trying in vain to free your leg, the one chewing at your face wastes no time in taking advante of your negelct. In practically no time at all, she's already pierced the helmet and is now tearing at your flesh. That alone would have been survivable, however unlike yourself, she wasn't alone. Soon more gang up alongside her, and before too long, you're pinned to the ground. Any attempt to free yourself is laughed off underneath the pile of walking, corrupted corpses. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #It's hopeless... Soon more gang up alongside her, and before too long, you're pinned to the ground. Any attempt to free yourself is laughed off underneath the pile of walking, corrupted corpses. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Duck out of the way There's just enough room underneath the table to do so. You feel the wind shift as the large object moves above your head, and your eyes are assaulted by visions of the demons, swarming toward you. Two of them have already lept into the air, not leaving any time to do anything about them before one crashes right into your chest and latches hold. The other lands at your feet and grabs at your leg, sinking her broken teeth in and tearing away at your armor. The one on your chest is more concerning. She brings her lips down to where yours would be on your faceplate, in a deep kiss that goes deeper as her teeth get involved, biting into it and rending the helmet. You can't see the others, though they can't be far behind. *choice #Crush her skull *set demons -1 *comment demons =5 *set rightleg 2 Your free hand goes straight to her head and grabs hard, your fingers digging into her eye and jaw to get a better grip before ripping her away from your helmet and crushing with as much strength as you can muster. Which, considering it's the suit of armor doing most of the work anyway, is quite a bit of strength. The half of her skull that you grabbed caves in, leaving the rest of the body limp. Before you can celebrate your victory, however, there are plenty more where she came from. There are four more of them right in front of you, all of them charging like wild beasts and with two of them less than a second away. Meanwhile, you still have your leg pinned by yet one more of the abominations, who has ripped through the armor and starting to eat away at skin. *choice #Free my leg You try, but at close quarters the greatsword is too cumbersome and completely unable to get the momentum or the angle to properly deal with her. You end up swinging space, most likely looking like a fool. While you're trying in vain to free your leg, her allies swarm over you, knocking you onto the ground in a rush. It isn't long before you're covered in the undead whores, with one even right in the same position as the previous that you slaughtered. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Wide swing You swing and manage to catch the nearest ghoul in your strike, knocking her out of the air and splattered into the ground. However, with your leg pinned as it is, there's no base for which you can recover, and you fall onto the ground in an awkward, twisted position. It isn't long before you're covered in the undead whores, with one even right in the same position as the previous that you slaughtered. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Thrust *set demons -2 *comment demons =3 *set rightleg 3 Less of a thrust, and more leaving your blade in the perfect position for them to impale themselves on it. For the nearest ones, their trajectories are set and are unable to avoid your own countermove. One ends up sliding down the shaft of the blade, then hang limply off of it as a slight alteration has it cut into the side of the second charger, knocking her out of the air with a gashing wound in her side. Realizing the error of their strategy, the two more distant monstronsities cease their rush and begin circling around you. Trying to get an angle. Just as you're about to counter that, your right leg finally gives out underneath you and you collapse onto your back. Your sword falls out of your hand, landing on top of the demon responsible for your leg's current condition. The massive weight of the blade keeps her pinned, at least for the moment. Above you, however, the other two aren't waiting any longer and are swarming straight toward you. *choice #Summon a shortsword The motions are automatic, practiced over decades. Nevertheless, however skilled you are, the assembling of the shortsword takes too long and in mere moments you are swarmed. They tear at your skull, rending the helmet in seconds and ripping apart your head between their teeth and claws. Once the head is gone, your now lifeless body is helpless as they eat away at it. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Defend yourself with your hands No time to be summoning anything. Going to need the use of hands for this. Luckily, with the one at your leg pinned by your greatsword, you're free to use both of them for defense. One of them you're able to catch before they reach you, grabbing her by the throat as she claws at you, just out of reach. The other got close enough to get a bite into your helmet, but that just puts her in range of your other hand, which you use to get a good grip on her skull and crush. The blood and brain matter as they splatter onto your visor is a pleasing sight. Once she's done with, you reach over and grab the other, holding the lower edges of her jaw with both hands and ripping upward. You do half a sit-up in order to get the momentum necessary to rip the head off its host, the spine following after it as both fly through the air and across the room, the body flopping next to you. The pinned creature is panicking now. At the moment, she's completely at your mercy, and knows it. A demon clutched by fear is always a satisfying sight. Sometimes, even this world can be kind to you. *page_break Next *goto afteraction1 #I can't win... In mere moments you are swarmed. They tear at your skull, rending the helmet in seconds and ripping apart your head between their teeth and claws. Once the head is gone, your now lifeless body is helpless as they eat away at it. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Just give up... While you're trying in vain to free your leg, her allies swarm over you, knocking you onto the ground in a rush. It isn't long before you're covered in the undead whores, with one even right in the same position as the previous that you slaughtered. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Stab her You try, but at close quarters the greatsword is too cumbersome and completely unable to get the momentum or the angle to properly deal with her. You end up swinging space, most likely looking like a fool as she continues to tear at your face. In practically no time at all, she's already pierced the helmet and is now tearing at your flesh. That alone would have been survivable, however unlike yourself, she wasn't alone. Soon more gang up alongside her, and before too long, you're pinned to the ground. Any attempt to free yourself is laughed off underneath the pile of walking, corrupted corpses. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Kill the one at my leg You try, but at close quarters the greatsword is too cumbersome and completely unable to get the momentum or the angle to properly deal with her. You end up swinging space, most likely looking like a fool. While you're trying in vain to free your leg, the one chewing at your face wastes no time in taking advante of your negelct. In practically no time at all, she's already pierced the helmet and is now tearing at your flesh. That alone would have been survivable, however unlike yourself, she wasn't alone. Soon more gang up alongside her, and before too long, you're pinned to the ground. Any attempt to free yourself is laughed off underneath the pile of walking, corrupted corpses. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #It's hopeless... Soon more gang up alongside her, and before too long, you're pinned to the ground. Any attempt to free yourself is laughed off underneath the pile of walking, corrupted corpses. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Block the attack *comment death You raise your sword as a makeshift shield, however while it keeps the table from hitting your body, that was never really the risk. The real problem was the staggering effect. And stagger you, it does. With your body off balance, you are easy to knock over as the demons swarm over you. In moments you're covered by them, every limb pinned as they tear through your armor and begin eating at the flesh underneath. They cackle at your attempts at escape, relishing at your desperation and rage as they eat you alive. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Give up... The table from hits your body, but that was never really the risk. The real problem was the staggering effect. And stagger you, it does. With your body off balance, you are easy to knock over as the demons swarm over you. In moments you're covered by them, every limb pinned as they tear through your armor and begin eating at the flesh underneath. They cackle at your attempts at escape, relishing at your desperation and rage as they eat you alive. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish *if (humanssafe =false) *comment demons =5 Then you notice, off in the corner by the door, the human. Leaning against the wall, trying hard not to be noticed by the demonic filth that stands less than a meter away from him. Of course, they notice. One reaches out, lifting him in the air with one arm, and throwing him straight at you. Using the human as a projectile. *choice #Catch him! It's a close thing and he almost flies past you, but luckily a half-century of constant combat has honed your reflexes and you're able to grab him in mid-air. The collision against hard metal probably hurts, but not as bad as what would have happened otherwise. Unfortunately, the demons expected this, and were closing in the moment the human went flying. While you're distracted with protecting him, they swarm you both. The force of their combined effort while already occupied makes it impossible for you to keep your footing as they trample on top of you in a pile, pinning both you and the human to the ground. First they tear into him. You struggle, but are ultimately helpless to stop them as they rip him limb from limb on top of you, preserving his life as long as possible so that his screams can echo in your head as they eat him alive. It's only when the blessing of death finally overtakes him that they turn their teeth on you. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish *selectable_if (cannotkillhumans =false) #Get out of the way! He's meant as a diversion. They know you'll hesitate, try to save him. If you tried, they would take advantage of the distraction to kill you both. Then nobody lives. Besides, a fall like that won't kill a healthy man anyway. You feel the wind shift as he flies over your head and crashes somewhere in the back, and your eyes are assaulted by visions of the demons, swarming toward you. Two of them have already lept into the air, not leaving any time to do anything about them before one crashes right into your chest and latches hold. The other lands at your feet and grabs at your leg, sinking her broken teeth in and tearing away at your armor. The one on your chest is more concerning. She brings her lips down to where yours would be on your faceplate, in a deep kiss that goes deeper as her teeth get involved, biting into it and rending the helmet. You can't see the others, though they can't be far behind. *choice #Crush her skull *set demons -1 *comment demons =5 *set rightleg 2 Your free hand goes straight to her head and grabs hard, your fingers digging into her eye and jaw to get a better grip before ripping her away from your helmet and crushing with as much strength as you can muster. Which, considering it's the suit of armor doing most of the work anyway, is quite a bit of strength. The half of her skull that you grabbed caves in, leaving the rest of the body limp. Before you can celebrate your victory, however, there are plenty more where she came from. There are four more of them right in front of you, all of them charging like wild beasts and with two of them less than a second away. Meanwhile, you still have your leg pinned by yet one more of the abominations, who has ripped through the armor and starting to eat away at skin. *choice #Free my leg You try, but at close quarters the greatsword is too cumbersome and completely unable to get the momentum or the angle to properly deal with her. You end up swinging space, most likely looking like a fool. While you're trying in vain to free your leg, her allies swarm over you, knocking you onto the ground in a rush. It isn't long before you're covered in the undead whores, with one even right in the same position as the previous that you slaughtered. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Wide swing You swing and manage to catch the nearest ghoul in your strike, knocking her out of the air and splattered into the ground. However, with your leg pinned as it is, there's no base for which you can recover, and you fall onto the ground in an awkward, twisted position. It isn't long before you're covered in the undead whores, with one even right in the same position as the previous that you slaughtered. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Thrust *set demons -2 *comment demons =3 *set rightleg 3 Less of a thrust, and more leaving your blade in the perfect position for them to impale themselves on it. For the nearest ones, their trajectories are set and are unable to avoid your own countermove. One ends up sliding down the shaft of the blade, then hang limply off of it as a slight alteration has it cut into the side of the second charger, knocking her out of the air with a gashing wound in her side. Realizing the error of their strategy, the two more distant monstronsities cease their rush and begin circling around you. Trying to get an angle. Just as you're about to counter that, your right leg finally gives out underneath you and you collapse onto your back. Your sword falls out of your hand, landing on top of the demon responsible for your leg's current condition. The massive weight of the blade keeps her pinned, at least for the moment. Above you, however, the other two aren't waiting any longer and are swarming straight toward you. *choice #Summon a shortsword The motions are automatic, practiced over decades. Nevertheless, however skilled you are, the assembling of the shortsword takes too long and in mere moments you are swarmed. They tear at your skull, rending the helmet in seconds and ripping apart your head between their teeth and claws. Once the head is gone, your now lifeless body is helpless as they eat away at it. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Defend yourself with your hands No time to be summoning anything. Going to need the use of hands for this. Luckily, with the one at your leg pinned by your greatsword, you're free to use both of them for defense. One of them you're able to catch before they reach you, grabbing her by the throat as she claws at you, just out of reach. The other got close enough to get a bite into your helmet, but that just puts her in range of your other hand, which you use to get a good grip on her skull and crush. The blood and brain matter as they splatter onto your visor is a pleasing sight. Once she's done with, you reach over and grab the other, holding the lower edges of her jaw with both hands and ripping upward. You do half a sit-up in order to get the momentum necessary to rip the head off its host, the spine following after it as both fly through the air and across the room, the body flopping next to you. The pinned creature is panicking now. At the moment, she's completely at your mercy, and knows it. A demon clutched by fear is always a satisfying sight. Sometimes, even this world can be kind to you. *page_break Next *goto afteraction1 #I can't win... In mere moments you are swarmed. They tear at your skull, rending the helmet in seconds and ripping apart your head between their teeth and claws. Once the head is gone, your now lifeless body is helpless as they eat away at it. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Just give up... While you're trying in vain to free your leg, her allies swarm over you, knocking you onto the ground in a rush. It isn't long before you're covered in the undead whores, with one even right in the same position as the previous that you slaughtered. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Stab her You try, but at close quarters the greatsword is too cumbersome and completely unable to get the momentum or the angle to properly deal with her. You end up swinging space, most likely looking like a fool as she continues to tear at your face. In practically no time at all, she's already pierced the helmet and is now tearing at your flesh. That alone would have been survivable, however unlike yourself, she wasn't alone. Soon more gang up alongside her, and before too long, you're pinned to the ground. Any attempt to free yourself is laughed off underneath the pile of walking, corrupted corpses. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Kill the one at my leg You try, but at close quarters the greatsword is too cumbersome and completely unable to get the momentum or the angle to properly deal with her. You end up swinging space, most likely looking like a fool. While you're trying in vain to free your leg, the one chewing at your face wastes no time in taking advante of your negelct. In practically no time at all, she's already pierced the helmet and is now tearing at your flesh. That alone would have been survivable, however unlike yourself, she wasn't alone. Soon more gang up alongside her, and before too long, you're pinned to the ground. Any attempt to free yourself is laughed off underneath the pile of walking, corrupted corpses. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #It's hopeless... Soon more gang up alongside her, and before too long, you're pinned to the ground. Any attempt to free yourself is laughed off underneath the pile of walking, corrupted corpses. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish *else *comment demons =6 *choice #Go on the offensive *set demons -3 *comment demons =3 It's about time you started being a bit more proactive in this fight. With them hesitant to engage directly, it gives you the opening to move forward, swinging as you do. The sudden rush of motion clearly isn't what they were expecting and you manage to catch three of them with your slice. Cold blood splashes against your armor in waves, giving your body and blade a red shine in the moonlight that creeps in from various holes in the patchy walls. One of them was quicker than the others, though. Managed to duck under the blade, got close and leaped onto your torso, latching on tightly, her limbs twist unnaturally as they twril around you like vines as she presses her rotted bossom against your chestplate, the maggots digging out from under her flesh and seeking out their new host. She bares her teeth with nothing but sadistic amusement twinkling in her eyes as her mouth comes closer to yours. And in the midst of all this, the last two just watches from a few feet away, cackling maddly. *choice #Stab her! You try, but at close quarters the greatsword is too cumbersome and completely unable to get the momentum or the angle to properly deal with her. You end up swinging space, most likely looking like a fool as she continues to tear at your face. In practically no time at all, she's already pierced the helmet and is now tearing at your flesh. That alone would have been survivable, however unlike yourself, she wasn't alone. Seeing your struggling, the other two seem to decide to err on the side of caution, and before too long, you're pinned to the ground. Any attempt to free yourself is laughed off underneath the pile of walking, corrupted corpses. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Crush her skull! Your free hand goes straight to her head and grabs hard, your fingers digging into her eye and jaw to get a better grip before ripping her away from your helmet and crushing with as much strength as you can muster. Which, considering it's the suit of armor doing most of the work anyway, is quite a bit of strength. The half of her skull that you grabbed caves in, leaving the rest of the body limp. In the time it takes to peel her off you're being jumped by yet another one, but a simple swing of your sword leaves her in chunky pieces on the ground. Leaving just the one. As you look down at her, surrounded by the remnants of your last kills and covered in their lifeblood, you can see fear in her eyes. There's something satisfying about that fear. Sometimes even this world can be kind. *page_break Next *goto afteraction1 #Just give up... In practically no time at all, she's already pierced the helmet and is now tearing at your flesh. That alone would have been survivable, however unlike yourself, she wasn't alone. Seeing your struggling, the other two seem to decide to err on the side of caution, and before too long, you're pinned to the ground. Any attempt to free yourself is laughed off underneath the pile of walking, corrupted corpses. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Stay defensive After a tense stretch of time that seems to go on forever, through some uncommunicated synergy they all sweep forward to strike. Two of them have already lept into the air, not leaving any time to do anything about them before one crashes right into your chest and latches hold. The other lands at your feet and grabs at your leg, sinking her broken teeth in and tearing away at your armor. The one on your chest is more concerning. She brings her lips down to where yours would be on your faceplate, in a deep kiss that goes deeper as her teeth get involved, biting into it and rending the helmet. You can't see the others, though they can't be far behind. *choice #Crush her skull *set demons -1 *comment demons =5 *set rightleg 2 Your free hand goes straight to her head and grabs hard, your fingers digging into her eye and jaw to get a better grip before ripping her away from your helmet and crushing with as much strength as you can muster. Which, considering it's the suit of armor doing most of the work anyway, is quite a bit of strength. The half of her skull that you grabbed caves in, leaving the rest of the body limp. Before you can celebrate your victory, however, there are plenty more where she came from. There are four more of them right in front of you, all of them charging like wild beasts and with two of them less than a second away. Meanwhile, you still have your leg pinned by yet one more of the abominations, who has ripped through the armor and starting to eat away at skin. *choice #Free my leg You try, but at close quarters the greatsword is too cumbersome and completely unable to get the momentum or the angle to properly deal with her. You end up swinging space, most likely looking like a fool. While you're trying in vain to free your leg, her allies swarm over you, knocking you onto the ground in a rush. It isn't long before you're covered in the undead whores, with one even right in the same position as the previous that you slaughtered. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Wide swing You swing and manage to catch the nearest ghoul in your strike, knocking her out of the air and splattered into the ground. However, with your leg pinned as it is, there's no base for which you can recover, and you fall onto the ground in an awkward, twisted position. It isn't long before you're covered in the undead whores, with one even right in the same position as the previous that you slaughtered. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Thrust *set demons -2 *comment demons =3 *set rightleg 3 Less of a thrust, and more leaving your blade in the perfect position for them to impale themselves on it. For the nearest ones, their trajectories are set and are unable to avoid your own countermove. One ends up sliding down the shaft of the blade, then hang limply off of it as a slight alteration has it cut into the side of the second charger, knocking her out of the air with a gashing wound in her side. Realizing the error of their strategy, the two more distant monstronsities cease their rush and begin circling around you. Trying to get an angle. Just as you're about to counter that, your right leg finally gives out underneath you and you collapse onto your back. Your sword falls out of your hand, landing on top of the demon responsible for your leg's current condition. The massive weight of the blade keeps her pinned, at least for the moment. Above you, however, the other two aren't waiting any longer and are swarming straight toward you. *choice #Summon a shortsword The motions are automatic, practiced over decades. Nevertheless, however skilled you are, the assembling of the shortsword takes too long and in mere moments you are swarmed. They tear at your skull, rending the helmet in seconds and ripping apart your head between their teeth and claws. Once the head is gone, your now lifeless body is helpless as they eat away at it. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Defend yourself with your hands No time to be summoning anything. Going to need the use of hands for this. Luckily, with the one at your leg pinned by your greatsword, you're free to use both of them for defense. One of them you're able to catch before they reach you, grabbing her by the throat as she claws at you, just out of reach. The other got close enough to get a bite into your helmet, but that just puts her in range of your other hand, which you use to get a good grip on her skull and crush. The blood and brain matter as they splatter onto your visor is a pleasing sight. Once she's done with, you reach over and grab the other, holding the lower edges of her jaw with both hands and ripping upward. You do half a sit-up in order to get the momentum necessary to rip the head off its host, the spine following after it as both fly through the air and across the room, the body flopping next to you. The pinned creature is panicking now. At the moment, she's completely at your mercy, and knows it. A demon clutched by fear is always a satisfying sight. Sometimes, even this world can be kind to you. *page_break Next *goto afteraction1 #I can't win... In mere moments you are swarmed. They tear at your skull, rending the helmet in seconds and ripping apart your head between their teeth and claws. Once the head is gone, your now lifeless body is helpless as they eat away at it. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Just give up... While you're trying in vain to free your leg, her allies swarm over you, knocking you onto the ground in a rush. It isn't long before you're covered in the undead whores, with one even right in the same position as the previous that you slaughtered. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Stab her You try, but at close quarters the greatsword is too cumbersome and completely unable to get the momentum or the angle to properly deal with her. You end up swinging space, most likely looking like a fool as she continues to tear at your face. In practically no time at all, she's already pierced the helmet and is now tearing at your flesh. That alone would have been survivable, however unlike yourself, she wasn't alone. Soon more gang up alongside her, and before too long, you're pinned to the ground. Any attempt to free yourself is laughed off underneath the pile of walking, corrupted corpses. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Kill the one at my leg You try, but at close quarters the greatsword is too cumbersome and completely unable to get the momentum or the angle to properly deal with her. You end up swinging space, most likely looking like a fool. While you're trying in vain to free your leg, the one chewing at your face wastes no time in taking advante of your negelct. In practically no time at all, she's already pierced the helmet and is now tearing at your flesh. That alone would have been survivable, however unlike yourself, she wasn't alone. Soon more gang up alongside her, and before too long, you're pinned to the ground. Any attempt to free yourself is laughed off underneath the pile of walking, corrupted corpses. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #It's hopeless... Soon more gang up alongside her, and before too long, you're pinned to the ground. Any attempt to free yourself is laughed off underneath the pile of walking, corrupted corpses. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Dodge Your momentum already has you going that direction. It isn't much more difficult to let that momentum follow through, carrying you a fair distance away. When you turn back to your opponent, you see that she hasn't been idle in this time and chased you down. Meanwhile behind her, two more of her allies have entered and are just getting onto their feet. They'll be into the fight in no time at all, meaning you have to finish this creature now. She's close. Closer than the range of your blade, and getting closer as her teeth aim for your throat and she lunges for the kill. *choice #Stab her You try, but at close quarters the greatsword is too cumbersome and completely unable to get the momentum or the angle to properly deal with her. You end up swinging space, most likely looking like a fool as she pounces, latching tightly onto you and gnawing at your helmet, teeth sinking through metal and tearing at your lips. That alone would have been survivable, however unlike yourself, she wasn't alone. Soon more gang up alongside her, and before too long, you're pinned to the ground. Any attempt to free yourself is laughed off underneath the pile of walking, corrupted corpses. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Use my hand Your blade's effective range is too far away from your center to be useful here. Your fist is not. In a flash, your heavy metal gauntles colides against her jaw, knocking it loose inside her head and leaving her a wreck on the ground. To finish the deed you bring your boot down on the back of her skull, crushing the vermin's head and brain, leaving a bloody smear on your foot and across the ground. In front of you, there yet stands four demons, watching you wearily, and with more outside. Exactly the number that you had started off with. On the bright side, at least it seemed you managed to thin their numbers outside. These four, upon seeing the remains of their comrades, are clearly much less enthusiastic about rushing toward your greatsword and watch you warily in a standoff. *if (clearhouse =false) *comment demons =6 The standoff ends when one of them grabs a piece of your barricade, a table about twice her size, and throws it at you. For a moment, your vision is blinded while the projectile takes up your entire field of view. *choice #Destroy the obstacle *set rightleg 1 *set head 2 You treat it as you would any other demon, ripping it out of the air with your sword. The wooden table splinters into pieces and flies all around you, leaving your own person completely untouched. The first thing you see when the splinters clears is the hideous forms swarming toward you. Two of them have already lept into the air, not leaving any time to do anything about them before one crashes right into your chest and latches hold. The other lands at your feet and grabs at your leg, sinking her broken teeth in and tearing away at your armor. The one on your chest is more concerning. She brings her lips down to where yours would be on your faceplate, in a deep kiss that goes deeper as her teeth get involved, biting into it and rending the helmet. You can't see the others, though they can't be far behind. *choice #Crush her skull *set demons -1 *comment demons =5 *set rightleg 2 Your free hand goes straight to her head and grabs hard, your fingers digging into her eye and jaw to get a better grip before ripping her away from your helmet and crushing with as much strength as you can muster. Which, considering it's the suit of armor doing most of the work anyway, is quite a bit of strength. The half of her skull that you grabbed caves in, leaving the rest of the body limp. Before you can celebrate your victory, however, there are plenty more where she came from. There are four more of them right in front of you, all of them charging like wild beasts and with two of them less than a second away. Meanwhile, you still have your leg pinned by yet one more of the abominations, who has ripped through the armor and starting to eat away at skin. *choice #Free my leg You try, but at close quarters the greatsword is too cumbersome and completely unable to get the momentum or the angle to properly deal with her. You end up swinging space, most likely looking like a fool. While you're trying in vain to free your leg, her allies swarm over you, knocking you onto the ground in a rush. It isn't long before you're covered in the undead whores, with one even right in the same position as the previous that you slaughtered. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Wide swing You swing and manage to catch the nearest ghoul in your strike, knocking her out of the air and splattered into the ground. However, with your leg pinned as it is, there's no base for which you can recover, and you fall onto the ground in an awkward, twisted position. It isn't long before you're covered in the undead whores, with one even right in the same position as the previous that you slaughtered. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Thrust *set demons -2 *comment demons =3 *set rightleg 3 Less of a thrust, and more leaving your blade in the perfect position for them to impale themselves on it. For the nearest ones, their trajectories are set and are unable to avoid your own countermove. One ends up sliding down the shaft of the blade, then hang limply off of it as a slight alteration has it cut into the side of the second charger, knocking her out of the air with a gashing wound in her side. Realizing the error of their strategy, the two more distant monstronsities cease their rush and begin circling around you. Trying to get an angle. Just as you're about to counter that, your right leg finally gives out underneath you and you collapse onto your back. Your sword falls out of your hand, landing on top of the demon responsible for your leg's current condition. The massive weight of the blade keeps her pinned, at least for the moment. Above you, however, the other two aren't waiting any longer and are swarming straight toward you. *choice #Summon a shortsword The motions are automatic, practiced over decades. Nevertheless, however skilled you are, the assembling of the shortsword takes too long and in mere moments you are swarmed. They tear at your skull, rending the helmet in seconds and ripping apart your head between their teeth and claws. Once the head is gone, your now lifeless body is helpless as they eat away at it. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Defend yourself with your hands No time to be summoning anything. Going to need the use of hands for this. Luckily, with the one at your leg pinned by your greatsword, you're free to use both of them for defense. One of them you're able to catch before they reach you, grabbing her by the throat as she claws at you, just out of reach. The other got close enough to get a bite into your helmet, but that just puts her in range of your other hand, which you use to get a good grip on her skull and crush. The blood and brain matter as they splatter onto your visor is a pleasing sight. Once she's done with, you reach over and grab the other, holding the lower edges of her jaw with both hands and ripping upward. You do half a sit-up in order to get the momentum necessary to rip the head off its host, the spine following after it as both fly through the air and across the room, the body flopping next to you. The pinned creature is panicking now. At the moment, she's completely at your mercy, and knows it. A demon clutched by fear is always a satisfying sight. Sometimes, even this world can be kind to you. *page_break Next *goto afteraction1 #I can't win... In mere moments you are swarmed. They tear at your skull, rending the helmet in seconds and ripping apart your head between their teeth and claws. Once the head is gone, your now lifeless body is helpless as they eat away at it. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Just give up... While you're trying in vain to free your leg, her allies swarm over you, knocking you onto the ground in a rush. It isn't long before you're covered in the undead whores, with one even right in the same position as the previous that you slaughtered. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Stab her You try, but at close quarters the greatsword is too cumbersome and completely unable to get the momentum or the angle to properly deal with her. You end up swinging space, most likely looking like a fool as she continues to tear at your face. In practically no time at all, she's already pierced the helmet and is now tearing at your flesh. That alone would have been survivable, however unlike yourself, she wasn't alone. Soon more gang up alongside her, and before too long, you're pinned to the ground. Any attempt to free yourself is laughed off underneath the pile of walking, corrupted corpses. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Kill the one at my leg You try, but at close quarters the greatsword is too cumbersome and completely unable to get the momentum or the angle to properly deal with her. You end up swinging space, most likely looking like a fool. While you're trying in vain to free your leg, the one chewing at your face wastes no time in taking advante of your negelct. In practically no time at all, she's already pierced the helmet and is now tearing at your flesh. That alone would have been survivable, however unlike yourself, she wasn't alone. Soon more gang up alongside her, and before too long, you're pinned to the ground. Any attempt to free yourself is laughed off underneath the pile of walking, corrupted corpses. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #It's hopeless... Soon more gang up alongside her, and before too long, you're pinned to the ground. Any attempt to free yourself is laughed off underneath the pile of walking, corrupted corpses. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Duck out of the way There's just enough room underneath the table to do so. You feel the wind shift as the large object moves above your head, and your eyes are assaulted by visions of the demons, swarming toward you. Two of them have already lept into the air, not leaving any time to do anything about them before one crashes right into your chest and latches hold. The other lands at your feet and grabs at your leg, sinking her broken teeth in and tearing away at your armor. The one on your chest is more concerning. She brings her lips down to where yours would be on your faceplate, in a deep kiss that goes deeper as her teeth get involved, biting into it and rending the helmet. You can't see the others, though they can't be far behind. *choice #Crush her skull *set demons -1 *comment demons =5 *set rightleg 2 Your free hand goes straight to her head and grabs hard, your fingers digging into her eye and jaw to get a better grip before ripping her away from your helmet and crushing with as much strength as you can muster. Which, considering it's the suit of armor doing most of the work anyway, is quite a bit of strength. The half of her skull that you grabbed caves in, leaving the rest of the body limp. Before you can celebrate your victory, however, there are plenty more where she came from. There are four more of them right in front of you, all of them charging like wild beasts and with two of them less than a second away. Meanwhile, you still have your leg pinned by yet one more of the abominations, who has ripped through the armor and starting to eat away at skin. *choice #Free my leg You try, but at close quarters the greatsword is too cumbersome and completely unable to get the momentum or the angle to properly deal with her. You end up swinging space, most likely looking like a fool. While you're trying in vain to free your leg, her allies swarm over you, knocking you onto the ground in a rush. It isn't long before you're covered in the undead whores, with one even right in the same position as the previous that you slaughtered. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Wide swing You swing and manage to catch the nearest ghoul in your strike, knocking her out of the air and splattered into the ground. However, with your leg pinned as it is, there's no base for which you can recover, and you fall onto the ground in an awkward, twisted position. It isn't long before you're covered in the undead whores, with one even right in the same position as the previous that you slaughtered. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Thrust *set demons -2 *comment demons =3 *set rightleg 3 Less of a thrust, and more leaving your blade in the perfect position for them to impale themselves on it. For the nearest ones, their trajectories are set and are unable to avoid your own countermove. One ends up sliding down the shaft of the blade, then hang limply off of it as a slight alteration has it cut into the side of the second charger, knocking her out of the air with a gashing wound in her side. Realizing the error of their strategy, the two more distant monstronsities cease their rush and begin circling around you. Trying to get an angle. Just as you're about to counter that, your right leg finally gives out underneath you and you collapse onto your back. Your sword falls out of your hand, landing on top of the demon responsible for your leg's current condition. The massive weight of the blade keeps her pinned, at least for the moment. Above you, however, the other two aren't waiting any longer and are swarming straight toward you. *choice #Summon a shortsword The motions are automatic, practiced over decades. Nevertheless, however skilled you are, the assembling of the shortsword takes too long and in mere moments you are swarmed. They tear at your skull, rending the helmet in seconds and ripping apart your head between their teeth and claws. Once the head is gone, your now lifeless body is helpless as they eat away at it. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Defend yourself with your hands No time to be summoning anything. Going to need the use of hands for this. Luckily, with the one at your leg pinned by your greatsword, you're free to use both of them for defense. One of them you're able to catch before they reach you, grabbing her by the throat as she claws at you, just out of reach. The other got close enough to get a bite into your helmet, but that just puts her in range of your other hand, which you use to get a good grip on her skull and crush. The blood and brain matter as they splatter onto your visor is a pleasing sight. Once she's done with, you reach over and grab the other, holding the lower edges of her jaw with both hands and ripping upward. You do half a sit-up in order to get the momentum necessary to rip the head off its host, the spine following after it as both fly through the air and across the room, the body flopping next to you. The pinned creature is panicking now. At the moment, she's completely at your mercy, and knows it. A demon clutched by fear is always a satisfying sight. Sometimes, even this world can be kind to you. *page_break Next *goto afteraction1 #I can't win... In mere moments you are swarmed. They tear at your skull, rending the helmet in seconds and ripping apart your head between their teeth and claws. Once the head is gone, your now lifeless body is helpless as they eat away at it. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Just give up... While you're trying in vain to free your leg, her allies swarm over you, knocking you onto the ground in a rush. It isn't long before you're covered in the undead whores, with one even right in the same position as the previous that you slaughtered. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Stab her You try, but at close quarters the greatsword is too cumbersome and completely unable to get the momentum or the angle to properly deal with her. You end up swinging space, most likely looking like a fool as she continues to tear at your face. In practically no time at all, she's already pierced the helmet and is now tearing at your flesh. That alone would have been survivable, however unlike yourself, she wasn't alone. Soon more gang up alongside her, and before too long, you're pinned to the ground. Any attempt to free yourself is laughed off underneath the pile of walking, corrupted corpses. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Kill the one at my leg You try, but at close quarters the greatsword is too cumbersome and completely unable to get the momentum or the angle to properly deal with her. You end up swinging space, most likely looking like a fool. While you're trying in vain to free your leg, the one chewing at your face wastes no time in taking advante of your negelct. In practically no time at all, she's already pierced the helmet and is now tearing at your flesh. That alone would have been survivable, however unlike yourself, she wasn't alone. Soon more gang up alongside her, and before too long, you're pinned to the ground. Any attempt to free yourself is laughed off underneath the pile of walking, corrupted corpses. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #It's hopeless... Soon more gang up alongside her, and before too long, you're pinned to the ground. Any attempt to free yourself is laughed off underneath the pile of walking, corrupted corpses. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Block the attack *comment death You raise your sword as a makeshift shield, however while it keeps the table from hitting your body, that was never really the risk. The real problem was the staggering effect. And stagger you, it does. With your body off balance, you are easy to knock over as the demons swarm over you. In moments you're covered by them, every limb pinned as they tear through your armor and begin eating at the flesh underneath. They cackle at your attempts at escape, relishing at your desperation and rage as they eat you alive. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Give up... The table from hits your body, but that was never really the risk. The real problem was the staggering effect. And stagger you, it does. With your body off balance, you are easy to knock over as the demons swarm over you. In moments you're covered by them, every limb pinned as they tear through your armor and begin eating at the flesh underneath. They cackle at your attempts at escape, relishing at your desperation and rage as they eat you alive. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish *if (humanssafe =false) *comment demons =5 Then you notice, off in the corner by the door, the human. Leaning against the wall, trying hard not to be noticed by the demonic filth that stands less than a meter away from him. Of course, they notice. One reaches out, lifting him in the air with one arm, and throwing him straight at you. Using the human as a projectile. *choice #Catch him! It's a close thing and he almost flies past you, but luckily a half-century of constant combat has honed your reflexes and you're able to grab him in mid-air. The collision against hard metal probably hurts, but not as bad as what would have happened otherwise. Unfortunately, the demons expected this, and were closing in the moment the human went flying. While you're distracted with protecting him, they swarm you both. The force of their combined effort while already occupied makes it impossible for you to keep your footing as they trample on top of you in a pile, pinning both you and the human to the ground. First they tear into him. You struggle, but are ultimately helpless to stop them as they rip him limb from limb on top of you, preserving his life as long as possible so that his screams can echo in your head as they eat him alive. It's only when the blessing of death finally overtakes him that they turn their teeth on you. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish *selectable_if (cannotkillhumans =false) #Get out of the way! He's meant as a diversion. They know you'll hesitate, try to save him. If you tried, they would take advantage of the distraction to kill you both. Then nobody lives. Besides, a fall like that won't kill a healthy man anyway. You feel the wind shift as he flies over your head and crashes somewhere in the back, and your eyes are assaulted by visions of the demons, swarming toward you. Two of them have already lept into the air, not leaving any time to do anything about them before one crashes right into your chest and latches hold. The other lands at your feet and grabs at your leg, sinking her broken teeth in and tearing away at your armor. The one on your chest is more concerning. She brings her lips down to where yours would be on your faceplate, in a deep kiss that goes deeper as her teeth get involved, biting into it and rending the helmet. You can't see the others, though they can't be far behind. *choice #Crush her skull *set demons -1 *comment demons =5 *set rightleg 2 Your free hand goes straight to her head and grabs hard, your fingers digging into her eye and jaw to get a better grip before ripping her away from your helmet and crushing with as much strength as you can muster. Which, considering it's the suit of armor doing most of the work anyway, is quite a bit of strength. The half of her skull that you grabbed caves in, leaving the rest of the body limp. Before you can celebrate your victory, however, there are plenty more where she came from. There are four more of them right in front of you, all of them charging like wild beasts and with two of them less than a second away. Meanwhile, you still have your leg pinned by yet one more of the abominations, who has ripped through the armor and starting to eat away at skin. *choice #Free my leg You try, but at close quarters the greatsword is too cumbersome and completely unable to get the momentum or the angle to properly deal with her. You end up swinging space, most likely looking like a fool. While you're trying in vain to free your leg, her allies swarm over you, knocking you onto the ground in a rush. It isn't long before you're covered in the undead whores, with one even right in the same position as the previous that you slaughtered. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Wide swing You swing and manage to catch the nearest ghoul in your strike, knocking her out of the air and splattered into the ground. However, with your leg pinned as it is, there's no base for which you can recover, and you fall onto the ground in an awkward, twisted position. It isn't long before you're covered in the undead whores, with one even right in the same position as the previous that you slaughtered. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Thrust *set demons -2 *comment demons =3 *set rightleg 3 Less of a thrust, and more leaving your blade in the perfect position for them to impale themselves on it. For the nearest ones, their trajectories are set and are unable to avoid your own countermove. One ends up sliding down the shaft of the blade, then hang limply off of it as a slight alteration has it cut into the side of the second charger, knocking her out of the air with a gashing wound in her side. Realizing the error of their strategy, the two more distant monstronsities cease their rush and begin circling around you. Trying to get an angle. Just as you're about to counter that, your right leg finally gives out underneath you and you collapse onto your back. Your sword falls out of your hand, landing on top of the demon responsible for your leg's current condition. The massive weight of the blade keeps her pinned, at least for the moment. Above you, however, the other two aren't waiting any longer and are swarming straight toward you. *choice #Summon a shortsword The motions are automatic, practiced over decades. Nevertheless, however skilled you are, the assembling of the shortsword takes too long and in mere moments you are swarmed. They tear at your skull, rending the helmet in seconds and ripping apart your head between their teeth and claws. Once the head is gone, your now lifeless body is helpless as they eat away at it. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Defend yourself with your hands No time to be summoning anything. Going to need the use of hands for this. Luckily, with the one at your leg pinned by your greatsword, you're free to use both of them for defense. One of them you're able to catch before they reach you, grabbing her by the throat as she claws at you, just out of reach. The other got close enough to get a bite into your helmet, but that just puts her in range of your other hand, which you use to get a good grip on her skull and crush. The blood and brain matter as they splatter onto your visor is a pleasing sight. Once she's done with, you reach over and grab the other, holding the lower edges of her jaw with both hands and ripping upward. You do half a sit-up in order to get the momentum necessary to rip the head off its host, the spine following after it as both fly through the air and across the room, the body flopping next to you. The pinned creature is panicking now. At the moment, she's completely at your mercy, and knows it. A demon clutched by fear is always a satisfying sight. Sometimes, even this world can be kind to you. *page_break Next *goto afteraction1 #I can't win... In mere moments you are swarmed. They tear at your skull, rending the helmet in seconds and ripping apart your head between their teeth and claws. Once the head is gone, your now lifeless body is helpless as they eat away at it. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Just give up... While you're trying in vain to free your leg, her allies swarm over you, knocking you onto the ground in a rush. It isn't long before you're covered in the undead whores, with one even right in the same position as the previous that you slaughtered. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Stab her You try, but at close quarters the greatsword is too cumbersome and completely unable to get the momentum or the angle to properly deal with her. You end up swinging space, most likely looking like a fool as she continues to tear at your face. In practically no time at all, she's already pierced the helmet and is now tearing at your flesh. That alone would have been survivable, however unlike yourself, she wasn't alone. Soon more gang up alongside her, and before too long, you're pinned to the ground. Any attempt to free yourself is laughed off underneath the pile of walking, corrupted corpses. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Kill the one at my leg You try, but at close quarters the greatsword is too cumbersome and completely unable to get the momentum or the angle to properly deal with her. You end up swinging space, most likely looking like a fool. While you're trying in vain to free your leg, the one chewing at your face wastes no time in taking advante of your negelct. In practically no time at all, she's already pierced the helmet and is now tearing at your flesh. That alone would have been survivable, however unlike yourself, she wasn't alone. Soon more gang up alongside her, and before too long, you're pinned to the ground. Any attempt to free yourself is laughed off underneath the pile of walking, corrupted corpses. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #It's hopeless... Soon more gang up alongside her, and before too long, you're pinned to the ground. Any attempt to free yourself is laughed off underneath the pile of walking, corrupted corpses. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish *else *comment demons =6 *choice #Go on the offensive *set demons -3 *comment demons =3 It's about time you started being a bit more proactive in this fight. With them hesitant to engage directly, it gives you the opening to move forward, swinging as you do. The sudden rush of motion clearly isn't what they were expecting and you manage to catch three of them with your slice. Cold blood splashes against your armor in waves, giving your body and blade a red shine in the moonlight that creeps in from various holes in the patchy walls. One of them was quicker than the others, though. Managed to duck under the blade, got close and leaped onto your torso, latching on tightly, her limbs twist unnaturally as they twril around you like vines as she presses her rotted bossom against your chestplate, the maggots digging out from under her flesh and seeking out their new host. She bares her teeth with nothing but sadistic amusement twinkling in her eyes as her mouth comes closer to yours. And in the midst of all this, the last two just watches from a few feet away, cackling maddly. *choice #Stab her! You try, but at close quarters the greatsword is too cumbersome and completely unable to get the momentum or the angle to properly deal with her. You end up swinging space, most likely looking like a fool as she continues to tear at your face. In practically no time at all, she's already pierced the helmet and is now tearing at your flesh. That alone would have been survivable, however unlike yourself, she wasn't alone. Seeing your struggling, the other two seem to decide to err on the side of caution, and before too long, you're pinned to the ground. Any attempt to free yourself is laughed off underneath the pile of walking, corrupted corpses. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Crush her skull! Your free hand goes straight to her head and grabs hard, your fingers digging into her eye and jaw to get a better grip before ripping her away from your helmet and crushing with as much strength as you can muster. Which, considering it's the suit of armor doing most of the work anyway, is quite a bit of strength. The half of her skull that you grabbed caves in, leaving the rest of the body limp. In the time it takes to peel her off you're being jumped by yet another one, but a simple swing of your sword leaves her in chunky pieces on the ground. Leaving just the one. As you look down at her, surrounded by the remnants of your last kills and covered in their lifeblood, you can see fear in her eyes. There's something satisfying about that fear. Sometimes even this world can be kind. *page_break Next *goto afteraction1 #Just give up... In practically no time at all, she's already pierced the helmet and is now tearing at your flesh. That alone would have been survivable, however unlike yourself, she wasn't alone. Seeing your struggling, the other two seem to decide to err on the side of caution, and before too long, you're pinned to the ground. Any attempt to free yourself is laughed off underneath the pile of walking, corrupted corpses. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Stay defensive After a tense stretch of time that seems to go on forever, through some uncommunicated synergy they all sweep forward to strike. Two of them have already lept into the air, not leaving any time to do anything about them before one crashes right into your chest and latches hold. The other lands at your feet and grabs at your leg, sinking her broken teeth in and tearing away at your armor. The one on your chest is more concerning. She brings her lips down to where yours would be on your faceplate, in a deep kiss that goes deeper as her teeth get involved, biting into it and rending the helmet. You can't see the others, though they can't be far behind. *choice #Crush her skull *set demons -1 *comment demons =5 *set rightleg 2 Your free hand goes straight to her head and grabs hard, your fingers digging into her eye and jaw to get a better grip before ripping her away from your helmet and crushing with as much strength as you can muster. Which, considering it's the suit of armor doing most of the work anyway, is quite a bit of strength. The half of her skull that you grabbed caves in, leaving the rest of the body limp. Before you can celebrate your victory, however, there are plenty more where she came from. There are four more of them right in front of you, all of them charging like wild beasts and with two of them less than a second away. Meanwhile, you still have your leg pinned by yet one more of the abominations, who has ripped through the armor and starting to eat away at skin. *choice #Free my leg You try, but at close quarters the greatsword is too cumbersome and completely unable to get the momentum or the angle to properly deal with her. You end up swinging space, most likely looking like a fool. While you're trying in vain to free your leg, her allies swarm over you, knocking you onto the ground in a rush. It isn't long before you're covered in the undead whores, with one even right in the same position as the previous that you slaughtered. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Wide swing You swing and manage to catch the nearest ghoul in your strike, knocking her out of the air and splattered into the ground. However, with your leg pinned as it is, there's no base for which you can recover, and you fall onto the ground in an awkward, twisted position. It isn't long before you're covered in the undead whores, with one even right in the same position as the previous that you slaughtered. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Thrust *set demons -2 *comment demons =3 *set rightleg 3 Less of a thrust, and more leaving your blade in the perfect position for them to impale themselves on it. For the nearest ones, their trajectories are set and are unable to avoid your own countermove. One ends up sliding down the shaft of the blade, then hang limply off of it as a slight alteration has it cut into the side of the second charger, knocking her out of the air with a gashing wound in her side. Realizing the error of their strategy, the two more distant monstronsities cease their rush and begin circling around you. Trying to get an angle. Just as you're about to counter that, your right leg finally gives out underneath you and you collapse onto your back. Your sword falls out of your hand, landing on top of the demon responsible for your leg's current condition. The massive weight of the blade keeps her pinned, at least for the moment. Above you, however, the other two aren't waiting any longer and are swarming straight toward you. *choice #Summon a shortsword The motions are automatic, practiced over decades. Nevertheless, however skilled you are, the assembling of the shortsword takes too long and in mere moments you are swarmed. They tear at your skull, rending the helmet in seconds and ripping apart your head between their teeth and claws. Once the head is gone, your now lifeless body is helpless as they eat away at it. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Defend yourself with your hands No time to be summoning anything. Going to need the use of hands for this. Luckily, with the one at your leg pinned by your greatsword, you're free to use both of them for defense. One of them you're able to catch before they reach you, grabbing her by the throat as she claws at you, just out of reach. The other got close enough to get a bite into your helmet, but that just puts her in range of your other hand, which you use to get a good grip on her skull and crush. The blood and brain matter as they splatter onto your visor is a pleasing sight. Once she's done with, you reach over and grab the other, holding the lower edges of her jaw with both hands and ripping upward. You do half a sit-up in order to get the momentum necessary to rip the head off its host, the spine following after it as both fly through the air and across the room, the body flopping next to you. The pinned creature is panicking now. At the moment, she's completely at your mercy, and knows it. A demon clutched by fear is always a satisfying sight. Sometimes, even this world can be kind to you. *page_break Next *goto afteraction1 #I can't win... In mere moments you are swarmed. They tear at your skull, rending the helmet in seconds and ripping apart your head between their teeth and claws. Once the head is gone, your now lifeless body is helpless as they eat away at it. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Just give up... While you're trying in vain to free your leg, her allies swarm over you, knocking you onto the ground in a rush. It isn't long before you're covered in the undead whores, with one even right in the same position as the previous that you slaughtered. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Stab her You try, but at close quarters the greatsword is too cumbersome and completely unable to get the momentum or the angle to properly deal with her. You end up swinging space, most likely looking like a fool as she continues to tear at your face. In practically no time at all, she's already pierced the helmet and is now tearing at your flesh. That alone would have been survivable, however unlike yourself, she wasn't alone. Soon more gang up alongside her, and before too long, you're pinned to the ground. Any attempt to free yourself is laughed off underneath the pile of walking, corrupted corpses. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Kill the one at my leg You try, but at close quarters the greatsword is too cumbersome and completely unable to get the momentum or the angle to properly deal with her. You end up swinging space, most likely looking like a fool. While you're trying in vain to free your leg, the one chewing at your face wastes no time in taking advante of your negelct. In practically no time at all, she's already pierced the helmet and is now tearing at your flesh. That alone would have been survivable, however unlike yourself, she wasn't alone. Soon more gang up alongside her, and before too long, you're pinned to the ground. Any attempt to free yourself is laughed off underneath the pile of walking, corrupted corpses. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #It's hopeless... Soon more gang up alongside her, and before too long, you're pinned to the ground. Any attempt to free yourself is laughed off underneath the pile of walking, corrupted corpses. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #There's too many... She pounces, latching tightly onto you and gnawing at your helmet, teeth sinking through metal and tearing at your lips. That alone would have been survivable, however unlike yourself, she wasn't alone. Soon more gang up alongside her, and before too long, you're pinned to the ground. Any attempt to free yourself is laughed off underneath the pile of walking, corrupted corpses. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish *if (shortsword =true) #Kill the first one to reach you *set demons -2 *comment could be 8 or 7 The main advantage of the shortsword is how quickly it can be used in a moment's notice. Unlike the crossbow and greatsword, it can be used in rapid succession, meaning less commitment with each strike. The first demon to charge you losses its head for the trouble. In a quick flash your blade slices across the abomination's neck, severing it in a clean stroke and leaving both pieces to tumble onto the ground with you ready to follow up the attack with hardly any recovery time at all. The next creature, having not quite learned from her ally's fate, suffers the same, leaving another corpse at your feet. The next two are much more apprehensive about charging in full force, at least as long as there's only two of them. However it won't remain that way for long. Already, another one has crawled through the space and is picking herself off the ground, and the horde outside seems barely dented. *choice #Go on the offensive *set demons -1 *comment could be 7 or 8 *set head 1 It's a risk, but it also allows more opportunity to keep their numbers thin. Making sure you never get overwhelmed, which will definitely happen if they manage to get their entire number in this small hut. You rush forward, a move they definitely weren't expecting, stabbing one through where the human heart would ordinarly be and slashing outward, creating a massive gash from her chest to her right shoulder that splits open as she falls onto the floor to bleed out. The next one you target is more nimble, and manages to avoid the next attack. Second one as well. You quickly realize that you spent too long targeting her when you feel one of the new arrivals leap onto your back and begin chewing into your shoulder. The armor absorbs the damage, however it won't be long before she rips through that as well with her unnaturally sharp teeth that more resemble blades. To make things more difficult, while you're dealing with that one, the other in front of you take advantage of the opportunity and grabs hold of you. Her limbs twist unnaturally as they twril around you, trapping your swordarm like vines as she presses her rotted bossom against your chestplate, the maggots digging out from under her flesh and seeking out their new host. She bares her teeth with nothing but sadistic amusement twinkling in her eyes as her mouth comes closer to yours. *choice #Stab her! You try, but her grip on your weapon is too strong without any ability to build up momentum to break through. You end up struggling uselessly, most likely looking like a fool as she continues to tear at your face. In practically no time at all, she's already pierced the helmet and is now tearing at your flesh. That alone would have been survivable, however unlike yourself, she wasn't alone. Soon more gang up alongside her, and before too long, you're pinned to the ground. Any attempt to free yourself is laughed off underneath the pile of walking, corrupted corpses. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Crush her skull! *set demons -1 *comment could be 6 or 5 *set head 2 Your free hand goes straight to her head and grabs hard, your fingers digging into her eye and jaw to get a better grip before ripping her away from your helmet and crushing with as much strength as you can muster. Which, considering it's the suit of armor doing most of the work anyway, is quite a bit of strength. The half of her skull that you grabbed caves in under the pressure, leaving the rest of the body limp. One less monstrosity in the world, though you still have the matter of the creature hanging off your shoulder, biting into your neck. Her teeth getting uncomfortably close to real flesh while her claws, over the course of events have peeled away at your helmet, exposing parts of your deformed face to the open air. If that weren't enough, you can see to the side two more of the corrupted harlots dragging themselves over the barricade. *choice #Kill the intruders You can't let yourself get overrun. If that means taking some damage, then so be it. The two scrambling over the barricade are unable to defend themselves when you strike. Your first swing decapitates one of them, and places your sword in a position to where it can swiftly and almost elegantly fly straight through the other one's heart before ripping out the side. The ones that would have followed stop and stare at you. At the same time, you finally get to see their full numbers. They've dwindled considerably. Enough that they would still be able to overwhelm you, but more like a handful than the teeming horde they were before. Annoyingly, you feel a bite sink into your neck. With the immediate threat taken care of, you're able to reach over your shoulder and, with a twist of your body, throw the creature onto the ground, placing her head in a position to be stomped into a massless pulp on the ground. After that display, the remaining creatures look fearfully at you. You almost want to dare them to come through. In this position, there is no way for them to maneuver, no way to swarm without walking in a straight and allowing you to butcher them one by one. In essence, you've outplayed them. And they know it. *page_break Next Reaching an unspoken agreement, the harlots slowly turn around, before breaking out into a sprint for the cover of the trees. Some upright, some like animals crawling through the dirt, but they all run. You see the last traces of one of the naked harpies, staring back at you and snarling before fleeing back into the woods from whence they game. "They fled." Beside you, the man walks up and looks out just as you have. "Does...that mean they're gone? It's ended?" "Of course not," you remind him. "It never ends." *page_break Next *goto afteraction2 #Stab the filth *set demons -2 *comment could be 4 or 3 *comment could be The small size of the blade makes it easier to aim even in such a close space. The corrupted harlot is unable to properly defend herself as the sword stabs through her skull and she falls limply onto the ground. Remembering the intruding enemies, you swiftly turn while spinning your blade, and manage to decapitate the one closest to you in an instant. The other is a bit further, though certainly not by much and is already pushing to get into a striking distance, and in the meantime there is yet another of the monsters climbing over the barricade. *choice #Kill what's in front of me *set demons -2 *comment could be 2 or 1 Your sword is moving before the thought even properly sets in, moving in an upward direction and making contact at her collerbone, through her throat and jaw and out the back of her skull. Needless to say when you retract your blade, there isn't any movement from her. Before resting, you strike again, killing the disgusting creature that's taken position on the barricade. Once she's out of the way, all you see *if (demons =2) is two solitary demons, looking back at you. After that display, the remaining creatures look fearfully at you. You almost want to dare them to come through. In this position, there is no way for them to maneuver, no way to swarm without walking in a straight and allowing you to butcher them one by one. In essence, you've outplayed them. And they know it. *page_break Next Reaching an unspoken agreement, the harlots slowly turn around, before breaking out into a sprint for the cover of the trees. Like animals crawling through the dirt, but they run. You see the last traces of one of the naked harpies, staring back at you and snarling before fleeing back into the woods from whence they game. "They fled." Beside you, the man walks up and looks out just as you have. "Does...that mean they're gone? It's ended?" "Of course not," you remind him. "It never ends." *page_break Next *goto afteraction2 *else is a single solitary demon, looking back at you. After that display, the remaining creature looks fearfully at you. You almost want to dare her to come through. In this position, there is no way for her to maneuver. No angle to gain. No ambush. She's lost. And she knows it. *page_break Next The harlot slowly turns around, before breaking out into a sprint for the cover of the trees. Like an animal crawling through the dirt, but she. You see the last traces of one of the naked harpy, staring back at you and snarling before fleeing back into the woods from whence she game. "They fled." Beside you, the man walks up and looks out just as you have. "Does...that mean they're gone? It's ended?" "Of course not," you remind him. "It never ends." *page_break Next *goto afteraction2 #Clear the barricade *set demons -1 *comment could be 3 or 2 Without moving too far you're able to slice horizontally through the monster's head, severing everything from her nose upward and leaving it to slide onto the ground just ahead of the rest of the corpse. The other one wasn't sitting idle while you moved. Right as your blade had left its target, she was already on you, wrapping herself around your torso, her limbs twist unnaturally as they twril around you, trapping your extremities like vines as she presses her rotted bossom against your chestplate, the maggots digging out from under her flesh and seeking out their new host. She bares her teeth with nothing but sadistic amusement twinkling in her eyes as her mouth comes closer to yours. It's a position not different from the one you were just in before. Except then, you still had at least one arm free. This one has captured both wrapped up in her limbs. Not to mention, then you had a full helmet on giving you ample protection. Now, with your face exposed, the threat posed by that kill of hers is much higher. *choice #Headbutt her *set head 4 *set torso 4 *set rightarm 4 *set leftleg 4 *set leftleg 4 With her this close, you tuck your chin in and bash the bridge of her nose with the top of your head. The impact sends her head back, she growls as blood drips down her nose, seeping into the decayed cracks of her face. Despite it, her grip remains strong and you're not any closer to gaining freedom than you were before. Instead, she decides to stop savoring the kill, and finish you off quickly and messily. Rather than go for your lips, she bites into your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Stab her *set head 4 *set torso 4 *set rightarm 4 *set leftleg 4 *set leftleg 4 You try your hardest, but with your arm pinned as it is you can't even begin to get the movement necessary to break free of her grip. The filth looks at your struggles and cackles, before its teeth bite down around what remains of your lips, ripping apart gums and teeth. Your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Bite her *set demons -1 *comment could be 3 or 1 We reap what we sow. With all her effort based on enjoying her meal, she's left herself open to an attack. First you clench your teeth on her decayed and rotted nose. Maggots flee their refuge and run down your throat, and you try to ignore the taste of death on your tongue. Nonetheless, this has the intended effect. The demon shrieks in pain, forcing herself away, leaving the nose behind between your teeth. Without a wasted moment, you spit the nose out and go for her throat, tearing out almost half of it on your first bite. Her grip on you noticaly loosens as she struggles to breath through torn airways. With your arms finally capable of moving, you finish her off with a stab through the gut. Finally, you're able to look out the barricade once more. Out there, all you see *if (demons =2) is two solitary demons, looking back at you. After that display, the remaining creatures look fearfully at you. You almost want to dare them to come through. In this position, there is no way for them to maneuver, no way to swarm without walking in a straight and allowing you to butcher them one by one. In essence, you've outplayed them. And they know it. *page_break Next Reaching an unspoken agreement, the harlots slowly turn around, before breaking out into a sprint for the cover of the trees. Like animals crawling through the dirt, but they run. You see the last traces of one of the naked harpies, staring back at you and snarling before fleeing back into the woods from whence they game. "They fled." Beside you, the man walks up and looks out just as you have. "Does...that mean they're gone? It's ended?" "Of course not," you remind him. "It never ends." *page_break Next *goto afteraction2 *else is a single solitary demon, looking back at you. After that display, the remaining creature looks fearfully at you. You almost want to dare her to come through. In this position, there is no way for her to maneuver. No angle to gain. No ambush. She's lost. And she knows it. *page_break Next The harlot slowly turns around, before breaking out into a sprint for the cover of the trees. Like an animal crawling through the dirt, but she. You see the last traces of one of the naked harpy, staring back at you and snarling before fleeing back into the woods from whence she game. "They fled." Beside you, the man walks up and looks out just as you have. "Does...that mean they're gone? It's ended?" "Of course not," you remind him. "It never ends." *page_break Next *goto afteraction2 #Give in... *set head 4 *set torso 4 *set rightarm 4 *set leftleg 4 *set leftleg 4 The filth looks at your struggles and cackles, before its teeth bite down around what remains of your lips, ripping apart gums and teeth. Your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Fall back on her You let gravity to the work for you as you fall back, crushing her beneath the enormous weight of the armor. It at least breaks her out of her feeding frenzy as she shrieks from the pain. Unfortunetely that's about all it does as she continues her work right after. That alone would have been survivable, however unlike yourself, she wasn't alone. Soon more gang up alongside her, and before too long, you're pinned to the ground. Any attempt to free yourself is laughed off underneath the pile of walking, corrupted corpses. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #I'll never kill them all... Eventually the creatures get their way over the barricade and leap toward you, falling onto your back. It at least breaks her out of her feeding frenzy as she shrieks from the pain. Unfortunetely that's about all it does as she continues her work right after. That alone would have been survivable, however unlike yourself, she wasn't alone. Soon more gang up alongside her, and before too long, you're pinned to the ground. Any attempt to free yourself is laughed off underneath the pile of walking, corrupted corpses. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Headbutt her! *set head 4 *set torso 4 *set rightarm 4 *set leftleg 4 *set leftleg 4 With her this close, you tuck your chin in and bash the bridge of her nose with the top of your head. The impact sends her head back, she growls as blood drips down her nose, seeping into the decayed cracks of her face. Despite it, her grip remains strong and you're not any closer to gaining freedom than you were before. Instead, she decides to stop savoring the kill, and finish you off quickly and messily. Rather than go for your lips, she bites into your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. This hinders your ability to stand, and sends you falling onto your back as she and her fellows swarm over you, feasting on your corpse like a pack of dogs. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Just give up... You end up struggling uselessly, most likely looking like a fool as she continues to tear at your face. In practically no time at all, she's already pierced the helmet and is now tearing at your flesh. That alone would have been survivable, however unlike yourself, she wasn't alone. Soon more gang up alongside her, and before too long, you're pinned to the ground. Any attempt to free yourself is laughed off underneath the pile of walking, corrupted corpses. Soon your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Stay defensive Charging forward would certainly end the fight quicker, which would theoretically reduce the risk toward you. On the other hand, there is an equal possibility of it placing you in a position to be overwhelmed and destroyed. The shortsword's advantage, being able to do frequent attacks one right after the other with little to no recovery, makes it excellent when defending against such a massive number of enemies in such close confinements. The four currently in the room make an uncommunicated decision to charge you all at once. Not ideal. If they manage to swarm you and get you on the ground, that will be the end of it. If a fight goes to the ground, then you would still have a chance if it were just one. Two if luck was on your side. More than that, and they can pin down every limb and still have hands left over to do damage. No matter what happens, you have to stay on your feet. They're getting closer. Time to act. *choice *if (clearhouse =false) #Flip up a table to use as a barrier *goto flipup #Dash between them *set demons -1 *comment could be 6 or 5 *label dash Thing about swarming is that it tends to not be especially organized, and there's gaps in their movements. You rush toward them just as they are dashing toward you, until just the moment that the two charging forces are about to colide. You duck your head low and kick off your back foot, moving quickly between their ranks, taking the opportunity to cut the enemy to your right side across her throat to help thin the numbers just a bit. As you move forward, you get a good look at the wall of naked, rotting bodies pushing over one another to get at the meat inside the hut. Just as you approach two manage to tumble out of the unorganized mass and continue their mad dash toward you. Meanwhile, right behind you, all the surviving monstrosities stumble as they quickly turn around and launch themselves at your back. You're pincered. *choice #Move to the side! You move as fast as you can. But as fast as you can on your best day would still be slower than a wild animal free of all inhibitions and has smelled blood. It isn't long before your tackled and forced to the ground by an incomprehensible mass of the deformed horrors as they rip and tear through your armor and into your meat and bone. You can hear them, gorging themselves on your flesh as your face is pressed into the rotted wood. Your limbs pinned, your screams stiffled as one of the whores bites into your mouth in a gruesome kiss of death, tearing your tongue out of its place and sighing orgasmically as it swallows it down before returning for another bite. Denying even your right to scream at your misery. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Just start cutting! You move fast, and your arm moves faster as you slice across the belly of your nearest foe, spilling her insides into the outside. The next thing that gets close suffers the same fate as the previous. Yet no matter how many times you strike flesh it seems there's still another one, at some different angle. It isn't long before you're overrun, forced to the ground, limbs pinned and helpless as they rush over your form, ripping and tearing through your armor and into your meat and bone. You can hear them, gorging themselves on your flesh as your face is pressed into the rotted wood. Your limbs pinned, your screams stiffled as one of the whores bites into your mouth in a gruesome kiss of death, tearing your tongue out of its place and sighing orgasmically as it swallows it down before returning for another bite. Denying even your right to scream at your misery. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #There's nothing I can do... It isn't long before your tackled and forced to the ground my an incomprehensible mass of the deformed horrors as they rip and tear through your armor and into your meat and bone. You can hear them, gorging themselves on your flesh as your face is pressed into the rotted wood. Your limbs pinned, your screams stiffled as one of the whores bites into your mouth in a gruesome kiss of death, tearing your tongue out of its place and sighing orgasmically as it swallows it down before returning for another bite. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Cut them apart *label swingbabyswing *set demons -4 *comment could be 3 or 2 They probably think they outplayed you by coming all at one time, trying to overwhelm and charge. But this is the reason you chose to play it defensibely. In order to set up an opportunity just like this one. You don't spring into action until their trajectories are set. The two center have jumped into the air in the hopes of pouncing, meanwhile the others are merely running at such a speed that it would take them awhile to slow down unless they run into something. Once they can't do anything about where they end up, you move forward, keeping your head low but your blade moving. One of the flying ones are the first to go, the blade making contact at her chest and carving down the entirety of her body, peeling her in two long slices flopping on the ground. Before any of them can properly comprehend you turn, though with the speed it's more like you're spinning, and cut downward on the demon that is now directly to your left and still flying through the air. It cuts right at her hips, severing the lower and upper halves. Both of the newly made corpses hit the ground at roughly the same time. At this point, the two remaining have realized their error, and are in the process of slowing themselves. One is too slow in that procedure and runs right into the wall. The other does succeed in stopping, however by the time she does that, you're moving your sword through her stomach, puncturing the gut and all the necessary organs, assuming they're still necessary for her. Then you cut off her head, just in case they aren't. After the display, the wall runner can barely do anything but scramble back, pressing against the wall in a desperate attempt to escape. It doesn't work. You feel satisfaction at the maneuver. But you also remember that there's still a, significantly smaller, army outside. You turn quickly toward them, not wasting a second. Two of them have stumbled into the cabin, and stopped almost immediately, now staring dumbly from their spot at the entrance, and holding up the line. *choice #Take advantage of their hesitation and end this! Like a hound that's smelled blood, you quickly cross the short divide between yourself and them. One of the duo raises their hand to strike. It strikes true, but leaves nothing other than a hideous claw mark on your breastplate. Meanwhile your blade cuts into her own chest and through her heart, before ripping out through the side. Her blood sprays out of the gash, coating you in a layer that glints in the moonlight. The other is equally helpless, and in her panic managed to fall over, leaving her head at your feet. Convenient, as you don't have to travel far to stomp your metal boot through her skull. Finally, you're able to look out the barricade once more. Out there, you see the wall of demons watching back at you. Puzzeling. Fearing. You almost want to dare them to come through. In this position, there is no way for them to maneuver, no way to swarm without walking in a straight and allowing you to butcher them one by one. In essence, you've outplayed them. And they know it. *page_break Next Reaching an unspoken agreement, the harlots slowly turn around, before breaking out into a sprint for the cover of the trees. Like animals crawling through the dirt, but they run. You see the last traces of one of the naked harpies, staring back at you and snarling before fleeing back into the woods from whence they game. "They fled." Beside you, the man walks up and looks out just as you have. "Does...that mean they're gone? It's ended?" "Of course not," you remind him. "It never ends." *page_break Next *goto afteraction2 #Just wait a moment... You got here by playing it smart. No reason to stop that. Seeing your hesitation to act decisively, one of the demons is emboldened, and begins charging at you with rapid speed. At her rapid speed, you aren't quite able to avoid the attack, however it doesn't really matter. It strikes true, but leaves nothing other than a hideous claw mark on your breastplate. Meanwhile your blade cuts into her own chest and through her heart, before ripping out through the side. Her blood sprays out of the gash, coating you in a layer that glints in the moonlight. The other is equally helpless and falls back in a panic. Sensing that you won't get another opportunity like this again, you cross the now very short distance and stomp your metal boot through her skull. Finally, you're able to look out the barricade once more. Out there, you see the wall of demons watching back at you. Puzzeling. Fearing. You almost want to dare them to come through. In this position, there is no way for them to maneuver, no way to swarm without walking in a straight and allowing you to butcher them one by one. In essence, you've outplayed them. And they know it. *page_break Next Reaching an unspoken agreement, the harlots slowly turn around, before breaking out into a sprint for the cover of the trees. Like animals crawling through the dirt, but they run. You see the last traces of one of the naked harpies, staring back at you and snarling before fleeing back into the woods from whence they game. "They fled." Beside you, the man walks up and looks out just as you have. "Does...that mean they're gone? It's ended?" "Of course not," you remind him. "It never ends." *page_break Next *goto afteraction2 #Retreat You move backward quickly to create some space. However, it is space that they quickly cross over. Before you know it you've already run out of room behind you, and your back hits the wooden wall of the hut. Whatever you plan to do, now's the time. *choice #Dash between them *goto dash #Swing rapidly *goto swingbabyswing *if (clearhouse =false) #Flip up a table to use as a barrier *label flipup *set head +1 You can't take them if they're all swarming you. Need to create space, isolate, take one at a time. Taking the nearest table, you flip it up, creating a flimsy wall between you and the four charging demons. Just as you're getting your thoughts together, however, one of them leaps over the table. Faster than you can react, she grabs your head and brings it crashing to the ground, leaving you off your feet and your helmet dented. Before you can even properly process that, the other three show up by your sides. And a new fifth one, also peeking over the table, caclking wildly. *choice *if (crossbow =true) #Kill the one peeking over the table The sound of your crossbow firing is always a satisfying one, even more so when it is accomponies by the sight of a demonic filth's face when the bolt strikes its head, sending the mockery of femeninity flying backwards. Just as you're focusing your attention on the rest, you feel claws dig into your throat, puncturing the soft spot of your armor and digging upwards into your helmet. The deformed woman cackles as she pries the helmet from your skull, and the last thing you see her teeth closing in. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Kill the one at my head *if (greatsword =true) You swing your greatsword up, but without a proper buildup, the swing fumbles helplessly off the creature's shoulder. You think you see a glint of amusement in its eyes as it watches your helpless squirming. Before you can even get your sword back to the ground, you feel claws dig into your throat, puncturing the soft spot of your armor and digging upwards into your helmet. The deformed woman cackles as she pries the helmet from your skull, and the last thing you see her teeth closing in. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish *if (shortsword =true) *set demons -2 *comment could be 8 or 7 You thrust your weapon upward, striking the decayed woman through the chest and out the other side. She hangs on your sword before you wrentch it away, just happening to slice the creature on your right side through its skull. *if (shortsword =false) *set demons -1 *comment could be 9 or 8 At this range, it doesn't take much aiming. You lift your crossbow over your head and shoot the decayed woman at point blank through the skull. *set leftarm -2 The others seem oblivious to the death of their ally, continuing to strike at you with the same feral drive. Two sets of claws dig into your left arm, ripping away at the armor to get at the flesh underneath. Up above, another one of the rotted corpses peeks over the table while the other leaps from its previous position, quickly descending toward you. *comment could be 9, 8, or 7 *choice #Kill the leaping demon *if (crossbow =true) Your first thought is to use your crossbow to kill her as she falls on you, but quickly realize that you can't fire until you've reloaded the single shot weapon. Abandoning that idea you throw the crossbow to the side and get ready to use your bare hand against it, except before the crossbow has left your hand the corrupted creature is already on you. The creature bites at your throat, sinking her teeth through your armor and into your mangled flesh. After the first bite, she redoubles her efforts. Any attempt to stop her is interrupted as others cirlce around you, biting at your limbs, tearing them away and gorging themselves on your meat and tissue. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish *else *set demons -1 *comment could be 7, or 6 *set leftarm +1 She's already doing most of the work for you by dropping down. All that's needed is to hold the sword upward, and allow gravity to do its job. The creature's eyes go wide in fear as it realizes too late what's about to happen and desperately attempts to alter its course mid-air. Though it was too late the moment she jumped from the table. She impales herself violently on your extended sword, the blade stabbing through her chest and running through whatever she has that passes as heart. Immediately after the limp corpse lands on you, there's another force of impact as the creature right behind it jumps down from its position on the table. The corpse serves as a shield between the two of you and without a stable footing she quickly falls off to your right while your makeshift sheild falls with her. While she's scrambling to her feet, you see at the edge of your vision another one of the creatures peeking around the right side of the table, directly behind the now grounded one. In case you had become too distracted by them, you feel another bite into your left arm. There are three of them on your left side, two have preoccupied themselves with tearing at your limb, biting through the metal and cutting it away. At this point, there's barely any armor left to defend your left arm from further attacks, leaving the mangled mess of deformed flesh bare. Meanwhile the third *if (humanssafe =false) has decided to seek easier prey. At this point, the creature has already taken the human in her arms. Her limbs twist unnaturally as they twril around him, trapping him like vines as she presses her rotted bossom against his chest, the maggots digging out from under her flesh and seeking out their new host. The intended victim's face is locked into one of fear. "I know you...Jezebel, think about this..." The corrupted woman cackles as her teeth descend toward his mouth. *goto choice1 *else stares hungrily into the slit of your helmet visor. You see her rear legs coiled, ready to strike at you. *goto choice1 *label choice1 *choice *if (humanssafe =false) #He's going to die! There's no time for delay! *set leftarm +4 *set head +1 *set rightleg +1 *set demons -1 *comment could be 6, or 5 Even if it puts you in a disadvantage, protecting humans is one of the main reasons you fight demons at all. It would be counterproductive to allow one to die right in front of you. Mutilation is an old friend anyway. Forcing yourself to your feet puts you at an awkward angle, with the other creatures still latched onto your arm, biting into it like wolves. As you move after your primary target, the tendons in your arm break apart. It becomes clear that trying any more will cause you to lose the limb entirely. You rush forward with your sword already preparing for the swing. Your left shoulder is jerked back, but with enough forward momentum you're able to charge through it without slowing down too much, the sudden release of tension sending the demons holding onto it falling on their backs. The target looks up only in time to see your blade slash across its neck, sending the head toppling onto the ground. Her victim panics to get the lifeless limbs off of him. He looks mournfully at the decayed and worm infested skull. "Jezebel...how could she-" You roughly grab him by the arm and push him away from the body into the back of the building. "Hide! Now!" Your advice sinks in quickly and he begins scrambling for a hiding place. Suddenly you feel limbs wrap around you from behind. One of the creatures has lept onto you, her legs wrapped around your midsection while her arms are latched on your torso and head. You hear her hiss into your ear before tearing at it with her teeth. Not a second after that one attacks, there's another one biting into your right leg. And you can still hear several pairs of footsteps behind you. Even after all this, it seems you've only put a dent into their numbers, as their companions continue to climb over each other in order to get through the doorway and to you. *choice #Kill the one on my back *set demons -1 *comment could be 5, or 4 *set head 4 *set torso 4 *set rightarm 4 *set leftleg 4 *set leftleg 4 Out of everything trying to kill you at the moment, that's definitely the easiest one to take care of. It's not difficult to pinpoint where her head is. It's as easy as stabbing the blade over your shoulder through the creature's skull. She falls almost immediately, hanging off of your blade and dragging your arm down. Just as soon as she's done with, you feel the demon on your leg pulling harder. Your footing is uneven. Just as your about to deal with that, another of the demons jumps on you. Without a steady base, you quickly fall onto your face. Your sword arm pinned by your own body. More demons pile onto you, making it impossible to get off the ground or even to free your arm. Your helpless as they tear into your armor, ripping at the insides and bathing themselves in your inner organs and fluids. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Kill the one on my leg *set head 4 *set torso 4 *set rightarm 4 *set leftleg 4 *set leftleg 4 Out of everything trying to kill you at the moment, that's definitely the easiest one to take care of. It's not a difficult kill, it's already very close to your blade. All it really takes is raising your sword and swinging back, cutting a gap through its head that causes the two halves to split apart as her now limp corpse falls off. Just as soon as she's done with, you feel the demon on your back rip through the last layer in your armor and begin digging into your flesh. Just as you're about to deal with it, however, you feel another of the creatures leap onto you, crawling over her ally to bite on the other side. Then another demon enters your field of vision, sliding on all fours to a position in front of you before leaping at you with her jaw unhinged. The force along with your lack of balance causes you to fall. Before you can even begin swinging, another demon jumps on your downed form, pinning your sword arm to the ground, leaving you helpless as tear into your armor, ripping at the insides and bathing themselves in your inner organs and fluids. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Try to throw the demon off *set head 4 *set torso 4 *set rightarm 4 *set leftleg 4 *set leftleg 4 It would be a simple maneuver, reaching over and grapping the enemy while twisting your body to build up momentum and force the enemy to the ground, putting them right in a position to finish them off. A simple maneuver. If you hand a hand. Instead, you're reduced to flailing around, trying in vain to get rid of a creature that has its claws digging into your armor. It continues to bite through your neck armor and into your flesh, biting away meat and muscle. Worse, all your flailing took you off balance, causing you to fall onto the ground, your arm pinned by your own body. More demons pile onto you, making it impossible to get off the ground or even to free your arm. Your helpless as they tear into your armor, ripping at the insides and bathing themselves in your inner organs and fluids. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Turn to face the hoard *set head 4 *set torso 4 *set rightarm 4 *set leftleg 4 *set leftleg 4 You can't fight until you know what their numbers are. These creatures on your leg and back are mere annoyances compared to the sheer numbers that are likely closing in behind you. Unfortunately, that mere annoynace on your leg forces it in place even as the rest of your body turns, sending you to the ground in a twisted fashion. On the ground, you finally get a clear look at the sheer overwhelming numbers that you have been fighting all this time. Just as they swarm you. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #They'll never run out, it's hopeless... *set head 4 *set torso 4 *set rightarm 4 *set leftleg 4 *set leftleg 4 The creature on your back continues to bite through your neck armor and into your flesh, biting away meat and muscle. Worse, all your flailing took you off balance, causing you to fall onto the ground, your arm pinned by your own body. More demons pile onto you, making it impossible to get off the ground or even to free your arm. Your helpless as they tear into your armor, ripping at the insides and bathing themselves in your inner organs and fluids. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish *if (humanssafe =true) #Kill the one poised to strike *set demons -1 *set leftarm +2 *comment leftarm is mangled, but still barely attatched *set rightarm +1 *comment rightarm is barely damaged *comment could be 6, or 5 Right now it's the primary threat. Your left arm is just a limb, not even your favorite one, and the demon scrambling to its feet can't hurt you until its already done that. This one, however, has the potential to kill you right then and there. She made a mistake in thinking that you were too preoccupied with your arm being devoured. She got close, within the range of your shortsword. You're able to swiftly kill her with a single stab, running through her opened jaw, through her throat, and out the back of her skull. Once you jerk your shortsword back she falls limp on the ground. While you're retracting your blade, you're blindsided by a demon leaping on you from somewhere above. Seeing through the edge of your vision, she came from over the table, aiming for your helmet however your raised arm acted as a shield, taking the wound onto itself. Your right arm is slightly damaged, but still in working condition. Certainly in better condition than your left arm, which at this point is only connected by nerves and muscles. The armor itself is almost comletely torn away, your mangled flesh laid bare. It's practically useless by this point, other than as a diversion that's distracting the two demons currently feasting on it. To your further right, the last thing that tried to leap on you has finally gotten back on her feet and is now circling around you, getting into a position to strike at your head from a position where she won't conflict with the current abomination attacking you from above. And in the midst of all this, you can still hear more of them on the other side of the table. How many is impossible to say, as you can't seperate their cackling and growling from the ones right next to you. *choice #Kill the one at my head *set head 4 *set torso 4 *set rightarm 4 *set leftleg 4 *set leftleg 4 You'll never win a fight if you don't learn how to prioritize which body parts are more important than others. And the head is always a priority. However you quickly realize a flaw in this strategy when you try to reposition your sword arm. With your arm pinned by the creature on top of you, it's impossible to build up the momentum necessary to make an effective slice. Your blade strikes the demon's arm, but the blow is so weak that it barely goes halfway through. She staggers, but recovers quickly enough to move forward past the reach of your blade, gripping her claws into the soft neck area, digging into your skin. The ones on your left, having finished their work dismembering your arm, come to join their ally in targeting your head. Eventually, the tissue connecting your head to the rest of your body gives out, forcing the two to separate, leaving your body limp as they continue to feast on your carcus. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Free my left arm *comment death *set head 4 *set torso 4 *set rightarm 4 *set leftleg 4 *set leftleg 4 You quickly realize a flaw in this strategy when you try to reposition your sword arm. With your arm pinned by the creature on top of you, it's impossible to build up the momentum necessary to make an effective slice. Your blade strikes one of the demons' arm, but the blow is so weak that it barely goes halfway through. While she's recovering, the other simply continues what they were previously doing. Meanwhile, while you were focusing on them, the creature at your head moves in past the reach of your blade, gripping her claws into the soft neck area, digging into your skin. The ones on your left, having finished their work dismembering your arm, come to join their ally in targeting your head. Eventually, the tissue connecting your head to the rest of your body gives out, forcing the two to separate, leaving your body limp as they continue to feast on your carcus. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Kill the one on top *set head 3 *comment helmet is torn away. Head is vulnerable. One more hit there equals death *set leftarm 4 *comment leftarm has been severed. Demons start focusing on the rest of you *set demons -1 *comment could be 5 or 4 Your in an awkward position to be killing anything with this monstronsity lying on your chest and pinning your swordarm down. Your first response is to power through it. With the amount of force you were exerting in your arm, you're sure you would have broken a few bones if your arm wasn't already pulverized mush. Without the possibility of self-harm, however, nothing stops you from exerting all possible human force. Even then, the creature's grip is beyond human, but everything breaks with enough pressure. You knock the creature down to your side, and while it's still staggered on the ground, raise your blade once more and bring it down on her neck, severing the head from the torso. However, as you were doing that, the creature at your head struck, digging its claws into the flesh of your neck. Lucky for you, all your flailing around made it difficult for the filth to strike directly into flimsy structures that connected your head to the rest of your body, causing her to instead peel back large sections of your armor, rather than decapitate you like it probably intended. The release of tension leaves it falling backward onto its hide. Incapacitating her for the next second or so. Unluckily, your head was now completely exposed. Just as that happens, you realize that the two creatures on your left have finally finished their work on your arm, and are now hungry for the rest of you, gripping at various parts of your body, teeth sharp and ready. *choice #Roll right. Get to my feet. You've spent too much of this fight on your back. Time to get the upper hand for a change. You leave a trail of blood smeared across the wooden floors as you swiftly roll yourself to the side, getting as much distance as you can before they wise up and start pursuing. You're able to use the momentum in order to get to your feet quicker. Just quick enough to see one of them leaping straight toward you, jaw wide open. *choice #Dodge All it takes is a quick step to the side. She flies past you, unable to correct her trajectory as she lands head-first into the hard wooden wall. With her in a daze, you finally take a step back and take stock of what you have in front of you. You see two of them to your left, close to where you'd been lying just a moment ago, creeping toward you on all fours, watching you like wolves, searching for a weakness in your defenses. To your right is the demon who just flew by you, on the ground and in a daze. Seems the blow to the head took something out of her. Not entirely surprising, for all the taint they are still humanoid in shape and anatomy. On the far side of the table, you see *if (demons =4) just one more of them. Standing on her own two feet, she *if (demons !=4) just two more of them. Standing on their feet, they slowly creep toward you, studying much like the others. You take a few steps back with your sword ready in front of you, waiting for them to make some kind of move. You were able to thin their numbers considerably while on the ground, but it took a lot out of you. Your head is completely exposed, and you're down one arm. One misstep is going to be punished, severely. *page_break Just like always. No time for daring. You keep your blade in front of you, ready to counter any move they might make. The ones not currently holding their head in pain slowly creep forward, spreading out in an attempt to circle around you. In response, you take steps backward, aiming to get something solid behind you to prevent being flanked. Your walk ends when you run into *if (clearhouse =false) *set demons -1 *comment could be 4 or 3 a chair, causing you momentarily to stumble. This misstep is all the encouragement needed to prompt all three of them to charge after you while you're still trying to reclaim your pace. One of them leaps at you, managing to impale herself on your sword, however between the force and your uneven footing, it's enough to send you back onto the ground. Admitably with a shield. The next one that tries to attack you ends up getting caught on your makeshift meatsack of a shield. You're forced to duck your head when it attempts to claw at you from the side. During this, you can't get a sight on the other two. *choice #Need to get back up *set head 4 *set torso 4 *set rightarm 4 *set leftleg 4 *set leftleg 4 You're at a disadvantage as long as you're on the ground. Without a left arm to push with, you can't do much other than to slide with your legs to get out from underneath the demon's corpse. The moment your head peeks out, though, you feel clawed fingers wrap around it. A pair of thumbs go through your eyes, blinding you as pressure comes in from all sides, before finally your head bursts from the weight. Once your body is cold and lifeless, there's nothing separating the demons from the villagers you fought and died to protect. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Kill the demon currently attacking me *set demons -1 *comment demons =2 She made a mistake of getting too close to your blade. The corpse currently impaled on your sword is small enough that there's still enough length on the other side to stack on one more. Taking advantage of this, you stab forward with as much strength as you can muster and kill the demon currently trying to kill you. Her lifeless corpse adding to the pile currently gathering on your sword. You get to your feet as quickly as you can. The two limp bodies slide off the moment gravity allows them too. Once you're on your feet, there's just two of them left. One of whom is lying still, letting out a soft groan. The last one only stands and stares at you. *page_break There is something satisfying in her eyes. *goto afteraction1 #I had the advantage, and lost it. It's over... *set head 4 *set torso 4 *set rightarm 4 *set leftleg 4 *set leftleg 4 You're at a disadvantage as long as you're on the ground. Without a left arm to push with, you can't do much other than to slide with your legs to get out from underneath the demon's corpse. The moment your head peeks out, though, you feel clawed fingers wrap around it. A pair of thumbs go through your eyes, blinding you as pressure comes in from all sides, before finally your head bursts from the weight. Once your body is cold and lifeless, there's nothing separating the demons from the villagers you fought and died to protect. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish *else *comment demons =3 a wooden wall. You feel safer, for a given definition of safe, knowing that your flank is covered. The demons know it two. With one of the demons out of commission, still nursing that head injury, the other two decide to put everything they have into one final dual strike. Coming at you from two different angles. *choice #Match their daring. One horizontal swing Watching them coming, you set your blade to the side, ready to strike the moment they get just close enough to fall within its range. Your shortsword is 20 inches long, and right now they're both 120 inches away and quickly closing. It's all about timing. They're running toward you... *choice #Now! *comment death *set head 4 *set torso 4 *set rightarm 4 *set leftleg 4 *set leftleg 4 You swing, and strike air. Before you can recover, you feel them on you, their hands and teeth immediately tearing at your head. You're dead before you hit the ground, their jaws gnawing at your flesh and bones. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Wait... They've leaped into the air. 50 inches away. *choice #[i]Now! *comment death *comment death *set head 4 *set torso 4 *set rightarm 4 *set leftleg 4 *set leftleg 4 You swing, and strike air. Before you can recover, you feel them on you, their hands and teeth immediately tearing at your head. You're dead before you hit the ground, their jaws gnawing at your flesh and bones. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Wait... They're flying through the air. 30 inches away. *choice #[b][i]Now! *set demons 0 Your blade strikes them at just the right moment. The first one is cut cleanly in half, her upper torso flying high over your shoulder as the legs lands at your feet. The other one is less lucky, the sword becomes lodged in her stomach, causing her to shriek as her fall is interrupted and she slides off your blade, laying pitifully on the ground, her gut split open as her entrails slowly pour out. With both of them taken care of, you look over to the one who was nursing her head injury during the battle. She has mostly recovered, but is now suffereing from a different ailment. Fear. *page_break Sometimes even this world can be kind. *goto afteraction1 #Wait... *comment death *set head 4 *set torso 4 *set rightarm 4 *set leftleg 4 *set leftleg 4 While you stand there and do nothing, they latch onto your body, their hands and teeth immediately tearing at your head. You're dead before you hit the ground, their jaws gnawing at your flesh and bones. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Dash between them to escape You can't do anything while cornered. Once they're satisfied with their distance, they leap into the air intent on jumping onto you. You use the opportunity to dash forward, keeping your head down and moving quickly. They're too far into it to correct their angle, and both end up crumpled on the ground. Once they're like that, there's nothing stopping you when you dash back to them, systematically running them through with your sword. One, then the other. With both of them taken care of, you look over to the one who was nursing her head injury during the battle. She has mostly recovered, but is now suffereing from a different ailment. Fear. *page_break Sometimes even this world can be kind. *goto afteraction1 #Kill her *set demons -1 *comment could be 4 or 3 *set leftleg +1 *if (demons =4) *set rightleg +1 Your sword slices cleanly across the demon's mid-section, sending one half flying over your shoulder while the other lands limply on the ground as the blood pools around your feet. In the moment your vision is temporarily blinded. Before you can see them, you feel the collision of several demons knocking you backward until you're pinned against the wall. One of them is at your left foot, biting into the limb, attempting to get at the flesh beneath it *if (demons =4) while another does the same to your other leg. *if (demons =3) . One of them has wrapped herself around your torso, her limbs twist unnaturally as they twril around you, trapping your extremities like vines as she presses her rotted bossom against your chestplate, the maggots digging out from under her flesh and seeking out their new host. She bares her teeth with nothing but sadistic amusement twinkling in her eyes as her mouth comes closer to yours. And in the midst of all this, the last demon just watches from a few feet away, cackling maddly. *choice #Headbutt her *set head 4 *set torso 4 *set rightarm 4 *set leftleg 4 *set leftleg 4 With her this close, you tuck your chin in and bash the bridge of her nose with the top of your head. The impact sends her head back, she growls as blood drips down her nose, seeping into the decayed cracks of her face. Despite it, her grip remains strong and you're not any closer to gaining freedom than you were before. Instead, she decides to stop savoring the kill, and finish you off quickly and messily. Rather than go for your lips, she bites into your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Stab her *set head 4 *set torso 4 *set rightarm 4 *set leftleg 4 *set leftleg 4 You try your hardest, but with your arm pinned as it is you can't even begin to get the movement necessary to break free of her grip. The filth looks at your struggles and cackles, before its teeth bite down around what remains of your lips, ripping apart gums and teeth. Your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Bite her We reap what we sow. With all her effort based on enjoying her meal, she's left herself open to an attack. First you clench your teeth on her decayed and rotted nose. Maggots flee their refuge and run down your throat, and you try to ignore the taste of death on your tongue. Nonetheless, this has the intended effect. The demon shrieks in pain, forcing herself away, leaving the nose behind between your teeth. Without a wasted moment, you spit the nose out and go for her throat, tearing out almost half of it on your first bite. Her grip on you noticaly loosens as she struggles to breath through torn airways. With your arms finally capable of moving, you finish her off with a stab through the gut. Her friend finally realizes that the situation has turned against her and quickly rushes forward to provide assistence. However in her haste, she forgets defense and ends up running into your sword, leaving her with the same fate as her ally. The *if (demons =4) demons on the ground realize they no longer have the upper hand when their ally falls limp on top of them. One of them catches on immediately and retreats. The other slower one ends up dead on your blade. *if (demons =3) demon on the ground realizes that they no longer have the upper hand when her ally flls limp on top of her. She catches on immediately and retreats. You take a moment to shake off the parts of your most recent prey that are resistent to leaving, and in making sure your legs are still in enough of one piece to function. After a five second assessment, you look up to get a sight on the last of the abominations. *page_break There's something satisfying in her eyes. *goto afteraction1 #Give in... *set head 4 *set torso 4 *set rightarm 4 *set leftleg 4 *set leftleg 4 The filth looks at your struggles and cackles, before its teeth bite down around what remains of your lips, ripping apart gums and teeth. Your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Kill the demons on my left *set demons -2 *comment could be 2 or 3 Fortenetely the basics of self-preservation were lost when they became tainted. The two of them focus on attacking you rather than dodging or defending when your blade impales one then the other in quick succession, leaving both their opened up corpses limping on the ground. You begin getting up, but by the time you're on one knee you see through your peripheral another one of the demons standing on top of the overturned table, ready to pounce. And to your left, the demon you knocked off is ready to do the same. *choice #Kill the one on the right *set head 4 *set torso 4 *set rightarm 4 *set leftleg 4 *set leftleg 4 You swing your sword horizontally, separating the monstronsity's top half from her bottom, sending both pieces tumbling limply onto the ground. However, the moment your eyes were off the other one, she had lept onto your back, her figers clawing into your eyes as she pressed down on both sides of your skull. You feel the pressure ringing through your head, and in the span of a few heartbeats, your skull gives out and caves inward, leaving you a headless stump, falling lifelessly onto the floor. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Get out of the way You can't defend from two sides at once, the only option at this point is to move. You move forward as fast as your feet will allow you, stepping over the littered body parts and getting as much distance as you can in the short burst. Finally on your feet, you quickly turn to get a visual on the situation. The two demons are tripping over each other to get back on their feet. On the other side of the table is just *if (demons =4) two *if (demons =3) one more of them. A welcoming sight, even if it cost one arm and your helmet to get at this point. Just a little more, and you'll finally be able to catch a breath. That moment isn't now however. Before you'd even gotten on your feet, *if (demons =4) creatures on the left were already charging toward you, mouths watering for your flesh. *choice #Match their daring. One horizontal swing Watching them coming, you set your blade to the side, ready to strike the moment they get just close enough to fall within its range. Your shortsword is 20 inches long, and right now they're both 120 inches away and quickly closing. It's all about timing. They're running toward you... *choice #Now! *comment death *set head 4 *set torso 4 *set rightarm 4 *set leftleg 4 *set leftleg 4 You swing, and strike air. Before you can recover, you feel them on you, their hands and teeth immediately tearing at your head. You're dead before you hit the ground, their jaws gnawing at your flesh and bones. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Wait... They've leaped into the air. 50 inches away. *choice #[i]Now! *comment death *comment death *set head 4 *set torso 4 *set rightarm 4 *set leftleg 4 *set leftleg 4 You swing, and strike air. Before you can recover, you feel them on you, their hands and teeth immediately tearing at your head. You're dead before you hit the ground, their jaws gnawing at your flesh and bones. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Wait... They're flying through the air. 30 inches away. *choice #[b][i]Now! *set demons 0 Your blade strikes them at just the right moment. The first one is cut cleanly in half, her upper torso flying high over your shoulder as the legs lands at your feet. The other one is less lucky, the sword becomes lodged in her stomach, causing her to shriek as her fall is interrupted and she slides off your blade, laying pitifully on the ground, her gut split open as her entrails slowly pour out. With both of them taken care of, you look over to the ones who had you cornered just a moment ago. Untangled yet still on the floor, looking up at you with a look in their eyes that is strangely satisfying. Sometimes even this world can be kind. *goto afteraction1 #Wait... *comment death *set head 4 *set torso 4 *set rightarm 4 *set leftleg 4 *set leftleg 4 While you stand there and do nothing, they latch onto your body, their hands and teeth immediately tearing at your head. You're dead before you hit the ground, their jaws gnawing at your flesh and bones. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Dash between them to escape You can't do anything while cornered. Once they're satisfied with their distance, they leap into the air intent on jumping onto you. You use the opportunity to dash forward, keeping your head down and moving quickly. They're too far into it to correct their angle, and both end up crumpled on the ground. Once they're like that, there's nothing stopping you when you dash back to them, systematically running them through with your sword. One, then the other. With both of them taken care of, you look over to the ones who had you cornered just a moment ago. Untangled yet still on the floor, looking up at you with a look in their eyes that is strangely satisfying. Sometimes even this world can be kind. *goto afteraction1 *else creature on the left is already charging toward you, mouth watering for your flesh. Watching her coming, you set your blade to the side, ready to strike the moment she gets just close enough to fall within its range. Your shortsword is 20 inches long, and right now her distance can be roughly measured at 120 inches away and quickly closing. It's all about timing. She's running toward you... *choice #Now! *comment death *set head 4 *set torso 4 *set rightarm 4 *set leftleg 4 *set leftleg 4 You swing, and strike air. Before you can recover, you feel her on you, her hands and teeth immediately tearing at your head. You're dead before you hit the ground, her jaws gnawing at your flesh and bones. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Wait... She's leaped into the air. 50 inches away. *choice #[i]Now! *comment death *comment death *set head 4 *set torso 4 *set rightarm 4 *set leftleg 4 *set leftleg 4 You swing, and strike air. Before you can recover, you feel her on you, her hands and teeth immediately tearing at your head. You're dead before you hit the ground, her jaws gnawing at your flesh and bones. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Wait... They're flying through the air. 30 inches away. *choice #[b][i]Now! *set demons 0 Your blade strikes them at just the right moment. The first one is cut cleanly in half, her upper torso flying high over your shoulder as the legs lands at your feet. The other one is less lucky, the sword becomes lodged in her stomach, causing her to shriek as her fall is interrupted and she slides off your blade, laying pitifully on the ground, her gut split open as her entrails slowly pour out. With both of them taken care of, you look over to the ones who had you cornered just a moment ago. Untangled yet still on the floor, looking up at you with a look in their eyes that is strangely satisfying. Sometimes even this world can be kind. *page_break Next *goto afteraction1 #Wait... *comment death *set head 4 *set torso 4 *set rightarm 4 *set leftleg 4 *set leftleg 4 While you stand there and do nothing, she latches onto your body, her hands and teeth immediately tearing at your head. You're dead before you hit the ground, her jaws gnawing at your flesh and bones. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Kill the one on the left *set head 4 *set torso 4 *set rightarm 4 *set leftleg 4 *set leftleg 4 You swing your sword horizontally, separating the monstronsity's top half from her bottom, sending both pieces tumbling limply onto the ground. However, the moment your eyes were off the other one, she has lept onto your back, her figers clawing into your eyes as she pressed down on both sides of your skull. You feel the pressure ringing through your head, and in the span of a few heartbeats, your skull gives out and caves inward, leaving you a headless stump, falling lifelessly onto the floor. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #I can't get out of this... *set head 4 *set torso 4 *set rightarm 4 *set leftleg 4 *set leftleg 4 The moment your eyes were off one of them, she has lept onto your back, her figers clawing into your eyes as she pressed down on both sides of your skull. You feel the pressure ringing through your head, and in the span of a few heartbeats, your skull gives out and caves inward, leaving you a headless stump, falling lifelessly onto the floor. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #I'm just too outnumbered... *set head 4 *set torso 4 *set rightarm 4 *set leftleg 4 *set leftleg 4 No matter what you do, they never seem to run out. There's never going to be an end to them. As if to prove you right, yet more demons leap on you from over the side of the table as you're already being devoured by the two on your left. Finally there's a pile on you. No escape now. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #They'll never run out. It's hopeless... *set head 4 *set torso 4 *set rightarm 4 *set leftleg 4 *set leftleg 4 The creature at your head moves in past the reach of your blade, gripping her claws into the soft neck area, digging into your skin. The ones on your left, having finished their work dismembering your arm, come to join their ally in targeting your head. Eventually, the tissue connecting your head to the rest of your body gives out, forcing the two to separate, leaving your body limp as they continue to feast on your carcus. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Free my left arm *if (humanssafe =true) *set demons -2 *comment could be 4, or 3 *set head 3 *comment leaping demon attacks head. Death. You raise your weapon to strike, however before you can even get close to finishing them, the enemy at your head pounces. Her fingernails dig into the underside of your helmet and you can feel them rend through the fabric of your skin as well as the underlying tissue. Despite all your struggling, you're ultimately unable to do anything to defend yourself as she tears your head from the body. Afterwards the rest of them would dine on your carcass, just another body to fill the stomachs of the demon horde. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish *else *set demons -2 *comment could be 4 or 3 *set villagers -1 *comment villager dies, demon is distracted You can't do anything as long as they have your arm trapped like this. *if (greatsword =true) However, as you swing, you find the blade to be too heavy to properly aim at such close quarters and it thumps loudly to their side. Noticing you attempt at fighting, the two at your arm lose their patience, and crawl up your body to begin tearing at your head. One sits on your chest, staring down with a cruel heckle as her companion keeps your arms pinned. You try your hardest, but with your arm pinned as it is you can't even begin to get the movement necessary to break free of her grip. The filth looks at your struggles and cackles, before its teeth bite down around what remains of your lips, ripping apart gums and teeth. Your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish *else You stab your sword through the skull of the demon on the left, leaving her to hang off of it lifelessly. Her companion has just enough time to notice before her own death comes as you swing your sword horizontally, ripping through the side of your first victim's skull and through her neck, leaving the head to topple onto the ground. Despite being freed, your arm is useless by this point. The armor holding it together is mangled apart and without it, the limb is all but dead. Looking to your right, the demon you knocked over is upright again and ready for revenge, just as another comes to stand beside it. And above you is the sight of 'Jezebel,' wrapped tightly onto her prey and devouring his face while his screams become muffled inside her mouth. He'll die soon, if he isn't a dead man already. *choice #Save the human! You throw yourself to the left and onto your stomach, using the better position to push yourself off the ground with your remaining good hand, as well as getting a good start toward your target. However, while you're still on one knee, you are forced back down as two forms land on your back, keeping your arms pinned on either side. Your target looks back at you, momentarily surprised, then a cruel grin forms on her face and she moves her head so that you can see what remains of her victim. The skin of his mouth and cheeks have been chewed away revealing the skull beneath, and the entirety of the lower jaw is gone, disappeared somewhere down into her stomach. He looks at you, his eyes rolling to the side as his tortured whines plea for death. The abomination winks at you, then cackles madly as her sisters do the same, taunting you as claws dig into your helmet and neck, ripping away at the protective cover and getting at your skull. Try as you might, you can't get the necessary strength to break free as long as they have your arms pinned to the ground, and you're helpless as they feast on your bones, and you can do naught but watch as the harlot returns to her play. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Defend myself! *set demons -1 You can't do anything for him. The only way anyone gets out of this alive is if you do. One of the makes a mad dash for you, however that is cut short as you point your blade out and she manages to impale herself onto it. *comment could be 3 or 2 The action makes the other one much more cautious to attack, and you are able to use the opportunity to force youself back to your feet. Your legs to most of the work as your blade remains pointed outward the entire time you struggle upward. Finally up, you're able to get a view of the situation. There is the horrific scene behind you, and the demon right in front of you. *if (demons =3) One more, jumped up on the side of the table. Thankfully, beyond them, you see none left other than the small mountain of bodies you've piled up. *choice #Save the human! You turn on your heel and cross the short distance between yourself and the struggle. In a flash, your sword move across the creature's thin and malnorished torso. She screeches upon receiving the long, deep streak of red upon her back. Before she can do any more, you finish it with a second slice, going across where the human heart should be. It does the trick and her body falls back, though her limbs remain entangled. You get a look on the human, though it doesn't do much good. His face has been torn apart, the skin ripped from his face to reveal the skeletal structure beneath. His lower jaw is completely disappeared, down the throat of the demon and resting in her stomach. With his eyelids missing, you can see his lifeless eyes rolled to the side, unmoving and vacant. Your time spent up, you turn around in place. Instinct has you swing your sword in the process, and during your spin you chop off the legs of a demon that had leaped for you, no doubt sending a moment of weakness. She flies into the wall, her skull coliding against it, no doubt leaving a crack in the structure. *if (demons =3) She doesn't move after the collision, indicating a break in the spinal structure. In front of you, there is still one very much alive demon. Very much alive. And very much afraid. Sometimes, even the night can be kind. *page_break Next *goto afteraction1 *else You don't waste a second. There's still at least one abomination left standing in front of you. You charge forward, evidently faster than she was expecting considering how worn you must look. Your first swing she barely manages to dodge, however in doing so places herself at your feet. A kick to the skull sends her onto her back. There she is vulnerable, and unable to do anything to defend herself as you crush her head beneath your boot, leaving a bloody mess of blood and brain matter. You turn behind you and catch the gaze of the last of them. Disoriented, but very much alive. And very much afraid. Sometimes, even the night can be kind. *page_break Next *goto afteraction1 #Kill everything in front of me! As you step forward, the demon leaps toward you in a desperate attempt on your life. Though it doesn't do much good when your blade is already raised and ready to cut through the disgusting abomination. After managing to impale herself, the corrupted harlot slides off the side and onto the ground. *if (demons =4) The one on the table tries a similar tactic while she believes you to be distracted, only to experience s similar fate. You turn behind you, and see the filth finally release her prey. She sighs orgasmically as the lifeless human falls at her feet, his face torn apart, skin rendered to reveal the skeletal structure beneath, his lower jaw disappeared down her throat, wide eyes staring ahead, unmoving and vacant. Having satisfied herself, she turns around to face you, only to stop in shock. Evidently, during the erotic euphoria of her kill, she was too distracted to pay attention to the battle that had gone on right behind her back. The last time she saw you, you were on the ground, her fellow harpies ripping at your armor from every direction. Now, with you still standing, coated in blood and gore, and with their many corpses littering the ground in a small mountain of twisted flesh, she realizes her tactical error of ever taking her eyes off of you. Now she's looking death in the face. And it scares her. Sometimes, even the night can be kind. *page_break Next *goto afteraction1 #I have failed... Any attempt to free yourself is rendered moot as you are forced back down as two forms land on your back, keeping your arms pinned on either side. Your target looks back at you, momentarily surprised, then a cruel grin forms on her face and she moves her head so that you can see what remains of her victim. The skin of his mouth and cheeks have been chewed away revealing the skull beneath, and the entirety of the lower jaw is gone, disappeared somewhere down into her stomach. He looks at you, his eyes rolling to the side as his tortured whines plea for death. The abomination winks at you, then cackles madly as her sisters do the same, taunting you as claws dig into your helmet and neck, ripping away at the protective cover and getting at your skull. Try as you might, you can't get the necessary strength to break free as long as they have your arms pinned to the ground, and you're helpless as they feast on your bones, and you can do naught but watch as the harlot returns to her play. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Kill the fallen one before it recovers *if (humanssafe =true) *comment leaping demon attacks head. Death. You raise your weapon to strike, however Before you can even get close to finishing them, the enemy at your head pounces. Her fingernails dig into the underside of your helmet and you can feel them rend through the fabric of your skin as well as the underlying tissue. Despite all your struggling, you're ultimately unable to do anything to defend yourself as she tears your head from the body. Afterwards the rest of them would dine on your carcass, just another body to fill the stomachs of the demon horde. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish *else *set leftarm +2 *comment leftarm is mangled, but still barely attatched *set demons -1 *comment could be 6, or 5 If she gets up you will have even more monstronsities to deal with. Can't have that. *if (greatsword =true) However, as you swing, you find the blade to be too heavy to properly aim at such close quarters and it thumps loudly to her side. Noticing you attempt at fighting, the two at your arm lose their patience, and crawl up your body to begin tearing at your head. One sits on your chest, staring down with a cruel heckle as her companion keeps your arms pinned. You try your hardest, but with your arm pinned as it is you can't even begin to get the movement necessary to break free of her grip. The filth looks at your struggles and cackles, before its teeth bite down around what remains of your lips, ripping apart gums and teeth. Your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish *else Your blade comes down right on the harlot's neck, severing it from the rest of her body. However, before you can move onto the rest, the two at your arm lose their patience, and crawl up your body to begin tearing at your head. One sits on your chest, staring down with a cruel heckle as her companion keeps your arms pinned. You try your hardest, but with your arm pinned as it is you can't even begin to get the movement necessary to break free of her grip. The filth looks at your struggles and cackles, before its teeth bite down around what remains of your lips, ripping apart gums and teeth. Your tongue and the tip of your jaw disappear in the void of her stomach. After she's done with your mouth she moves on to your neck, tearing out almost half of it on the first bite. Your head falls limply to the sides as she continues to feast on your flesh and bone, as the rest do. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #They'll never end... Before you can even get close to finishing them, the enemy at your head pounces. Her fingernails dig into the underside of your helmet and you can feel them rend through the fabric of your skin as well as the underlying tissue. Despite all your struggling, you're ultimately unable to do anything to defend yourself as she tears your head from the body. Afterwards the rest of them would dine on your carcass, just another body to fill the stomachs of the demon horde. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Free my left arm The most logical choice. *if (crossbow =true) Your first thought is to use your crossbow to kill her as she falls on you, but quickly realize that you can't fire until you've reloaded the single shot weapon. Abandoning that idea you throw the crossbow to the side and get ready to use your bare hand against it, except before the crossbow has left your hand the leaping creature is already on you. The creature bites at your throat, sinking her teeth through your armor and into your mangled flesh. After the first bite, she redoubles her efforts. Any attempt to stop her is interrupted as others cirlce around you, biting at your limbs, tearing them away and gorging themselves on your meat and tissue. The demons feast well tonight. *fake_choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish *else It's a reflex at this point. You swing your sword over, stabbing the creature that has your arm pinned. She cries out as the blade cuts through her chest, running through whatever she has that passes as a heart. But the moment you do you feel another problem. The leaping demon is on you, her teeth ripping away at your throat. Your attempt to withdraw your sword from its previous victim is made impossible by the demon that now straddles your torso, pinning your arm to your chest as she cuts through your weaker neck protection. Her teeth sink through the metal and into your flesh. Any attempt to stop her is interrupted as others cirlce around you, biting at your limbs, tearing them away and gorging themselves on your meat and tissue. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #I'm surrounded, there's no hope... The leaping creature is already on you. The creature bites at your throat, sinking her teeth through your armor and into your mangled flesh. After the first bite, she redoubles her efforts. Any attempt to stop her is interrupted as others cirlce around you, biting at your limbs, tearing them away and gorging themselves on your meat and tissue. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Keep my sides safe You can't fight without your arms. You strike out at the one to your right, killing it before it can begin to reach to pin your arm down. Just as you're about to cover your left side, you feel claws dig into your throat, puncturing the soft spot of your armor and digging upwards into your helmet. The deformed woman cackles as she pries the helmet from your skull, and the last thing you see her teeth closing in. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #I can't win... As the thought crosses your mind, you feel claws dig into your throat, puncturing the soft spot of your armor and digging upwards into your helmet. The deformed woman cackles as she pries the helmet from your skull, and the last thing you see her teeth closing in. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish *disable_reuse #Dodge out of their way You move left as they rush forward, narrowly their long claw-like nails and feeling the wind disturbance at your back. Just as soon as you're out of the way, you spin on your heel to get them back in sight again, seeing the whole group of them right in front of you, already recovered from their previous attack. And already lunging once again. No time to do anything but stay defensive. *choice #Dash left You move to your left, directly toward the front door with that wall of demons, but away from the current danger. Or so you thought. While you're distracted, avoiding yet another attack from behind, you are pounced on from the front by multiple demons that appear to have just recently entered the house. That alone probably wouldn't have been enough, but the moment of immobalization calls over the others, seeing their downed prey. You can hear them, gorging themselves on your flesh as your face is pressed into the rotted wood. Your limbs pinned, your screams stiffled as one of the whores bites into your mouth in a gruesome kiss of death, tearing your tongue out of its place and sighing orgasmically as it swallows it down before returning for another bite. Denying even your right to scream at your misery. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Dash forward You move forward, and right into their arms as they tackle you onto the ground with their overwhelming numbers. Every part of your body is held down by their horde, as move join them from the outside, adding more mass to the pile and making it impossible for you to break free. You can hear them, gorging themselves on your flesh as your face is pressed into the rotted wood. Your limbs pinned, your screams stiffled as one of the whores bites into your mouth in a gruesome kiss of death, tearing your tongue out of its place and sighing orgasmically as it swallows it down before returning for another bite. Denying even your right to scream at your misery. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #Dash right You move back to your previous position with haste, ducking and dodging as best as you can. It's a close thing, but by some mixture of luck and speed, you manage to make it back to the beginning. Except now you're only right back where you started. With four demons, closing in on your position. All that effort and all you managed to do was get back to the beginning. *goto doover #Just give up... They tackle you onto the ground with their overwhelming numbers. Every part of your body is held down by their horde, as move join them from the outside, adding more mass to the pile and making it impossible for you to break free. You can hear them, gorging themselves on your flesh as your face is pressed into the rotted wood. Your limbs pinned, your screams stiffled as one of the whores bites into your mouth in a gruesome kiss of death, tearing your tongue out of its place and sighing orgasmically as it swallows it down before returning for another bite. Denying even your right to scream at your misery. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish #There's no end of them... They tackle you onto the ground with their overwhelming numbers. Every part of your body is held down by their horde, as move join them from the outside, adding more mass to the pile and making it impossible for you to break free. You can hear them, gorging themselves on your flesh as your face is pressed into the rotted wood. Your limbs pinned, your screams stiffled as one of the whores bites into your mouth in a gruesome kiss of death, tearing your tongue out of its place and sighing orgasmically as it swallows it down before returning for another bite. Denying even your right to scream at your misery. The demons feast well tonight. *choice #I...won't....die... *goto lb3 #This is how the world ends Thank you for playing! *finish *label ambushed *comment was caught unaware while preparing Under construction. *finish *label guarded *comment was ready for attack Under construction. *finish *label afteraction1 *comment after battle in group house You lived! Congrats! Thanks for playing! *finish *label afteraction2 *comment after battle in group house, where monsters fled You lived! Congrats! Thanks for playing! *finish *label toolate *comment all the humans died while you were fighting outside You lived! Congrats! Thanks for playing! *finish *label lb4 *comment ambushed Under construction. *finish *label lb5 *comment confronted demon Under construction. *finish *label lb8 *comment fight inside the father's house Under construction. *finish *label end Under construction. *finish