LOKA - Page 04

Previous vote:
A. Try to reach my staff and fight back. 23% (39 votes)
B. Hide deeper in the forest and hope they lose me. 77% (129 votes)

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Story by me
Illustrated by Honi_Do

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THE RULES (TL;DR)
- Keep Krystal safe to reach the true ending
- She loses clothes when danger hits (or votes are between 34% to 65%)
- Naked + wrong vote = Game Over
- Only one try — no retries

True Ending =
Reunite with Fox (“Good Bye Star Fox” ending from Star Fox Command, the Marcus ending)
The meaning behind the “A” in LOKA is revealed
We’ll try to adapt the ending into a short 2D animation with voice acting
***** STORY *****
The SharpClaw haven’t spotted me, but they’re closing in fast. They know someone piloted that ship. Their patrols are sweeping through the forest, and if I stay put, they’ll corner me. Without my staff, confronting them all would be reckless.
There seems to be a village nearby; I can hear activity in the distance. I’ve spent years on Sauria, yet this stretch of forest is unfamiliar to me. I don’t know who lives there, nor how they’ll react to a stranger emerging from the woods. Still, in a moment like this, any help could make a difference.
Going deeper into the forest isn’t exactly appealing. Twisting, tentacled shapes writhe through the shadows, poised to snatch anything that strays too near… only to be devoured, I imagine?...
They’re unsettling, but their rhythm is obvious, almost sluggish. If I time my steps, I can slip past them with ease.
The SharpClaw, however, are loud and heavy-footed. If they followed me in there, they’d blunder straight into those creatures… and likely be caught before they even realized it.
No time to hesitate. It’ll be safer for me to:
A. Head to the village for potential help.
B. Use the deep forest to trap my pursuers.