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Warden

Don't get distracted!

The target has been decided. The deadline has been set. All that is left is for you, Adam Finch, assassin extraordinaire, to execute your mission. Success is inevitable. Because you are weapon made flesh, and nothing will stop you from completing your mis- Oh! Look! A story-game!!

There are 5 endings: 'Double kill', 'War in the shadows', 'Retiree rescue', 'Kiss of death' and 'Who let him cook?!'.

Submitted for End Master's Prompt Contest 4 for the prompt of: 'A story involving being an assassin'

Ignis and Aero

Aero, a 14-year-old inhabitant of the village of Albritton, wants nothing more than to read his enthralling storybooks in peace. When he hears of a Golem wandering in the forests near his village, he is more than happy to let the professionals deal with it, while staying within the comfort of his home.

Unfortunately for him, his adventurous brother, Ignis, has other plans.

Author's note: If you want to collect all endings, then there are six of them: The Wise, The Mourner, The Cleaner, The Knight, The Skeptic and The Magician. Certain choices don't have immediate effects but may influence the endings. Also, certain endings can be reached through multiple different paths.

Submitted for Sherbet's Summer's End Synergy Contest.

Special thanks to mrcrimsonclean for proof reading :]

Of dreams and daemons

Most would be willing to trade a great deal to catch a glimpse of what the future holds. Hannah de Reade, however, has spent her time in Lumintrone ignoring the omens that she sees in her prophetic dreams. All she wanted was some semblance of normalcy.

But when her dreams warn her of a daemonic plot, she is compelled to act against it, leading her to be invited as an honored guest to the Imperial Castle.

However, in a court filled with dark secrets, are her eyes that can pierce through fallacies truly a gift or a curse? You will have to take Hannah's side and guide her through this ordeal that will forever change her fate.

And perhaps you will change the fate of Lumina itself in the process.

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Author's note: There are nine endings. I highly recommend reaching multiple endings since you may not be able to experience the entirety of the plot with one read. While they are not central to the story, I should also warn that themes of domestic abuse and graphic violence are present in it.

The redesign of the new lounge fills me with unease. Mourning colours for Shadowdrake is the justification given, but I can't help but imagine that this is what the inside of a coffin would look like. Keep it together, Clayfinger.

"Ahem, we might as well kick off the discussions for the day. The most important point to discuss is obviously Shadow's last words. An accusation leveled against MHD.

I don't really think there's any limit to how many last words one can have. Operating on that assumption, I am somewhat baffled as to why Shadow wouldn't give us an explanation on why he would be suspicious of MHD. We are left to guess the reasoning behind this statement. Following that logic, I would like to present my possible theories as to the truth behind these last words.

Possible reasoning 1: MHD was the only one who voted against reviving Milton (who is almost certainly innocent). She stated that she didn't want to waste our revive on Milton which, to be fair, is a sentiment that I shared as well until Milton mentioned that the trolls could sway the vote more easily as more innocents died. That was enough to change my mind, but MHD did not change hers.

Possible reasoning 2: Shadow was the investigator mod and had investigated MHD and found her to be evil. I think this is highly unlikely since it would have been optimal for Shadow to actually reveal his role if that were the case, allowing the Cogite Refugee to take over his place. I fully believe that Shadow would know this too.

In conclusion, I am down to vote for MHD, but a strong defense argument or the introduction of new information would be able to sway me.

Oh, I should also mention that I was planning to question Spicy as to why he kept picking rooms with people in them. He was the only player to do so across both days which made me suspect that he was the triggered troll. Hell, he followed me into the Reading Corner on day one even when there were other empty rooms. I also don't think it was a coincidence that on day two, he followed Shadowdrake. Perhaps the original plan was to kill Shadow off using the triggered troll ability, but the trolls had to improvise when Spicy got his ass banned?"

He cheated in the reading competition by plagiarising the comments of others. We both argued against him about it, remember?

I like Ogre. :]

Leaving reviews/writing stories would be a good way to make a name for yourself. Even better if you participate in the occasional contest.

How about "Someone posts AI generated slop and asks for feedback"?

Fair. I suppose at the very least the odd dragon would be easier to deal with than a bunch of supremacist elves.

As I walk into the parlor room, I notice the three mice already present. "Sorry. This might be a bit unsettling to see," I say to them as I begin searching the room. Surely, 'The Parlor Room' would have a mirror? I eventually find a dusty one and after I bit of cleaning, I find Liminal's face staring back at me. It's a nice face, but it's not my own and a contract is a contract. I allow my form to relax as my features distort back to their original blobby shape and the familiar grin returns. Clayfinger is back. :]

If the dragons are intelligent like smaug, then I think humanity would be screwed again.

It probably wouldn't be a good idea to keep picking the same place to rest. Predictability isn't exactly a virtue when there's killers on the loose. On a whim, I decide to head to the PARLOR ROOM.

It was a joke. I wasn't actually calling your mom fat. :0