(text-colour:red)["Welcome hero, I know you are here, but I cant see who you are."] *If you need help, click*[[ here.->Student Hero]](t8n-depart:"slide-right")+(t8n-arrive:"slide-left")[[
Speedy Hero->Speedy Hero]](t8n-depart:"shudder")+(t8n-arrive:"rumble")[[
Strong Hero->Strong Hero]][[
Supernatural Hero->Magical Hero]](t8n-depart:"pulse")+(t8n-arrive:"flicker")[[
Sneaky Hero->Sneaky Hero]](text-colour:red)["You are a quick one! Welcome to the Arena! Do you use Weapons?"](t8n-depart:"slide-left")+(t8n-arrive:"slide-right")[[
No weapons?->No Quick Weapons]](t8n-depart:"slide-up")+(t8n-arrive:"slide-down")[[
Sword?->Quick Singing Sword]](text-colour:red)["I see you now, hero. You look very strong, a perfect canidate for the Arena! What weapons do you use?"] [[
Sword and Shield?->Sword and Shield]][[
Axe?->Battle Axe]](text-colour:red)["I see... What kind of magic do you use? The Arena is very careful of who it lets in."](t8n-depart:"flicker")+(t8n-arrive:"flicker")[[
Fire->Fire Hero]][[
Ice->Ice Hero]](t8n-depart:"dissolve")+(t8n-arrive:"blur")[[
Air->Air Hero]](t8n-depart:"fade-down")+(t8n-arrive:"fade-up")[[
Life->Life Hero]](t8n-depart:"zoom")+(t8n-arrive:"zoom")+(t8n-time:.5s)[[
Shadow->Shadow Hero]](text-colour:red)["You use Flames to incenerate your enemies? You will do nicely in the Arena."][[
Enter Door #1->Endless Tunnels Entrance]][[
Enter Door #2->Open Room Entrance]](text-colour:red)["A Frozen Soldier... interesting. The Arena has not seen one of you in a while..."][[
Enter Door #1->Endless Tunnels Entrance]][[
Enter Door #2->The Woods Entrance]](text-colour:red)["Are you a monk or something? That is interesting..."]
[[Enter Door #1->Endless Tunnels Entrance]]
[[Enter Door #2->Open Room Entrance]](text-colour:red)["You do? That is wonderful! Wait... You have a singing sword? You will be an interesting fighter in the Arena..."][[
Open Door #1->The Woods Entrance]][[
Open Door #2->Open Room Entrance]](text-colour:red)["An Air affinity... that is an interesting power. The Arena awaits!"][[
Enter Door #1->Endless Tunnels Entrance]][[
Enter Door #2->The Woods Entrance]](text-colour:red)["Healing Magic? You must be strong if you are here... The Arena will be safer in your hands"].[[
Enter Door #1->Endless Tunnels Entrance]][[
Enter Door #2->Open Room Entrance]](text-colour:red)["You are a Shadow Hero? YOU MUST BE DESTROYED!"](t8n-time:.8s)(click-goto:?page,"Death Screen")(input-box:"XX===",2,"Click anywhere to continue.")*You have died.* [[
Respawn?->Hero Selection]](text-colour:red)["A mighty weapon chioce for a mighty hero!"][[
Open Door #1->The Woods Entrance]]
[[Open Door #2->Endless Tunnels Entrance]](text-colour:red)["A battle axe? A formidible weapon."][[
Open Door #1->The Woods Entrance]][[
Open Door #2->Open Room Entrance]](text-colour:red)["Ok, you may do well in the Arena... Do you have any weapons?"][[
Daggers?->Dual Daggers]](t8n-depart:"slide-left")+(t8n-arrive:"slide-left")[[
Bow?->Bow]](text-colour:red)["Daggers? A hidden weapon... you could be dangerous in the Arena."][[
Enter Door #1->Endless Tunnels Entrance]][[
Enter Door #2->The Woods Entrance]](text-colour:red)["You have a bow... Not many of those in the Arena."]
[[Enter Door #1->The Woods Entrance]]
[[Enter Door #2->Open Room Entrance]]This is a how-to guide to The Arena.[[
Click this text to select your choice.->How To Play 1]]You can click anywhere on a page with a blue border.(click-goto:?page,"How To Play 2")Colored text represents different characters. (text-colour:red)[Red is for the mysterious arena comentator.] (text-colour:navy)[The Player is always Navy-Blue](text-colour:grey)[ Other Characters will have their own colors.](text-colour:white)[White is your narrator to help push the story along.](click-goto:?page,"Hero Selection")(if:(history: where its name contains "Fire Hero")'s length >= 1)[(text-colour:red)["Hello Fire Hero, welcome to the Endless Tunnels."]](if:(history: where its name contains "Ice Hero")'s length >= 1)[(text-colour:red)["The Endless Tunnels welcome you, Ice Hero."]](if:(history: where its name contains "Dual Daggers")'s length >= 1)[(text-colour:red)["Your adventure begins here, Sneaky Hero. You will start in the Endless Tunnels."]](if:(history: where its name contains "Air Hreo")'s length >= 1)[(text-colour:red)["You are in the Endless Tunnels, Hero. This will be your doom."]](if:(history: where its name contains "Life Hero")'s length >= 1)[(text-colour:red)["There is no life here, Hero. You will die in these Endless Tunnels."]](if:(history: where its name contains "No Quick Weapons")'s length >= 1)[(text-colour:red)["Your speed does not matter here, Hero, these are the Endless Tunnels."]](if:(history: where its name contains "Sword and Shield")'s length is 1)[(text-colour:red)[Welcome to the Endless tunnels, Hero.]]
You see two doors in the wall nearby.
[[Enter the Left Door->Left Door]][[
Enter the Right Door->Right Door]]
[[Keep walking->Keep Walking]](if:(history: where its name contains "Fire Hero")'s length >= 1)[(text-colour:red)["Welcome to the Arena, Hero"]](if:(history: where its name contains "Life Hero")'s length >= 1)[(text-colour:red)["You will die here, Hero, there is no life in the Arena. There is only Death."]](if:(history: where its name contains "Battle Axe")'s length >= 1)[(text-colour:red)["You begin your trials here, Hero, This cavern will be your doom."]](if:(history: where its name contains "No Quick Weapons")'s length >= 1)[(text-colour:red)["Your test begins here, Hero, this cavern is too dangerous for you."]](if:(history: where its name contains "Bow")'s length >= 1)[(text-colour:red)["An archer haas never escaped this part of the Arena, Hero, Good luck."]](if:(history: where its name contains "Quick Singing Sword")'s length >= 1)[(text-colour:red)["The acoustics in this room are not the best for siging swords, Hero."]]
You are in a large, dark room.
(if:(history: where its name contains "Talk to the men")'s length is 1)[[[Follow the men->Secret Room]]]
[[Go Left->Go Left]][[
Go Right->Go Right]][[
Do Nothing->Do Nothing]](if:(history: where its name contains "Dual Daggers")'s length >= 1)[(text-colour:red)["This is the start of your adventure, Hero, You are in the Woods."]](if:(history: where its name contains "Ice Hero")'s length >= 1)[(text-colour:red)["You are in the Woods, Hero, there is not much you can freeze here."]](if:(history: where its name contains "Air Hero")'s length >= 1)[(text-colour:red)["You are in your natural element, Hero, You may do well here."]](if:(history: where its name contains "Battle Axe")'s length >= 1)[(text-colour:red)["You are in the Woods, Hero, please do not cut down the trees."]](if:(history: where its name contains "Quick Singing Sword")'s length >= 1)[(text-colour:red)["You are in the Woods, Hero, maybe your sword can sing with the birds here."]](if:(history: where its name contains "Bow")'s length >= 1)[(text-colour:red)["An archer in the Woods. You may do well here, Hero."]](if:(history: where its name contains "Sword and Shield")'s length >= 1)[(text-colour:red)["Welcome too the Woods, Hero."]]
You see a path in front of you.
[[Follow the Path->Follow the Path]][[
Forge Your own Path->Forge Your own Path]]
(if:(history: where its name contains "Magical Wall 2")'s length is 1)[(after:10s)[You notice a cave in the rock wall behind you.[[Enter the cave->Endless Tunnels Entrance]]]]Before You enter the door, you see two men walking toward you. (text-colour:orange)["You dont want to go through that door. You won't walk out."] He sounds as if he is from the Northern continent. He could be a threat.
[[Enter the Door->Continue]][[
Talk to the men->Talk to the men]]Before You enter the door, you see two men walking toward you.(text-colour:green)[That door is dangerous. let us help you in there.] He sounds as if he is from one of the South West Knigdoms.
[[Enter the Door->Continue]][[
Talk to the men->Talk to the men]]You just keep walking in the tunnels forever. You get lost and die in the Endless Tunnels.(click-goto:?page,"Death Screen")You explore the cave to your left. You do not notice the edge of the cliff inside the cave. you fall down, off the side of the cliff.(click-goto:?page,"Death Screen")You explore to the area on your right. You find a door in the wall about ten feet from the entrance of the room.[[
Enter the Door->Secret Room]](after:10s)[You sit here for an eternity. You might as well [[restart->Death Screen]].]You enter the door without them. inside, you see a hoard of different monsters. You see goblins, sabertooth tigers, zombies, and wolves.
(if:(history: where its name contains "Fire Hero")'s length >= 1)[[[Fight back->Fight Back 1]]]
(if:(history: where its name contains "Ice Hero")'s length >= 1)[[[Fight back->Fight Back 2]]]
(if:(history: where its name contains "Dual Daggers")'s length >= 1)[[[Fight back->Fight Back 1]]]
(if:(history: where its name contains "Air Hreo")'s length >= 1)[[[Fight back->Fight Back 2]]]
(if:(history: where its name contains "Life Hero")'s length >= 1)[[[Fight back->Fight Back 1]]]
(if:(history: where its name contains "No Quick Weapons")'s length >= 1)[[[Fight back->Fight Back 1]]](text-colour:orange)["Follow us this way. we know of a better way out of the Arena."] (text-colour:green)["We don't have much time. this tunnel is clear." (click-goto:?page,"Open Room Entrance")]The monsters attack you. You try to fight back, but there is no escape. The two men enter the room to try to help you, but they are immeadately covered by a pack of wolves. You are hit by an arrow from a goblin.(click-goto:?page,"Death Screen")The monsters do not approach. you glance behind you and see the two men closing the door behind themselves. (text-colour:orange)["Welcome young hero, to our base of operations."] (text-colour:green)["You have no escape from this room, little Hero. You will die in here, away from any help.] The two men attack you, pushing you toward the monsters. (click-goto:?page,"Death Screen")(if:(history: where its name contains "Talk to the men")'s length >= 1)[(text-colour:green)["We were not folowed. This is a safe place. we can explain everything here."]
(text-colour:orange)["Yes, we can explain everything here. We have been in this Arena for several months now. There seems to be an automated magical unit of some sort in control of this place. That strange voice is a part of the unit."] He is talking about the voice with the (text-colour:red)[red] text.
(text-colour:green)["We entered this Arena about two weeks apart, as far as we can tell. There is usually one entrant every day. you are the second one today. we think that the magical unit is breaking.]
(text-colour:orange)["There is a magical barrier in the Woods. if we can break through, we can start running this show."][[
Go to the Woods->Magical wall]]]
(if:(history: where its name contains "Go Right")'s length is 1)[There is a map of a wooded area on the wall of this room. it appears to show battle plans.[[Follow the Map->Magical wall]]]The path leads to a large cave. you get lost.
[[Go left->Open Room Entrance]]
[[Go right->Death Screen]]You decide to not follow the path. it looks like it could be trapped.
[[Trip on a log->Magical Wall 2]](if:(history: where its name contains "Secret Room")'s length is 1)[(if:(history: where its name contains "Go Right")'s length is 1)[You see two men stndng at the base of a very large tree. they are animatedly discussing different tactics to cut down the tree.(click-goto:?page,"Forest Death")]](if:(history: where its name contains "Talk to the men")'s length is 1)[(if:(history: where its name contains "Secret Room")'s length is 1)[(text-colour:orange)["The wall is over here. if you go past that tree, you will die."] All three of you start attacking the tree. Some Trolls appear to stop you.
[[Destroy the Tree->Destroy the Tree]]
[[Fight the Trolls->Fight the Trolls]]]]You are saved by a man standing next to a very large tree.(text-colour:orange)["You need to watch out. there is a magical barrier just past that tree that would kill you if you passed through it. You might want to get back to the path and wait there for a few seconds."]
[[Go back to the path.->The Woods Entrance]]The Two men see you and atack you, thinking you are a spy.(if:(history: where its name contains "Sneaky Hero")'s length is 1)[Maybe you should not have been a Sneaky Hero]
(click-goto:?page,"Death Screen")You decide to fight the TrollsYOu decide to focus on the tree. after a few seconds, both men are fighting the Trolls. you are the only one attacking the tree. You are hit on the head by a club.(click-goto:?page,"Death Screen")