Choose Your Own Adventure [Part 17]
Added 2021-11-08 05:24:16 +0000 UTCThe last part of the day!
[Part 17]
You accept the bond.
A feeling of power floods you. And then it vanishes as quickly as it came. Your forehead burns as the arcanist mark permanently embeds itself into your skin. Unlike most arcanists, who have a seven-pointed star of magic and an image of their eldrin, you only have a star. A blank star.
[Academic Knowledge] You’re not worried—you know that’s standard for mimic arcanists. The star will shift whenever the mimic is transformed.
Twain stops nuzzling your leg and glances up at you. He tries to jump up—but he’s just a kitten. Instead, he hooks his claws into your trousers and climbs up your clothing, gently poking you with his claws the entire way.
Once he reaches your shirt, he claws his way to your shoulder, grunting the whole way. “You’re like a… a mountain…” he says between huffs. Once he reaches your shoulder, he plops himself down and holds on for dear life. “Carry me,” he commands, breathless.
The sun sets, and the day comes to an end. It was rather eventful, but the island isn’t done celebrating yet. Bonfires have been lit by the eastern beaches—it’s the Arcanist Festival. It happens after the salamander Trials of Worth, so long as at least one person bonded with a creature.
The Arcanist Festival is beautiful and glorious, filled with food, games, and music. The entire island celebrates, even if they aren’t arcanists themselves. Sometimes, even famous arcanists visit the island to join.
This year, you’re pretty sure a few guild arcanists will be attendance—the ones who were summoned to deal with the wendigo.
You can see the faint glow of the bonfires in the distance.
Twain perks up his long ears. “Is that meat I smell?” His nose and whiskers twitch. “Cooked meat. The best meat.”
What do you do?
A) “Let’s go to the Arcanist Festival and introduce ourselves!”
B) “Let’s go to the Arcanist Festival, but stay hidden and in the shadows.”
C) “Let’s go to the Arcanist Festival, but pretend to be a leviathan arcanist.”
D) “Let’s go home. We’ve had a long day.”
E) “That’s the Arcanist Festival. Do you want to go?”
