You are very tired and decide to go to bed. After a few minutes of laying on your bed, you hear a loud sound coming from downstairs. You get up and decide to pick up a
-[[hammer]]
-[[bat]]
You pick up the bat and head downstairs. You don't hear any movement at the moment so you decide whether to check the
-[[kitchen]]
-[[living room]]You pick up the bat and head downstairs. You don't hear any movement at the moment so you decide whether to check the
-[[kitchen]]
-[[living room]]In the kitchen, you see the glass vase near your window broken on the floor and the flowers are wilted. Strange considering they were perfectly healthy right before you went to bed. You then look outside the [[window]]. You enter the living room and see that your entire couch is missing. The TV is on the floor, cracked. You think you hear a sound coming from upstairs. You are conflicted about whether to investigate the [[kitchen]] or [[go back upstairs]]. You see that your car that was parked outside is severly damaged. And right next to the car, there is a shadow figure waving at you. You exit your [[main door]] to get a closer look at the car and confront the intruder. You slowly enter your room and see an intruder looking out the window.
"Who are you?"
You hear no response. Only one thought goes through your head: Should I [[ask]] again or [[attack]]?As you exit the house, you see that your car and the intruder are both gone. In the car's place, there is a giant [[spaceship]]. "I want an answer! Who are you?"
The intruder turns around and slowly opens its mouth.
"You are in my house," it says.
You instantly get chills when it answers. The voice is so calm but you can sense something violent in its tone. "What are you talking about? I've lived here for over 5 years!"
The intruder slowly starts walking towards you. You can either [[run]] or [[attack]].You have a tight grip on your weapon and charge towards the intruder. You swing wildly at an attempt to make contact but none of your hits make an impact. The intruder doesn't seem to be at all affected by your attacks. Instead, it smiles and just starts to [[clap]].The spaceship's enterance is open so you enter. Inside you see more buttons than you can count. On a giant monitor, you see two locations on display: a tropical [[island]] and a [[railroad station]].You run back downstairs and see that the [[main door]] is wide open. You look back and see that there is no sign that the intruder is chasing you.Each clap gets louder and louder. To the point where you have to cover your ears. You see your house disappear right before your very eyes. Everywhere around you, you see unique colors swirling at rapid speeds. And suddenly, the colors start to form shapes. The amount of colors around you are overwhelming, so you shut your eyes. Once everything goes silent, you open your eyes and see that you are standing on an small [[island]]. The island is surrounded by giant trees stretching every which way. Everything is silent except for the sound of the waves crashing on the shore. Out in the middle of the ocean, you see a big structure. On the center of the island, there seems to be a hut. Your curiosity forces you to travel to
- the structure in the [[ocean]]
- the giant [[hut]]As you press the image of the railroad station, a giant catapult opens up in the center of the ship. You sit on it and it catapults you to the railroad station you saw in the image. You crash into one of the railroad platforms but are surprised to learn that you do not even have a cut on you. (click: "cut")[
A ticket vendor walks up to you and asks, "would you like a ticket for Train A or Train B?"
"Where will each train take me?"
"Buy a ticket to find out. Which will it be? [[Train A]] or [[Train B]]?]
You purchase a ticket and immediately hear a train approaching the track closest to you. The train stops and the door opens for you. You enter the train and immediately notice that all the seats are empty. The train's doors close and the train starts to move. You take a [[seat]].You purchase a ticket and immediately hear a train approaching the track closest to you. The train stops and the door opens for you. You enter the train and see the intruder sitting in a seat looking right at you. Before you can even act, the train's doors close and the train starts to [[move]]. You walk along the shore of the island for quite some time when a boat catches your eye. It stays still despite the violence of the waves. There is nothing that appears to anchor it to the spot. You step onto the boat and look around to find no one on board. The boat then starts to move. It's headed right for the [[structure]].You walk through the forest. A single, clear path guides you. Eventually you reach a massive hut in the middle of the road. You enter the hut to find it empty. The belongings in the hut are scattered everywhere. You exit the hut and scan the surrounding area.
"It's about time you showed up." (click: "up") [
You turn around to find an old woman looking right at you.
"Who are you?" you ask. ] (click: "ask")[
"My name is Remdini. And you are the solution to the problems this island faces. I am the caretaker of this beautiful land. This island and I share a special connection. When one of us thrives, the other does as well. And when one of us is dying, the other is dying too."] (click: "too")[
"Are you dying?"
"Yes. A friend told me you would be coming. Our stories are quite similar, I'm afraid. A thief found this island a long time ago and started corrupting it with its [[presence]]. ]
"Take a seat," the intruder whispers. (click: "whispers")[
"What do you want from me?"
The intruder smiles. "I want what I deserve."] (click: "deserve")[
"And what would that be?"
"Your knowledge, of course."
"My knowledge?"
"Yes. I know you will not give it willingly. But my mercy compels me to ask anyway. Will you give me your knowledge?"] (click: "mercy")[
"What do even want with it anyway?"
"This place is very special. You don't even realize it. But in this land of endless possiblities, I am trapped. The only escape is to gather the knowledge of the 3 enlighteners. The mind of the mountain, the teachings of the troubled woman, and the wisdom of the wanderer. I already have 2, yours is the only one I need."
"And what happens to me if I give you my 'wisdom'?"
"Oh, you are very special. Nothing will [[happen]] to you."]Even before you can get comfortable in your seat, the train stops in its tracks. The doors open again. You look out the window and see a giant mountain. It would look completely normal if it wasn't for the giant eyes and mouth that were embedded in the mountain. Completely shocked at what you are seeing, you don't even realize that you have walked right out of the train. The train's doors immediately close and the train rushes past you.
"Come to me," the [[mountain]] demands. As soon as the intruder spoke those words, you could tell it was lying.
"No, I won't give you what you want."
The intruder's expression changes completely. All you see now is rage. "Fine then. I will have to take it by force like I did with the others."
The intruder lunges at you and knocks you to the ground. It opens its mouth wide and you see its shark-like teeth. You look around for anything that could give you an advantage over it. Under the left side's seat, you see a [[glowing object]] and under the right side's seat you see a [[sword]]. You get closer to the mountain.
"I don't understand what is happening," you say.
"Ah yes. The traveler has lost his map."
"Map? For what?"
"I am surprised you made it this far without one. I will give you a new one, do not worry. But first you must do what I say." (click: "first") [
"What is it you want from me?"
"I am a mountain, I do not have wants."
"Yeah, well a mountain isn't supposed to be talking either."] (click: "talking")[
The mountain laughs. As it does, it feels as though an earthquake has passed through the land beneath you. "My name is Ico. I guide the lost souls in this land. But I too, am lost. 500 years have passed since my birth. And in this time, I have gained knowledge that mortals cannot even begin to comprehend. But this knowledge has been taken from me by a thief. The thief lives in the shadows tormenting all who enter this land. Find the [[thief]] and take that which it holds most precious. ]As you get closer, you see that the structure is a giant platform that stays completely on top of the ocean's surface. The boat slowly comes to a halt just shy of hitting the [[stairs]] that lead to the top of the platform. "The wildlife was dying. The plants were wiltering. I felt sick, which meant the island was sick. This thief came to my hut and offered a deal. It would stop corrupting this land in exchange for my knowledge. Obviously, I refused. It was my knowledge that was keeping this island healthy." (click: "healthy")[
"So how did the thief steal your knowledge?"
"I was foolish. I woke up one night to find the island was on fire. I tried to use my magic to extinguish the fire, but it was too strong. My only option was to use a dangerous spell. The spell required me to sacrifice a part of my knowledge. I did so without hesistation. But during the spell process, the thief managed to steal the remaining knowledge and fled. I fell right into its trap. Now my knowledge is lost forever."] (click: "forever")[
"So what is it you want me to do?"
"There is a spell I know. It can break the bond I have with this island. It's too late for me, but there's still a chance to save this island. I have been gathering all the ingredients necessary. I have found all but one: the eye of Godo. I believe the thief has found this item a long time ago. It is a powerful object, no doubt precious to the thief. You can find it in a cave not far from here. Only ones with knowledge can enter the [[cave]]. Please do this." ]You climb to the top of the platform. The first thing you notice are several shipping storage containers dispersed throughout the platform. You also notice some movement coming near you. You hide behind one of the containers and peak at the source of this movement. About 10 feet in front of you is a group of giant sharks walking around with feet. They're wearing clothes and appear to be workers. You notice one the sharks is wearing glasses and appears to be guiding the other sharks. This shark leader opens one of the containers and out comes the [[intruder]]. You continue following the road which leads you right to the cave. You enter but get chills as soon as you do. The cave is completely dark, but you are somehow able to see everything clearly. You explore the cave for hours. Then, you finally find yourself in a room full of [[treasures]]. The intruder walks out slowly and looks around. The intruder and the shark appear to have a conversation which you can't hear. After a few seconds, the intruder disappears and the shark leader walks back to his shark friends.
"Hello, wanderer."
You turn around and see the intruder is looking right at you. You see that the group of sharks have surrounded you. The intruder walks to the container closest to you and opens it. The intruder walks out with a giant [[machine]].
You see gold, gems, and so many precious treasures everywhere. (click:"treasures")[
"What are you doing here?"
The intruder is standing on top of a pile of gold.
"Are you the thief?"
"Thief? Call me what you want. I am doing what I must. You wouldn't understand."] (click: "understand") [
"Where is the eye of Godo?"
"Are you helping the troubled woman? There's no point. Her fate is sealed. Your fate's sealed as well. While you are trapped deep in this cave, I will take your knowledge and finally be free. Unfortunately, the machine I need to drain your knowledge is far from here. So, let's make a deal. You win, and I will give you the eye of Godo. I win, and you give me your knowledge.
"And how exactly do I [[win]]?"]
The machine gets more active as it gets closer to you.
"This machine will help me collect your knowledge, which will be the key I need to leave this cursed place. I would have done it by my own hands, but some troubled woman magically took away my ability to do so as soon as I took her knowledge. Now, just stand still and this will soon be over." (click: "over") [
Two of the shark workers grab you so you cannot move. The intruder brings the machine close to you and the machine stars to whir loudly. The machine is close enough that you could damage it, but you would need something to help you do it. Suddenly, you feel something vibrating in both of your [[shoes]].] "This cave is special, if you haven't realized already. The magic you can do here, you can't do in many other places. So, I say we have a magic duel right here. We can even take an unbreakable oath." (click: "oath")[
The intruder mutters some words and one of the gold piles melts and forms a giant snake. You start muttering words of your own even though you have no idea what you're doing. Right in front of you, the gold melts and forms a giant scorpion. The animals fight for some time. While the animals don't get tired, you do by performing this magic for so long. The snake takes a few more bites out of your scorpion and the spilled gold is converted back into gold pieces. Your scorpion uses its tail to strike the snake several times as well.
- keep [[scorpion]]
-change to [[lion]]]You immediately take of your shoes and they fly right through the machine, leaving 2 giant holes. The machine powers down completely.
"My machine! Luckily for me, I've got another one in one of these other containers. Keep a watch over him while I find it!" (click: "find")[
The two sharks hold on to you harder than before. The other sharks go with the intruder to help it look for the machine. This is your chance to escape. If you can get free from one of the shark's grasp, you have a chance to escape. You debate on whether to fight the shark on your [[left-hand]] side or your [[right-hand]] one. ]The snake takes a few more bites and you can tell you are losing this battle. You mutter some more words and some of the gems in the cave liquify and act as armor for the scorpion. Your scorpion feels rejuvenated and is able to strike the snake a few more times. The snake eventually loses too much gold and turns back completely into gold pieces. (click: "pieces")[
"I lost...."
"Where's the eye of Godo? You made an oath, don't break it!"
"I'd rather die then give up my chance at freedom."] (click: "freedom")[
The intruder mutters another spell and uses 3 of the gold piles to make a dragon. But before it can use the dragon to attack you, the intruder collapses to the ground. Its body disappears and the dragon turns back into gold pieces. You don't see the eye of Godo anywhere. You exit the cave and go back to the hut to see if the old lady can help you. You enter the hut to find her body on the floor. The island starts to decay rapidly. With no other choice, you run to the water and start swimming towards the platform in the distance.] (click: "distance") [
THE END]As soon as you change your scorpion into a lion, the intruder changes its snake into a panther. These two beasts take large bites out of each other. And eventually, the panther loses too much gold and the rest of it just tranforms back into gold pieces. (click: "pieces")[
"It appears I lost..."
"Where's the eye of Godo. We made an oath, you can't turn back on it. You'll die if you do."
The intruder mutters some more words and one of the gold piles disappears. In its place, a silver eye appears. It has a red aura around it. You pick up the silver eye and suddenly are transported back to the hut.] (click: "hut")[
"Well done. I knew you could do it," the old lady says.
She recites a spell and the silver eye combines with the other ingredients and everything [[fades]] to white. ]You wake up back in your room. You go downstairs and see that the objects that disappeared from your house are still gone. And in your living room is a painting of the island. (click: "island")[
THE END]You kick the left-side shark as hard as you can. But nothing happens. The shark just angrily stares at you, with its grip on you intact. You try again and again to escape but are unsuccessful each time. The intruder shortly comes back with the machine.
"Now, let's do this again. You've got no shoes to save you this time." (click: "shoes")[
The intruder powers up the device. A gold band of light exits your head and enters the machine. You immediately feel light-headed and weak. You fall on your knees and curl up on the floor. In your last seconds of consciousness, you see the intruder smiling.
The machine powers down completely. The intruder takes the giant bottle of the gold color and digests it whole. Everything immediately goes [[white]].] You kick the shark on the right and pull your arm away as hard as you can. You manage to free yourself from the right-side shark and use your freed arm to punch the left-side shark on the gills. The left-side shark also releases its grasp and you sprint towards the intruder. The intruder has already opened the final container and is bringing out the machine. But before it can do so, you run into the container and use all the power you have to punch the intruder. It gets knocked back and yells for backup. You quickly bring the machine out of the container and [[lock]] the container. You open your eyes and find yourself at a location you do not recognize. There are buildings all around you, but are floating in the air. The trees in the area are all pitch black.
The intruder opens its eyes and finds itself in your bed.
"Thank you for your knowledge, wanderer."
The intruder gets up and stretches his legs. He has finally awoken from his dream. (click: "dream")[
THE END]The sharks all come charging at you. You turn on the machine and quickly lock onto all the sharks. The machine makes a loud whiring sound and immediately you see a gold band of light exiting the sharks and entering the machine. Within seconds, the sharks all collapse to the ground and the machine powers down. Guess sharks aren't as knowledgeable as you would think. You drag the machine to your boat and the boat takes you further out into the ocean. The machine then disappears and in its place you see a giant map. You open the map up and everything immediately goes white. (click: "white") [
You open your eyes and see that you are back in your bed. You go downstairs and see everything is back to the way it was before you went to sleep. The dream is finally over. ] (click: "over") [
THE END]You reach as far as you can with your left hand and pick up the object. The green radiating light start blinking rapidly. You press the object against the intruder's face and it starts to scream. You can see the object has burned the intruder. The intruder jumps off of you and stumbles back as it covers its face. You stand up and throw the object as hard as you can at the intruder. (click: "hard")[
A green fire engulfs the intruder and it starts to scream once again. After a couple of seconds, the fire is extinguished and you see ashes where the intruder once was.
The train moves once again to a destination you do not know. You sit in your seat, exhausted. ] (click: "exhausted")[
THE END]You reach as far as you can with your right hand until you firmly hold the sword in your hand. You pull the sword out under the seat and run the sword through the intruder. A wind slowly forms around both of you and you are teleported to a [[desert]]. You stand up and notice that the sword you had in your hand is now on fire. The intruder gets up as well and notices what has happened to your sword. It opens its mouth as wide as it can and sticks its entire arm inside its mouth. It pulls out a sword that looks almost identical to yours, except there is a shadowy veil surrounding it.
You charge at your intruder and strike first. You hear the intruder scream and then it retaliates. The intruder raises its sword and you dodge to your
-[[left]]
-[[right]]. The intruder strikes to his left while you dodge to your left. The intruder's strike misses you and before it can even react, you run your sword through it. With such a powerful strike, the flames on your sword get transferred onto the body of the intruder. The intruder tries putting out the fire but to no avail. Eventually, the intruder collapses on the sand. The intruder's crispy body remains under the blazing sun for all of eternity. (click: "eternity")[
You see your sword has returned to its formal state. You can teleport to anywhere you want. Next destination: home. ] (click: "home")[
THE END]The intruder swings to its left just as you dodge rightwards. The sword reaches you and you fall on the ground covered in blood.
"Give me your knowledge and I will let you live."
With great struggle, you manage to whisper, "no." You grip the sword and swing one final time as a hail mary.
- you swing [[upwards]]
- you swing [[downwards]]You take one last swing and are shocked when the hit lands on the intruder. The intruder drops its sword and falls to the floor. You slowly get up and walk towards the intruder. It is struggling to breath and just stares at you with pure hatred. Then the intruder just fades into nothingness right in front of you. You drop your eternally flaming sword on the sand where the intruder was. (click: "sand")[
At last, you are free of the intruder. With no idea where you are, you begin roaming the desert hoping to find a way out. ] (click: "out")[
THE END]The intruder manages to make a crucial block as your sword flies far from you. The intruder scowls and then delivers the final blow.
"Look at what you made me do! I had to kill you! Now I'll never get your knowledge!"
You manage a slight smile as you take your last breath. (click: "breath")[
THE END]"You want me take what the thief holds precious? Don't you want me to return your knowledge?"
"If only that were possible. Once the knowledge is taken by the thief, there is no retreiving it. And without knowledge, one cannot exist. In my final moments in this beautiful land, I want this thief to pay. Do what I ask and I will give you your map." (click: "map") [
"You only have moments left? How am I supposed to find the thief before you die?"
"The thief lives on an island quite a distance from here. Once you find the thief's prized possession, I will use my power to take it and give you your map. To aid in your travels to the island, let me summon my trustworthy beasts."] (click: "beasts")[
The mountain whistles and the echoes can be heard throughout the land. And from the sky, you see 2 animals descending. This is my [[unicorn]] friend Tabi and my [[griffin]] friend Jogoon. Who will you select to aid you in your travel to the island? ]
You get on top of the unicorn and it starts to sprint rapidly. Right before your eyes, a giant rainbow appears and the unicorn gallops on the rainbow with ease. Next stop: the [[island]]. You get on top of the griffin and it jumps straight up in the air. It spreads its wings and flies. Next stop: the [[island]].