DRABBLE STORY ARC #1: UNTIL LUCK RUNS OUT
Noughts and Crosses
A chapter of a ‘choose your own’ story — Drabble edition!
This is a continuation of You Are Dead, a Choose Your Own Adventure Story — Drabble Edition started by Bradan Writes Stories. Find out how to contribute here, or return to the previous chapter by John Fanidis.
This drabble was also a response to the Hodgepodge challenge #6 by Sweet Chaos!
On the other side is a message:
You shameful devil! Wanna exit this hell? There’s a first time for everything.
You pick up a pen, and begin to play. You draw an ‘O’, and an ‘X’ appears in blood. Your second ‘O’ begins to wobble. It becomes a ghost; you duck as it swoops past.
The third becomes a UFO, and flies to another square.
You toss the paper in rage, then notice that the pen has an inscription:
Treasure hunt, changeling? You only need a die to cheat Death. Game on!
After all, this was the clue you needed…