DRABBLE STORY ARC #1: UNTIL LUCK RUNS OUT

The Mountain Path

A chapter of a ‘choose your own’ story — Drabble edition!

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An uphill path in a lush green mountain forest
Photo by Zach Callahan on Unsplash

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: “Becoming the Messenger, or “The Hook”.

You decide that it is best to learn the lay of the land, and follow the mountain path.

A few metres uphill, you hear a rustling sound.

Carefully, you turn around and hide quickly behind a bush when you see a group of black-clad persons approaching the dwarf.

One of them pokes the dwarf with a dagger before searching through his bags and pockets.

Then, the stranger stands up and seems very agitated, but you can’t understand what it is that he tells the others.

At his command, six assassins leave in different directions. One walks exactly in your direction.

You decide to…

  1. …remain hidden. (click here)
  2. …run away and up the path as fast as you can. (click here)
  3. …wait until the assassin is close enough for your surprise attack. (click

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