[Choose Your Own Adventure] Part 9
Added 2021-10-14 01:00:04 +0000 UTCWith time running out, you decide to search for the mysterious mischief maker.
You crawl over the rocks, making your way to the other side of the cove, where you saw the fake leviathan exit the water. It’s mostly easy going, until you come to a large boulder. Fortunately, you packed rope for this very reason. With little effort, you toss a knotted loop up, hook part of the stone, and climb your way over.
The winds help keep you cool, but the summer sun is more aggressive now than it was before. You imagine the salamander Trial of Worth is brutal. Who all had taken it? You’re certain that whenever you’re done with this, you’ll find out.
You slide down another rock and find a smooth pathway. Lines of blood tell you that you’re on the right track—the mischief maker slid through here, you’re certain of it.
However, the high rocks make this area a natural maze. It’s difficult to get a good vantage point. And the crash of distant waves—not to mention the overzealous seagulls—create just enough sounds to hinder your investigation. Fortunately, you can see the blood on the rock just fine. The dark crimson stands out on the light-brown sandstone.
The creature seems to have headed away from the water.
You follow the trail, keeping your eyes wide. Unfortunately, a short way into the chase, the blood stops. Abruptly.
You search the nearby area, but you don’t find any blood around the rocks. [Academic Knowledge] Leviathans don’t fly, and you’re certain there aren’t any predators on the Isle of Haylin that could have carried the beast off.
So where had it gone?
It’s too late to go anywhere else. You either find this creature… or call it a day.
What do you do?
A) “Hey! I know you’re out here! I’ve come to bond!”
B) “Hello? Is anyone nearby?”
C) Throw yourself on the ground and pretend to be injured. “Oh, no! I’ve fallen, and I can’t get up!”
D) Cut yourself with your knife and hope the blood attracts it.
E) Read your book about mystical creatures and try to deduce what you might be following.
F) “Where are you, coward? You tried to trick us! Come and fight me!”
G) Give up and go home.
