River J. Hopkins<p>I'm so sorry I haven't posted the next step in <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/OfGhostsAndGods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OfGhostsAndGods</span></a> yet, friends. It's been a whirlwind of a few months. My mum has been in and out of the hospital, and I've been a giant ball of stress. Now a trip I'd really been looking forward to has been cancelled, and I'm really sad.</p>
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River J. Hopkins<p>(4/4)</p><p>Very direct. You like her already. But you must be careful what you say next. You know madness like the back of your hand, and the Dracan King has the look of it.</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/OfGhostsAndGods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OfGhostsAndGods</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/TextAdventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TextAdventure</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/ChooseYourOwnAdventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChooseYourOwnAdventure</span></a></p>
River J. Hopkins<p>(3/4)</p><p>Your eyes scan them, hungrily, wanting to devour the knowledge within. Alas, though, that isn't why you're here. You're here to speak to the last dragon.</p><p>And there she sits; on a throne of books in her humanoid form, looking down with silver eyes at the three of you as you make your way to her.</p><p>"Who are you," her voice booms throughout the stacks and shakes your bones, "And what do you want from me?"</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/OfGhostsAndGods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OfGhostsAndGods</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/TextAdventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TextAdventure</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/ChooseYourOwnAdventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChooseYourOwnAdventure</span></a></p>
River J. Hopkins<p>(2/4)</p><p>In most other realities, the Royal Library of Alexandria burned. The Seat of the Muses. The Museum. It had housed half a million documents from many different nations. There was even a zoo there, amongst the lecture halls and shrines and gardens.</p><p>Now, though empty of people and animals, it seemed to have acquired much more books and scrolls than any of its counterparts. </p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/OfGhostsAndGods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OfGhostsAndGods</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/TextAdventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TextAdventure</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/ChooseYourOwnAdventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChooseYourOwnAdventure</span></a></p>
River J. Hopkins<p>(1/4)</p><p>"What's the worst that could happen?" you ask, and lead the way in.</p><p>You hear your companions following behind you, and you can feel Loki's amused smirk and raised eyebrow without even looking.</p><p>"Makaria," that voice whispers again, "You're making a mistake."</p><p>But the voice doesn't control you.</p><p>And when the doors open and you step inside the library, every other thought is whisked away. This is a sight you never thought you'd see.</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/OfGhostsAndGods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OfGhostsAndGods</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/TextAdventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TextAdventure</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/ChooseYourOwnAdventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChooseYourOwnAdventure</span></a></p>
River J. Hopkins<p>Should I do another game like <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/OfGhostsAndGods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OfGhostsAndGods</span></a> on Instagram, too? If I do, there will also be an audio and visual element!</p><p>If you have the Instagram app, you can vote on this post here:</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DEWfTmbAeNh/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">instagram.com/p/DEWfTmbAeNh/?u</span><span class="invisible">tm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==</span></a></p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/ChooseYourOwnAdventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChooseYourOwnAdventure</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/TextAdventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TextAdventure</span></a></p>
River J. Hopkins<p>Loki clears her throat and says, "I believe the answer you're looking for is a wish."</p><p>The statues bow their heads, turn back to their previous positions, and say, "Enter here now, if you dare.<br>However, you best beware,<br>Of what you will face in there.<br>The Dracan King has been alone,<br>Since Shadow rent her blood and bone.<br>If you want to keep your lives,<br>We suggest; don't go inside."</p><p>Frowning, your friend turns. "What do you think, boss?"</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/OfGhostsAndGods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OfGhostsAndGods</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/TextAdventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TextAdventure</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/ChooseYourOwnAdventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChooseYourOwnAdventure</span></a></p>
River J. Hopkins<p>I will be starting up two new games when <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/OfGhostsAndGods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OfGhostsAndGods</span></a> comes back!</p><p>They will take place in other parts of the <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/BirchHollowMultiverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BirchHollowMultiverse</span></a> </p><p>One will be on Blue Sky. I think it'll be a bit of a dark fantasy space opera.</p><p>The second will be on Threads, and will be about the Fates; Clotho, Atropos, and Lachesis.</p>
River J. Hopkins<p>Sorry there hasn't been much <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/OfGhostsAndGods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OfGhostsAndGods</span></a> lately, folks. Lots of stuff going on.</p><p>Book release stuff. Other writing stuff. Family stuff. Friend stuff. Life stuff, in general. Both good and bad.</p><p>It will return soon, I promise! 🖤</p>
River J. Hopkins<p>Tiebreaker vote.</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/OfGhostsAndGods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OfGhostsAndGods</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/TextAdventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TextAdventure</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/ChooseYourOwnAdventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChooseYourOwnAdventure</span></a></p>
River J. Hopkins<p>"So," you say, "Is it an object, place, thing, or idea? Riddles could literally mean anything."</p><p>"Reminds me of a song I heard once," Merlin muttered, frowning.</p><p>"I mean," Loki said, "Isn't it obvious? You have to wish for something to happen before you can make it happen, right? And wishes are a type of magic. I did pretend to be a djinn for a while."</p><p>It did make sense. But what would happen if she were wrong?</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/OfGhostsAndGods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OfGhostsAndGods</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/TextAdventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TextAdventure</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/ChooseYourOwnAdventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChooseYourOwnAdventure</span></a></p>
River J. Hopkins<p>Merlin is insistent, so you let him go first, no matter how uneasy you are about it. If he is killed, you'll have no one to facilitate a conversation with the last dragon.</p><p>As he gets closer to the front of the building, the statues move again and one of them says, "If you have it, it hasn’t happened.<br>If you don’t, it never will.<br>It's a dream within your heart,<br>Where the magic lingers still."</p><p>Loki claps and grins. "What fun! A riddle!"</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/OfGhostsAndGods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OfGhostsAndGods</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/TextAdventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TextAdventure</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/ChooseYourOwnAdventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChooseYourOwnAdventure</span></a></p>
River J. Hopkins<p>You tell your companions that the statues moved and Merlin's brow furrows.</p><p>"It seems Caesura has stepped up her security measures," he says.</p><p>Loki crosses her arms over her chest. "I bet I can get past them fine," she says, "I'm a god, after all."</p><p>"As am I," you say.</p><p>Merlin suggests that since he's the only incorporeal one, he should try to enter first. Can't kill what's already dead...right? You shudder and try not to think about that.</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/OfGhostsAndGods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OfGhostsAndGods</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/TextAdventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TextAdventure</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/ChooseYourOwnAdventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChooseYourOwnAdventure</span></a></p>
River J. Hopkins<p>Sorry, friends. Been busy with book release stuff and the new WoW expansion. I will definitely get to <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/OfGhostsAndGods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OfGhostsAndGods</span></a> within the next day or so!!</p>
River J. Hopkins<p>(2/2)</p><p>As you stand outside the building, you could swear the statues have turned to stare directly into your soul. If gods had souls, anyway.</p><p>You squeeze your eyes shut for a moment and breathe in the Mediterranean breeze. When you look again, they're just statues. Nothing more.</p><p>Loki remarks on how well the library has held together all this time.</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/OfGhostsAndGods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OfGhostsAndGods</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/TextAdventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TextAdventure</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/ChooseYourOwnAdventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChooseYourOwnAdventure</span></a></p>
River J. Hopkins<p>(1/2)</p><p>You travel through broken cities and over violent seas. As you and Loki are gods and Merlin a ghost, you didn't need to stop for mortal things like food or rest.</p><p>Caesura had taken up residence inside the Great Library of Alexandria, of all places. You'd think a dragon would want to stay away from such flammable objects.</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/OfGhostsAndGods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OfGhostsAndGods</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/TextAdventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TextAdventure</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/ChooseYourOwnAdventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChooseYourOwnAdventure</span></a></p>
River J. Hopkins<p>Tiebreaker vote.</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/OfGhostsAndGods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OfGhostsAndGods</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/TextAdventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TextAdventure</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/ChooseYourOwnAdventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChooseYourOwnAdventure</span></a></p>
River J. Hopkins<p>Ooooooh, this vote for <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/OfGhostsAndGods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OfGhostsAndGods</span></a> is CLOSE. If it's a tie, though, there's gonna have to be a tiebreaker vote...which will also last 7 days. Sorry. 😂🙈</p>
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The street shatters, and windows that haven't already broken explode outward from the buildings around you. The Earth shudders for a moment, then stills.
The voice is gone, but your companions are concerned.
"This sounds like the Shadow's work," he says.
Surprised, you ask, "But what would a Primordial want with me?"
Loki slings an arm around your shoulder and says, "It means he considers you a threat. Welcome to the game, hon!"
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You throw your hands in the air and say, "Well? What do you want, you disembodied creep?"
A laugh sounds all around you and gets louder and louder until you have to cover your ears. But the sound is inside your head, so it doesn't help. You fall to your knees, and then the anger surges up from inside of you and your eyes burn like hellfire.
"Enough!" you yell, slamming a fist into the concrete.
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