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1 | Type | Character | Text | Condition | Go To |
2 | BRANCH | 1 | |||
3 | DIALOGUE | THE HIGH KING | Now, you may begin. | ||
4 | TEXT | Horns from around the arena blow to start the challenge. | |||
5 | DIALOGUE | THE HIGH KING | Horns will signal when there are 10, 5 and 1 minutes left! | ||
6 | TEXT | All of the heirs spring forward, delving into the hedge maze. At first, the path is clear. An immediate fork diverts left and right. | |||
7 | TEXT | Suddenly people wearing leather armor and holding swords jump from around the corners. | |||
8 | DIALOGUE | ERIALA | We have to fight?! | ||
9 | TEXT | Chaos ensues as King Victus charges into battle. Prince Adan fends off two attackers with a thin rapier. | IF Chapter_3_Final_Choice == Courage | 2 | |
10 | IF Chapter_3_Final_Choice == Wit | 6 | |||
11 | IF Chapter_3_Final_Choice == Strength | 10 | |||
12 | BRANCH | 2 | |||
13 | DIALOGUE | ERIALA | Larixtheia! Can I ride on your eagle? | ||
14 | TEXT | She pats the spot directly behind her. | |||
15 | DIALOGUE | LARIXTHEIA | Climb aboard! | ||
16 | TEXT | With a few sweeping flaps of its wings, the eagle rises over the maze. The network of winding hedges lays out before you in its entirety. | |||
17 | DIALOGUE | ERIALA | I can see the end! | ||
18 | TEXT | Quickly, people on similarly huge birds rise into the sky and fire arrows in your direction. | |||
19 | CHOICE | Shoot back. | 3 | ||
20 | CHOICE | Take the reins. | 4 | ||
21 | BRANCH | 3 | |||
22 | DIALOGUE | ERIALA | Let me use your bow! I'll shoot them back! | ||
23 | DIALOGUE | LARIXTHEIA | We can't kill anyone! | ||
24 | DIALOGUE | ERIALA | Don't worry, I'm a terrible shot! | ||
25 | TEXT | She dips the bow off her back. You grab it, and using your very VERY limited experience fire your own arrows at the flying fighters. | |||
26 | TEXT | Every shot misses. However, its enough to cause the birds to duck and weave out of the way, causing less arrows to come your way. | 5 | ||
27 | BRANCH | 4 | |||
28 | DIALOGUE | ERIALA | Let me take the reins! I'll keep us on track! | ||
29 | DIALOGUE | LARIXTHEIA | Just be careful! | ||
30 | DIALOGUE | ERIALA | I'm always careful! | ||
31 | TEXT | Larixtheia climbs behind you as you scoot forward and grip the reins. She fires the arrows back at the flying fighters. | |||
32 | TEXT | They dodge all of them. However, its enough to cause the birds to duck and weave out of the way, causing less arrows to come your way. | |||
33 | BRANCH | 5 | |||
34 | TEXT | You're able to fly halfway over the maze when an arrow zips right at you. | |||
35 | DIALOGUE | LARIXTHEIA | Whoa! | ||
36 | TEXT | The giant eagle spins, narrowly avoiding the arrow, but the motion is too sudden, and your hands slip. | |||
37 | TEXT | Larixtheia reaches out to catch you. You're too far at this point, however, and you fall from the sky. | |||
38 | TEXT | Crash! Instead of blunt force trauma, you land in a pile of sticks and leaves, the hedge saving your life but scratching you all over. | |||
39 | DIALOGUE | ERIALA | Ouch... | ||
40 | TEXT | But luckily you're alive. You climb out of the bush and quickly pick a pathway to run down. | 14 | ||
41 | BRANCH | 6 | |||
42 | TEXT | While Quinn seems to be distracted casting their spell, you notice the box of matches hanging on their belt along with other alchemical substances. | |||
43 | DIALOGUE | ERIALA | Quinn! I'm gonna borrow some matches! | ||
44 | DIALOGUE | QUINN | What? | ||
45 | TEXT | You swipe the matches and run to the hedge wall directly in front of the maze's entrance. | |||
46 | DIALOGUE | QUINN | You owe me a debt for this! | ||
47 | CHOICE | ERIALA | I'll pay you back! | 7 | |
48 | CHOICE | ERIALA | No I don't! | 8 | |
49 | BRANCH | 7 | |||
50 | DIALOGUE | QUINN | I will hold you to that! | 9 | |
51 | BRANCH | 8 | |||
52 | DIALOGUE | QUINN | Yes you do! I will come to collect! | 9 | |
53 | BRANCH | 9 | |||
54 | TEXT | Grabbing a sword from the ground and tearing off a sleeve from the shirt of an already knocked out attacker, you wrap the cloth around the blade, lighting it on fire with a match. | |||
55 | TEXT | The fire burns a bright blue as it spreads from the torch to the hedge. Flames scorch a gap in the wall, essentially creating a shortcut. | |||
56 | DIALOGUE | ERIALA | Not the most elegant solution, but it works! | ||
57 | TEXT | You jump through the gap. You continue to burn the holes in the hedges until the torch fizzles out halfway through the maze. | 14 | ||
58 | BRANCH | 10 | |||
59 | TEXT | Pandemonium surges at the fighters, shoulder forward, and knocks a considerable amount of them literally into the air. | |||
60 | DIALOGUE | PANDEMONIUM | HAHA! | ||
61 | DIALOGUE | ERIALA | Wow. | ||
62 | TEXT | Already, several combatants lie unconscious. Their shields catch your eye. | |||
63 | DIALOGUE | ERIALA | The best offense is a good defense...or something like that! | ||
64 | TEXT | You pull two shields from the fighters' arms. The fight has devolved into an all-out brawl, weapons swinging and arrows flying. | |||
65 | TEXT | The path ahead diverges: the battle is thickest to the left, but to the right stand multiple archers. | |||
66 | CHOICE | Through the thick of it. | 11 | ||
67 | CHOICE | Through the archers. | 12 | ||
68 | BRANCH | 11 | |||
69 | TEXT | Holding the shields in each hand close to your body, you rush into the sea of combatants. | |||
70 | DIALOGUE | ERIALA | Aaaaaaa! | ||
71 | TEXT | People crowd all around you. Shrill clanging rings out from weapons hitting your shields. | |||
72 | TEXT | You're knocked back and forth, left and right, but you keep moving forward. | |||
73 | DIALOGUE | ERIALA | Excuse me! Pardon me! | 13 | |
74 | BRANCH | 12 | |||
75 | TEXT | Holding the shields in each hand close to your body, you rush into the sights of the archers. | |||
76 | DIALOGUE | ERIALA | Aaaaaaa! | ||
77 | TEXT | Shouting all around. Metal pangs echo from the impact of arrows against your shields | |||
78 | TEXT | You can feel the impacts, small but definite, yet you keep pushing forward. | |||
79 | DIALOGUE | ERIALA | Don't mind me! | 13 | |
80 | BRANCH | 13 | |||
81 | TEXT | Then, just when you think you can't go on any longer, the chaos recedes. | |||
82 | TEXT | Risking a look back, you see most of the assailants are behind you. | |||
83 | DIALOGUE | ERIALA | Finally... | ||
84 | TEXT | The battle grows farther away as you continue down your path unscathed. | |||
85 | TEXT | After navigating the maze for another handful of minutes, you come to an open clearing. A single exit lies on the other side. | |||
86 | TEXT | Horns resound from somewhere in the maze. 10 minutes. | |||
87 | DIALOGUE | ERIALA | Finally. Something simple. | ||
88 | TEXT | Almost in response, a hole opens up in the ground. Out from it climbs a snake larger than anything you thought possible. | |||
89 | TEXT | The slits of its eyes focus intensely on you. | |||
90 | CHOICE | Uh...hello. | 14 | ||
91 | CHOICE | Good snake... | 14 | ||
92 | BRANCH | 14 | |||
93 | TEXT | Out of nowhere, Prince Adan jumps in front of you with his rapier pointed right at the snake. | |||
94 | DIALOGUE | ADAN | My lady! I have arrived to lend you my aid should you so desire it. | ||
95 | TEXT | His help wouldn't hurt. However, the snake is still focused on you, even with the weapon trained right at its face. | |||
96 | TEXT | It seems to be staring at your bracelet: a plain gold band made of interlinked chains. | |||
97 | DIALOGUE | ERIALA | No! My mother gave me this bracelet! | ||
98 | DIALOGUE | ADAN | What? I care not for your bracelet at this point in time, no offense. | ||
99 | DIALOGUE | ERIALA | I'm talking to the snake. I think it wants my bracelet. | ||
100 | DIALOGUE | ADAN | I doubt this creature responds to anything but violence. Say the word, and I will launch my attack. |