Castle Point

You are a (text-colour:blue)[traveller] wandering outside in a cold winter's night. You find yourself dumped from the (text-colour:yellow)[carridge] you were travelling on and have very few (text-colour:green)[materials] to survive on. There is a (text-colour:yellow)[town] ahead [[Approach|town]] [[Keep walking |Freeze]] (set: $stake to false) (set: $marbles to false) (set: $lockpick to false) (set: $note to false) (set: $ropepull to false) (set: $forestpath to false) (set: $sturdy to false) (set: $axe to false) (set: $raven to true) (set: $vampire to false) (set: $kitchen to false) (set: $solo to false)

The warm light of the (text-colour:yellow)[town] invites you, the smell of mead and grilled meat wafting gently in the air. Where do you go? [[Pub]] [[Store]] [[Inn]]

You keep walking and find nothing else but an empty landscape, and (text-colour:red)[slowly freeze to death in the night. ] [[Return to checkpoint|Outskirts]]

You enter the (text-colour:yellow)[pub], which is bustling with (text-colour:blue)[locals] all seeming cheery and bright, until they glance at you. Where do you go? [[Talk to someone]] [[Walk over to the counter|counter]] [[Leave|town]]

You enter a (text-colour:yellow)[General Goods] store which is presumably closed. (if: $stake is false)[There is a (text-colour:green)[wooden stake] on the table, a(text-colour:green)[ bag of marbles], and a(text-colour:green)[ lockpick].] (if: $stake is false)[[Take the items]] (if: $stake is false)[[Exit|town]] (else:) [There is nothing of use here. [[Leave|town]]]

The(text-colour:yellow)[ inn] is quiet, only the (text-colour:blue)[innkeeper] is present in the(text-colour:yellow)[ lobby], lit dimly by a single candle. [[Ask to stay]] [[Leave|town]]

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(set: $stake to true) (set: $marbles to true) (set: $lockpick to true) You take the items [[Leave|town]]

You approach one of the (text-colour:blue)[patrons], who greet you with a hard shoulder. Others are (text-colour:orange)[reluctant to look you in the eye]. [[Leave|Pub]]

You approach the (text-colour:yellow)[counter], greeted with a(text-colour:orange)[ cold shoulder]. The (text-colour:yellow)[barkeep] reluctantly looks over and asks what you want. (if: $note is false) [[Order something]] [[Do not order]] [[Leave|Pub]]

You shake the few (text-colour:green)[coins] you have out of your pocket and onto the table. The barkeep nods and hands you a glass of (text-colour:green)[ale]. [[Set the glass down]] [[Keep hold of the glass]] (set: $poisoned to false)

You set the (text-colour:green)[glass] down on the counter [[Continue|barkeep]] (set: $poisoned to true)

You keep hold of the (text-colour:green)[glass] [[Continue|barkeep]]

You ask the (text-colour:blue)[barkeep] about a (text-colour:blue)[mysterious sorcerer] and the room grows silent as his name spills from your lips. The (text-colour:blue)[barkeep] speaks in a hushed tone and takes you back into the (text-colour:yellow)[store room]. [[Next|storeroom]]

He tells you about an (text-colour:yellow)[abandoned castle] to the (text-colour:yellow)[north], handing you a (text-colour:green)[crumpled note] which he urges you to give to the inkeeper, before ushering you back into the main floor of the building. (set:$note to true) (if: $poisoned is true)[[You drink your ale and leave. It is still refreshing and cold|poison]] (if: $poisoned is false)[[You drink your ale and leave. It was warmed by the heat from your hands|town]]

You stumble into the (text-colour:yellow)[street], overcome by a(text-colour:red)[ violent coughing fit], causing you to collapse, ignored by the passing patrons in the area. You (text-colour:red)[die from a poison] someone placed in your (text-colour:green)[drink] while you were away. [[Return to checkpoint|Pub]] (set: $note to false)

The inkeeper looks away then meets your gaze. (if: $note is true)[You hand the (text-colour:green)[note] to the(text-colour:blue)[ innkeeper]. He sighs and lets you inside. [[Continue]]] (else:) [You do not have the (text-colour:magenta)[coin], so there is no place for you here. [[Leave|town]]]

The (text-colour:blue)[barkeep] (text-colour:magenta)[ignores you] [[Try again|counter]]

He lets you back into a(text-colour:yellow)[ tiny room]. Why are you looking for the (text-colour:orange)[mysterious sorcerer], traveller? Don't you know what happens to those who seek out the (text-colour:blue)[great and powerful Mephisto]? He is a curse to us all... Be warned, none have ever escaped his clutches, are you sure you're (text-colour:magenta)[prepared]? [[I think I'm prepared|preparation]] [[Hold on, I'm missing something|town]]

(if: $stake is true) [Clearly you are, come with me, I have a (text-colour:orange)[tale] to tell. [[Listen carefully.]]] (else:) [You're (text-colour:magenta)[missing something]. [[Come back when you find it.|town]]]

The great sorcerer, (text-colour:blue)[Mephisto], was once the (text-colour:orange)[pillar of our fair town]. He was a kind soul who did anything and everything he could to help us. The town used to be a (text-colour:orange)[trade capital], people would come from all over just to barter with us. Life was good, business was good. Until a (text-colour:blue)[fair maiden] came to town and set her eyes on him. [[Continue|story]]

She was(text-colour:orange)[ beautiful], everyone wanted her as their own, and none could take their eyes off her. Myself included, unfortunately... And of course she went (text-colour:orange)[straight for our foundation]. Our dear (text-colour:blue)[Mephisto]... She whisked him off his feet, and he became more and more(text-colour:orange)[ reclusive]. The town became quieter, becoming a (text-colour:orange)[shell of its former self], as you have seen today. Until eventually he (text-colour:orange)[disappeared]. [[Continue|story2]]

There was a day that (text-colour:blue)[Mephisto] never returned from the castle. Neither did the girl. Afterwards there was a mysterious string of disappearences. (text-colour:orange)[Burned up corpses] were often seen in the morning, but often there was(text-colour:orange)[ no trace at all]. Traveller, may I ask that you go search for (text-colour:blue)[Mephisto] and let me know what has become of him. The [girl] too, if you so feel the need. In return I will grant you(text-colour:green)[ anything you need]. Food, status, anything I can reasonably give you is yours. Please, I beg of you. He was one of my closest friends. [[Fine, I'll help you this once.|help inkeeper]] [[My actions are my own, there is nothing I can do to help you.|don't help]] (set: $helpful to true)

Then there is nothing else I can assist you with. Stay here for the night then (text-colour:orange)[do not return]. (set: $helpful to false) You take your leave and settle into a deep sleep [[Continue|Morning]]

Thank you, kind stranger. I promise your actions are not in vain. Take care and I shall (text-colour:orange)[see you in the morning]. You take your leave and settle into a deep sleep [[Continue|Morning]]

Good morning, traveller. (if: $helpful is true) [I hope you slept well.] There are a few things you should know before you leave. I couldn't let you go on good concience without telling you at least this. [[Continue|tips]]

The (text-colour:yellow)[castle] to the (text-colour:yellow)[north] is Mephisto's last known location. But be warned, the path there is full of (text-colour:orange)[hazards]. I cannot tell you what lies beyond, for I have not dared to venture that path, but Mephisto was always rather insistent that (text-colour:orange)[nobody stepped foot inside] or near the property. [[Continue|tips2]]

There are (text-colour:orange)[traps] all over the place. Take care on anything that seems(text-colour:orange)[ loose], never take the path that seems (text-colour:orange)[clear], and do not anger the (text-colour:orange)[falcon] should he arrive. [[Thank you. I shall return soon|morning town]]

The(text-colour:yellow)[ town] greets you with silence as you hurredly exit the inn. Not a soul was seen - even the pub was desolate this early in the morning. With nothing to do and what little provisions you could find, you set out to find the (text-colour:yellow)[castle]. [[Head North]] [[Head South]]

You wander up a (text-colour:yellow)[winding path] passing over a steep hill and into a valley. The biting cold is relentless, the small rays of sun your only solace. There are (text-colour:yellow)[three paths] that await you, you must choose one to continue. On the [[left]], a (text-colour:yellow)[small forest], vines curling down from the trees and burrowing themselves into the ground. There is very little light and no telling what lies beyond. In the [[middle]], the path dips into a (text-colour:yellow)[valley]. The path is clear with very few obstacles. There is a great deal of light, and this path feels very open and forgiving. On the [[right]], a (text-colour:yellow)[river], lashing angrily at the banks it sits at. The path is somewhat clear but trecherous, with a small amount of space to walk across. You are unsure the ground will be stable.

You travel for miles, the(text-colour:red)[ biting cold] seeping into your skin without a hint of forgiveness. There is nothing but a (text-colour:yellow)[desolate landscape], no signs of shelter or much life at all. The path gives you a sense of (text-colour:orange)[deja-vu] as you continue onwards, before eventually settling down for rest after what feels like hours. You bundle up in what thin clothes you have and the (text-colour:red)[cold sends you to sleep]. It seems you walked the path you came in on, the desolate landscape seemimg endless without a carridge to keep you going, and (text-colour:red)[die of hypothermia]. [[Return to checkpoint|morning town]]

You keep walking with no end in sight, the snow getting thicker and thicker. You grow weary and cold as the snow drifts begin to reach your waist and hail begins to fall from the sky. Growing weary from the thickening snow, you sink further downwards, eventually accepting your fate as you slide into the cold abyss and into death's warm embrace. Itr was a dead end anyway, not like you would have reached far enough to find out. You die of hypothermia. [[Return to checkpoint|morning town]]

You wander into the (text-colour:yellow)[forest], with thick tree roots curling around the edges of the path. The branches and vines scratch at your face as it becomes harder to see in the thick foilage. You spot a(text-colour:orange)[ large flat rock], most likely man-made, but are unsure of its safety. [[Jump over the rock]] and don't risk it being a trap. [[Step on it anyway]], it's probably just a paving stone.

The (text-colour:orange)[snow grows thicker] as you walk forward, but the bright sun keeps you in good spirits. There is nothing but fog in the distance but you continue walking, assured that this was the path the (text-colour:blue)[innkeeper] described the night before. [[Continue|Cold]]

The river grows restless as you carefully tread down the path, the patchy sun your only hope of avoiding what seems like a certain death.You walk eagerly as a sense of dread creeps over you. A (text-colour:yellow)[rickety bridge] stands before you, and an (text-colour:yellow)[overgrown path] to the left. [[Follow the path]] [[Cross the bridge]]

The (text-colour:orange)[muddy ground] mixed with snow feels like glue against your boots as you tread slowly down the path. The path gives way to a bog as you slip down a (text-colour:yellow)[small bank] and into the river. Attempting to fight the current is useless. You lose your (text-colour:green)[bag of marbles] and suffer a (text-colour:red)[concussion] as your limp body hurls down the river. [[Continue|riverbank]] (set: $marbles to false)

You walk towards the (text-colour:yellow)[rickety footbridge], with missing steps throughout, swinging violently in the wind. [[Go back|right]] [[Brave the conditions and continue|river crossing]]

You slam into the (text-colour:yellow)[bank] and are sent hurdling into the brambles by the river. You're in one piece, mostly, save for a headache and the loss of a little of your dignity. You look around and see a (text-colour:orange)[gritty path] in the distance, barely trodden on, with thin carridge marks lining the edges. [[Continue|Castle Perim]]

You slowly cross the (text-colour:yellow)[bridge], gripping tight onto the spindly ropes as some steps (text-colour:orange)[begin to fall] behind you. Keeping steady footing, however, you manage to make it across in one piece, but the bridge is (text-colour:orange)[not stable enough to return on]. [[Continue|Castle Perim]] (set:$bridge to false)

You(text-colour:orange)[ jump over the rock] and slip while trying to regain your footing, not noticing the muddy path ahead before you jumped. You fall down into a ditch and into the lower portion of the (text-colour:yellow)[river], dropping your (text-colour:green)[bag of marbles] in the scuffle. [[Continue|riverbank]] (set: $marbles to false)

The rock indeed turns out to be a (text-colour:orange)[stepping stone]. The path ahead of you is (text-colour:orange)[muddy and trecherous], so you tread carefully to reach the end of the path without slipping. [[Continue|Castle Perim]] (set: $forestpath to true)

At last it seems you have reached the (text-colour:yellow)[castle grounds]. You are greeted by (text-colour:orange)[high walls] littered with (text-colour:orange)[black feathers]. The main enterence is blocked by a moat so you (text-colour:orange)[look around] to find a way in. [[Look to the left of the castle wall|forest path]] [[Look to the right of the castle wall|old bridge]] [[Look near the moat|moat castle]]

You find (if:$bridge is false) [the (text-colour:yellow)[bridge] you came in on] (else:) [an (text-colour:yellow)[old footbridge] too (text-colour:orange)[damaged from a storm to walk across]]. [[Inspect the bridge]] [[Leave|Castle Perim]]

You find (if: $forestpath is true) [the path you arrived on] (else:) [an old forest path]. It seems (text-colour:orange)[safe enough to return] home on, and there is little to look at except some(text-colour:green)[ loose branches]. [[Inspect the branches]] [[Leave|Castle Perim]]

There is an old stagnant moat at the foot of the castle wall. It does not look safe to swim in. (if:$rope and $branch is true) [[Tie the branch to the rope and use it as an anchor to scale the wall.]] [[Leave|Castle Perim]]

(if:$ropepull is false)[ You walk closer to the edge of the (text-colour:yellow)[bridge] and grasp one of the pieces of rope holding it together.] (else:) [The bridge has collapsed. There is nothing else here] (if: $ropepull is false) [A (text-colour:orange)[little pull] should cause it to (text-colour:orange)[collapse]. [[Pull the rope]]] [[Leave|old bridge]]

You pulled the (text-colour:green)[rope]. It crumbles from the other side of the bridge. Perhaps it could be useful later? [[Drop the rope]] [[Keep the rope]] (set: $ropepull to true)

You decide to drop the (text-colour:green)[rope]. It seems to be a little (text-colour:orange)[fragile] anyway. You wouldn't want to hurt yourself with it. [[Leave|Castle Perim]] (set: $rope to false)

You decide to keep the rope. There are small pieces ofwood attached which are too weak to be useful. Maybe this could come in handy later. [[Leave|Castle Perim]] (set: $rope to true)

The(text-colour:green)[ loose branches] are (text-colour:orange)[within your reach]. [[Pull the branch]] [[Leave|forest path]]

You pull the(text-colour:green)[ branch] and it falls down easily. It looks sturdy enough. [[Take the branch and leave|Castle Perim]] [[Stand on the branch]] (set: $branch to true)

You stand on the (text-colour:green)[branch] and it breaks. It is rotten inside and would have been (text-colour:red)[dangerous] to use. You collect (text-colour:green)[another branch] and repeat the action. This one seems much (text-colour:orange)[stronger]. [[Leave|Castle Perim]] (set: $sturdy to true)

You tie the (text-colour:green)[branch] to the (text-colour:green)[rope] and hurl one end over the wall. It hooks itself between some of the bricks, allowing you to (text-colour:orange)[climb] the wall. [[Climb the wall]]

(if: $sturdy is true) [You swing onto the (text-colour:yellow)[wall] and climb it with relative ease, scaling the wall and making your way into the (text-colour:yellow)[castle]. [[Continue|The Castle]]] (else:) [You swing onto the (text-colour:yellow)[wall] and begin to climb it. The branch you picked up was(text-colour:red)[ rotted] on the inside and snaps, causing you to (text-colour:red)[plummet into the moat]. The moat is too thick to swim through and you (text-colour:red)[drown]. [[Return to Checkpoint|Castle Perim]]]

The unsettling smell of (text-colour:orange)[dried blood] wafts over to you as you drop onto the ground. Feeling the piercing gaze of a (text-colour:blue)[stranger] in the distance, and a generally (text-colour:orange)[unsettling feeling], you hurry inside. [[Continue|Castle Inner]]

The stench of blood grows stronger and you feel your sense of unease grow with every step you take. The inside of the castle seems abandoned, there is nothing in sight, aside from a few construction objects that seem of little use. [[Inspect]] [[Keep walking|Castle Corridor]]

Among the rubble is an (text-colour:green)[axe]. It looks worn with age but could still deal some (text-colour:red)[damage]. [[Take the axe]] [[Leave|Castle Inner]]

You take the (text-colour:green)[axe]. It is quite heavy but you are strong enough to carry it without issue. [[Continue|Castle Corridor]] (set: $axe to true)

You enter the castle corridor and are met with 3 rooms. The floor is littered with blood and the feeling of unease grows. [[Enter the ballroom]] [[Enter the kitchen]] [[Approach the bedrooms]]

The ballroom is cold and it once again feels as if you are being (text-colour:orange)[watched]. You call out in hopes of finding something (if: $axe is true) [hoping to protect yourself with your trusty axe.] (else:) [unsue of how you would proect something if something was to happen.] You keep walking, reaching the (text-colour:yellow)[bandstand] and notice a fresh trail of(text-colour:red)[ blood] alongside a small cluster of (text-colour:orange)[feathers]. [[Keep going|Bandstand]] [[Escape while you have the chance|Castle Corridor]]

You enter the (text-colour:yellow)[kitchen] as the smell of (text-colour:red)[dried blood] grows stronger. There is (text-colour:orange)[not much here], save for a few pieces of mouldy fruit. (if: $kitchen is false) [ [[Walk into the pantry]]] (else:) [You have faced the dangers of this room before, best not to return] [[Leave|Castle Corridor]]

You walk down a corridor which leads to a (text-colour:yellow)[set of bedrooms]. The stench of (text-colour:red)[death] is becoming (text-colour:red)[unbearable] but you feel the need to keep trudging forward. There are (text-colour:orange)[muffled voices] in the distance, so you (text-colour:orange)[clearly aren't alone]. [[Keep going]] [[Go back|Castle Corridor]]

(if: $raven is true) [You look around in the (text-colour:yellow)[bandstand] and hear a loud (text-colour:orange)["caw."] You attempt to leave, but are cornered by a large (text-colour:blue)[raven]. It seems rather old but (text-colour:red)[dangerous], its talons sharp and ready to strike. [[Try to escape]] [[Attempt to stab the raven with the wooden stake]] (if: $marbles is true)[ [[Throw the bag of marbles at the raven]] ](if: $axe is true)[ [[Swing the axe at the raven]]] (else:) [The raven has been (text-colour:orange)[dealt with]. There is nothing for you here. [[Leave|Castle Corridor]]]

You make a break for it and (text-colour:orange)[dash] for the (text-colour:yellow)[door]. You (text-colour:red)[trip and fall] on the (text-colour:orange)[wooden floorboards], allowing the raven to (text-colour:red)[catch you]. He pins you down and rips your eyes out, and you subsequently (text-colour:red)[bleed to death]. "Nameless here, evermore," indeed. [[Try again|Bandstand]]

The (text-colour:green)[bag of marbles] roll onto the floor as you hurl the bag at the (text-colour:blue)[raven]. You miss, obviously, but the(text-colour:orange)[ bright glass orbs] are enough to keep the (text-colour:blue)[raven] occupied, allowing you to escape. You leave the (text-colour:green)[marbles] and escape unscathed. [[Continue|Castle Corridor]] (set:$marbles to false) (set: $raven to false)

You swing your axe at the (text-colour:blue)[raven], knocking it to the floor and (text-colour:red)[slicing into it]. The bird (text-colour:red)[dies instantly], leaving the (text-colour:green)[axe] embedded in the raven, which (text-colour:orange)[cannot be retrieved]. [[Leave|Castle Corridor]] (set: $raven to false)

You (text-colour:red)[stab] the (text-colour:blue)[raven] with the (text-colour:green)[wooden stake], killing it. The stake snaps in the bird's chest and (text-colour:orange)[cannot be retrieved. ] [[Leave|Castle Corridor]] (set: $stake to false)

You walk into the (text-colour:yellow)[pantry] and see (text-colour:red)[several bodies] suspended from the ceiling, along with a few (text-colour:orange)[bloody footprints]. You are not alone. [[Leave while you can|Enter the kitchen]] [[Stand you ground and see what happens]]

You stand your ground as a (text-colour:orange)[small figure] drops from the ceiling and heads straight for your (text-colour:red)[neck]. (if: $stake is false) [It pins you to the floor and (text-colour:red)[drains your blood]. You have contracted (text-colour:red)[Vampirism] and (text-colour:orange)[cannot leave the shade during the day]. [[Continue|Castle Corridor]] (set: $vampire to true)] (else:)[ [[Swing your wooden stake at the vampire]] [[Don't bother resisting]]] (set: $kitchen to true)

It pins you to the floor and (text-colour:red)[drains your blood]. You have contracted (text-colour:red)[Vampirism] and (text-colour:orange)[cannot leave the shade during the day]. [[Continue|Castle Corridor]] (set: $vampire to true)

You swing your (text-colour:green)[stake] at the vampire, (text-colour:red)[killing it]. You are unscathed for now, but who knows what lies beyond? [[Continue|Castle Corridor]] (set: $stake to false)

You keep walking down the corridor, reaching a(text-colour:yellow)[ locked door] with the light of (text-colour:orange)[lit candles] spilling from the cracks. The voices grow louder but the door is so heavy that you (text-colour:orange)[cannot comprehend what is going on]. [[Try the lock]] [[Hide and wait a while]]

You jiggle the handle, revealing the door to be (text-colour:orange)[locked from the inside]. There is (text-colour:orange)[no key in sight]. [[Pick the lock]] [[Hide and wait a while]]

You duck into a (text-colour:yellow)[nearby cupboard], leaving the door ajar enough to see what is going on in the (text-colour:yellow)[corridor]. A(text-colour:blue)[ beautiful woman] steps outside and hurredly walks down the corridor into the (text-colour:yellow)[kitchen]. It seems she will not be back for a while. [[Leave the cupboard]]

You pick the lock successfully. The door swings open to reveal a(text-colour:blue)[ beautiful young woman] perched on the edge of the bed, with a (text-colour:blue)[young, malourished man] kneeling on the floor. The gentlemen (text-colour:red)[darts towards you], not giving you time to escape. (if: $axe is true) [ [[Swing your axe at the man]] ](if: $stake is true) [ [[Stab the man with your stake]] ][[Don't resist]]

He reveals a knife from his jacket pocket and (text-colour:red)[stabs you in the chest]. (if: $stake or $axe is true)[Did you really think he would stop? ]The wound is (text-colour:red)[quite deep] and you quickly begin to (text-colour:red)[bleed out], your insides pooling all over the carpet. You (text-colour:red)[die of blood loss]. [[Return to checkpoint|Castle Corridor]]

You swing your (text-colour:green)[axe] at the man, striking into his (text-colour:red)[torso], leaving him to fall to the ground. The man quickly (text-colour:red)[bleeds out] and dies, the wound was (text-colour:red)[too severe to possibly recover from] The force of the swing causes the axe to break, so it cannot be used again. [[Continue|Woman on the bed]] (set: $axe to false)

You strike the man in the (text-colour:red)[chest] with your (text-colour:green)[stake], leaving him to fall to the ground. It does not affect him as you hoped, but even still the man quickly (text-colour:red)[bleeds out] and dies. The stake breaks off in your hand, so it cannot be used again. [[Continue|Woman on the bed]] (set: $stake to false)

The woman on the bed looks over at you in disgust, clearly angered significantly by the death of the gentleman before you. She stands and begins to yell, her eyes piercing you like daggers as her pale skin is shadowed heavily due to the candles. [[Continue|Anger]]

Welcome to Castle Point! Please note this game depicts mild descriptions of violence. For best user experience, please do not use the arrows to return to previous pages. This game includes checkpoints so if you die, you can simply return to the nearest checkpoint and try again. This game contains four possible endings depending on the choices you make throughout, play again and change your decisions to find them all! [[Start|Outskirts]]

"How DARE you take him from me. Don't you know what he was to me, all the trouble I had to go through to make him mine? You really don't get anything, do you? All I wanted was to live a happy life with him, and you come barging in to destroy the liittle bit of happiness I thought I had as my own." The woman growls and grips you by your shirt, lifting you into the air. "I have been waiting for five hundred years for someone like that, and because of you I can't get him back. He was a beautiful soul, and was one of the only people who saw the real me. And now it's all over. I didn't want to turn him, and there isn't even enough of him left to do that. All this pain... It's your fault I won't be so merciful as I could have been..." [[Continue|deadly]]

She(text-colour:red)[ snaps your neck] without haste, (text-colour:red)[killing you instantly] and giving you no time to explain yourself. Congratulations, you have found one of the endings to the game. (if: $jailbreak is true) [This is the "Warden" ending.] (if: $solo is true) [This is the "Careless" ending] (else:) [This is the "Ruthless" ending.] [[Start Over|Start]]

You leave the (text-colour:yellow)[cupboard] and step into the (text-colour:yellow)[corridor]. The door is unlocked so you slowly open it and peer inside. A young man is seen kneeling at the bottom of the bed in (text-colour:orange)[ragged robes], clearly (text-colour:orange)[malnourished]. Tattoos litter his back, seemingly of (text-colour:orange)[arcane origin], and his eyes are (text-colour:orange)[hazy and out of focus]. He seems to notice you walk in, the light slowly filling his eyes the more time that passes. [[Ask who he is]]

"Me?" he speaks softly, pain and terror in his voice, somewhat surprised that someone made their way into the house, still wary of you. "(text-colour:blue)[Mistress] doesn't allow me to have a name, but I was once called (text-colour:blue)[Mephisto]. That seems like (text-colour:orange)[an eternity ago], in fact I have no idea how long she plans to keep me here. (text-colour:red)[Until I die], most likely, she doesn't stay away for long, and I am completely powerless when she is nearby. She had me (text-colour:orange)[charmed], I left my town in shambles, and this is the (text-colour:red)[price I have to pay]. I am sorry, traveller, it is too late for me. Save yourself while you still can. [[I won't leave you behind, we have to find a way out together|Jailbreak]] [[Thank you for the warning, I am sorry I couldn't do more|Solo Escape]]

You leave the room, closing the door behind you not to alert anyone. You hear (text-colour:red)[foosteps] quickly coming towards you [[Hide in the cupboard again]] [[Keep going|Anger]] (set: $solo to true)

You help (text-colour:blue)[Mephisto] onto his feet and dart towards the door, once more finding yourself in the (text-colour:yellow)[corridor]. You keep him close, as he walks (text-colour:orange)[shakily], not used to moving of his own volition. There is a (text-colour:red)[creak] down the corridor accompanied by footsteps. [[Make a break for it]] [[Hide in the cupboard]] (set: $jailbreak to true)

You both dash down the (text-colour:yellow)[corridor], making your way into the (text-colour:yellow)[main corridor], but get (text-colour:red)[caught] in your haste. [[Continue|deadly]]

You both cram into the (text-colour:yellow)[cupboard], Mephisto clinging onto your arm as you wait in the deadly silence. The mysterious woman (text-colour:orange)[yells angrily] upon noticing Mephisto's absence, and (text-colour:orange)[rushes out of the door] to find him. [[Step out of the cupboard]] [[Keep hidden]]

You step out of the (text-colour:yellow)[cupboard] and run directly into the (text-colour:blue)[woman], who glares at you with daggers in her eyes. She grabs you by your shirt and (text-colour:red)[pins you against the wall]. In a moment of bravery, Mephisto steps from the cupboard, seemingly freed from the bond between himself and her, and (text-colour:orange)[attempts to fight back] aganst her. He is (text-colour:red)[flung acrosss the corridor] and into the bedroom, severely injured but not quite dead. Standing with the last of his strength he (text-colour:orange)[flings open the curtains] and collapses. The sunlight from the bright winter's day (text-colour:red)[causes the woman to burn up], as she (text-colour:red)[snaps your neck ]in a last ditch effort at revenge. Congratulations, you have found one of the endings to the game. This is the "Saviour" ending. [[Start Over|Start]]

You watch as the woman (text-colour:red)[screams in anger] and (text-colour:orange)[storms back down the corridor]. You both step out, steeling yourselves for her to return momentarily, in hopes that your efforts weren't in vain. (if: $stake is true) [ [[Prepare yourself]]] (else:)[ [[Prepare yourself|suicide]]]

You slip back into the cupboard hoping to not get noticed. The woman doesn't see you, and it seems Mephisto didn't breathe a word about your presence. You manage to slip out and lower the drawbridge to escape Congratulations, you found one of the endings! This is the "Coward" ending [[Start again|Start]]

You hold your ground as the the woman darts back down the corridor, spotting Mephisto. She screeches at him, not noticing you in the corner. She reaches to drag him back into the room, her back to you, as you sink your stake into her back, killing her. [[Leave]]

With nothing to fight against her, she spots you in the corner and goes straight for your neck, killing you instantly. If only you didn't use that stake earlier. Congratulations, you found one of the endings. This is the "In Vain" ending. [[Start Over|Start]]

You can finally escape with Mephisto, bringing him back to the town in one piece. (if: $vampire is true) [You leave through the front door, bursting into flames as soon as the light touches your skin] (else:) [He seems relieved to see the light of day after all this time] Congratulations, you found one of the endings! (if: $vampire is true) [This is the "Cursed" ending.] (else:) [This is the "True" ending] [[Start Over|Start]]