DRABBLE–ISH STORY ARC #6: HUNTING A DEMON

Taken to the Demon’s Lair

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

JF Danskin
The Fiction Writer’s Den
2 min readApr 5, 2024

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A huge red demon
Image by the author and FreePik

This is a continuation of Hunting a Demon, a Choose Your Own Adventure Story started by JF Danskin and written in drabbles and double-drabbles. Find out more here, or return to the previous chapter: ‘A New Look for Angelika’ or ‘A Warrior Sees Red’.

You reach for Angelika’s hand. “Something’s taken hold of you, kid,” you say. “You gotta fight it!”

“I’m a vessel of Impachik…”

The villagers bow in fear and reverence.

“Fight him, Angelika!” you urge. “He’s the enemy.”

The girl blinks several times, then looks at you. “Help me.”

A roar sounds behind. An enormous red demon has entered the village, towering over the houses. As you watch in horror, it devours two locals, then charges.

“Fly, you fools!” you shout, raising your sword.

But the weapon is flicked aside, and you’re grasped in its massive hand.

Inside, all is dark...

Continue.

Thanks for reading! This story responded to All Fools of Some Kind, idea 4: “Channel your inner Gandalf… Write about a character who is telling a group of people to run for their lives…”

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JF Danskin
The Fiction Writer’s Den

Writing fiction (fantasy especially) and poetry, enthusiast for creativity, collaboration, community. An Editor at the Fiction Writer's Den.