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.