Draft

You approach the swamp, bag hung heavily over your shoulder. You're a bit nervous, as you're still unsure if this was the right decision. You heard rumors that there is a mysterious treasure in this swamp, guarded by a legion of dangerous guardians. You're unsure if this is true, but you're currently broke and out of options. "Come on, man. Those rumors are probably fake! Let's get out of here. I have a family get together in three hours." Your friend, David, says as he catches up to you. "How can you say that? Everything that we've been told is right so far. We went three miles south of Milwaukee, went past a tree with a golden handprint, and here we are! An uncharted swamp. How can you say that this is fake?" [[Go further into the swamp.->Further In]]

You step further into the swamp. You hear two distinct voices about 18 meters to your right. You hide behind the nearest tree. Sure, it could be some fellow treasure hunters, but it could also be the guardians of the treasure you’ve heard rumors about. Additionally, you’re unsure if they’d take kindly to you, even if they were treasure hunters. However, you could use some help. [[Talk to them->Near the people]] [[Walk away from them->Walk away]]

You head towards the voices. You quickly see that the talking you heard was simply the mutterings of two strange statues, both of which seem like a strange mix of Egyptian and Mayan in nature, so you hide behind a nearby tree to decide what to do. [[Talk to them->Discussion]] [[Walk away->Walk away]]

You decide that risking your life this early in your quest would be foolish, so you quietly head down the opposite direction of where you heard the voices. As you go down a short, narrow path, you come across an ancient temple. [[Enter the temple->Enter the temple]] [[Back out and leave->Chicken out]]

You walk up to them, but before you can say anything, they yell “INTRUDER” as their eyes begin to glow! Before you know it, you’re dead from their laser eyes. David pokes his head out from behind the tree. "Huh. Maybe this isn't fake." END

You enter the temple. As you approach the center of the loud, stone, dark, moist temple, you hear a voice coming from a giant statue in the shape of an elderly man. "If you wish to find the treasure, you must first sacrifice blood." David is unimpressed. "Nice special effects. I bet it's just some type of abandoned amusement park. Man, just give it water or something. Don't actually hurt yourself." [[Give it water.->Death]] [[Give it juice you have in your thermos.->Death]] [[Give it a hair.->Death]] [[Give it blood.->Treasure]] [[Ask if it means that literally.->Death]] [[Leave->Go to the enterance]]

You leave the swamp, certain that you've made the right choice. You'll make money some other way, right? END

"INCORRECT!" The statue shouts, his voice so loud, the temple shakes. Before you know it, he shoots lasers from his eyes and kills you and Dave instantly, as you both become dust. END

You take out a small pocket knife and prick your thumb. A drop of blood vanishes from the wound just as fast as it appears. "THANK YOU. PROCEED." The statue opens you up a small door, which you walk down. "Uh........." Dave murmers. "Dave, if this was an amusement park, where were all the signs?" [[Go on->Next step]]

In the next room, you find some small copper coins. Probably not worth much, but given how poor you are right now, you won't complain. You quickly snatch the coins up. "Hey, why don't I get a coin?" Dave asks, with a tone that's a touch too whiney for your liking. "Because you didn't give any blood, so as such, you didn't earn it. [[Proceed->Second trial]] [[Leave the temple while you're ahead->Chicken out]]

You walk up to a new room. It's a much cleaner room, one that has a sold silver ceiling. You're unsure, bu you think you might hear a machine making noise in the background. In front of you, there's a statue that looks like the ones on Easter Island. "IF YOU WISH TO PROCEED, YOU MUST GIVE US BLOOD THAT IS SIMILAR TO YOURS." A small panel in the shape of a square pops out. [[Put a picture of your family in.->Proceed]] [[Ask Dave to put a picture of his family in.->Selfish Death]] [[Try to back out.->Death]]

The room rumbles. "SATISFACTORY. PROCEED." As you walk down the newly appeared hall, you get a call. After taking it, Dave asks you what that was about. "It's my family. They're dead." [[Oh no.........->New treasure.]]

As Dave puts the picture down, the statue's eyes light up bright, red and sinister. "TOO DIFFERENT! INCORRECT!" The ceiling slams down, crushing you both. END.

You're starting to have second thoughts. [[Proceed->Walk away]]

Dave silently walks alongside you. Near the end of the hallway, you find a small collection of silver tiki necklaces. You begin to put the jewlery into your bag. You notice that Dave is putting his hand out towards it. "Okay, really?" You're gonna try this again, after what just happened to my family?" "I mean........." "...........I'd argue you don't deserve it BECAUSE of what you just did to your family." Dave mutters. [[Shove him.->Fight]] [[Shoot him an angry look.->Glare]] [[Ignore it.->Gather]]

You're not gonna let Dave get away with that. You push him. Hard. He pushes back. You forgot how buff he was. You hit your head. [[You come to Lord knows how much later.->Prisoner]]

You shoot Dave a glare. "Uh, just kidding?" he says. [[Continue gathering.->Gather]] [[Don't believe him->Refuse to back down]]

You gather up all of the silver and put them in your bag, trying to ignore what just happened. [[Onto the Next Room->Next Room]]

When you come to, you're bound by some rope that Dave must've stolen from your bag. In front of you is another one of those weird statues. [["Dave, what's happening->Get an answer.]]

"Do you wanna start something, Dave?" "No." Dave says, nervously. [[Start something yourself->Yell]] [[Gather->Gather]]

"All you've done this whole time is disbelieve this whole situation and complain that you aren't awarded for it. Either help, or leave." "Okay!" Dave responds. [[Proceed without Dave.->Final trial.]]

A statue in the shape of the Greek God Ares is in front of you in a golden room. "FOR THE FINAL TREASURE, YOU MUST GIVE ME THE BLOOD OF YOUR CLOSEST COMPANION." You don't have it, and the door behind you closed without you realizing it. You starve to death, waiting for Dave to come back. END.

"Did you think that you were the only person that needs money?" Dave answers, as he shoves you to the statue. You don't feel anything, other than the black abyss of death itself. END.

Silence weighs heavy in the air as you continue down the corridor. You're not sure if it was always this dark, or if you're somehow heading downward, towards a place with no light. [[Continue.->Continue.]]

As you continue onwards, you begin to slow down. You don't want to rush ahead. Things have escalated pretty quickly these last few hours. You wait to see if there's another statue. [[Sure enough.->Sure Enough]]

You see a large statue that looks like the Greek God of War, Ares. You gulp. That's probably not a very good sign. However, the room is golden. If the pattern you've noticed so far remains true, you should be able to make a lot of money. [[Get the money.->Go ahead.]]

You walk into the room. "FOR THE FINAL TREASURE, YOU MUST GIVE ME THE BLOOD OF YOUR CLOSEST COMPANION." Dave snorts. "Yeah, right. We'd never turn on each other, you stupid hunk of minerals." [[Agree->So Close.]] [[Get what you came here for->Sorry.]]

"Yeah, I mean, I didn't think I was actually sacrificing my family. You can't......... you shouldn't be able to sacrifice others via just giving someone a photo! We won't do it!" The statue doesn't respond. You and Dave turn around to leave, but there's nothing behind you. The passage closed. You and Dave never leave. END.

"Oh, Dave." you say. "Uh......... Pal? I don't like that look on your face." Dave says, stepping back. "If I was willing to sacrifice my family, what makes you think you were safe?" you say, moving closer to him. "C-Come on, man. I know you blew your money on booze, but the debt can't be that-" "I blew my money on gambling, Dave. I owe a lot of dangerous people a lot of money. I'm sorry. You weren't really contributing too much to society, anyways." [["Goodbye."->Death of a friend.]]

You push Dave towards the statue. It's easy, since his back was to the statue in the first place. "GOOD. YOU HAVE PASSED." [[Go ahead. One last time.->Victory.]]

You find a solid gold Anubis statue at the end of the corridor. While you were expecting something bigger, an artifact like this is sure to clear up you money problems with absolutely zero issues. GOOD END...?