Story

You are a war veteran that just came back home from a recent war. you return to your hometown but something is off, there is nobody on sight. Not your friends, family. or anyone you had seen before, you don't seem to notice until the night falls and strange things start to happen. [[Continue->Chapter 1]]

You arrive home and enjoy being able to relax freely without your coronel constantly barking orders at you, but something isn't right. You haven't seen any of your old friends when you arrived, or anybody at all, not even a single call from your family, you think they must've not been informed about you returning home. Then there is a knock on your door. "Who is it?" You ask, but there is no response. You stand there still and debate if you should answer the door. [[Yes->Answer the door]] [[No->Don't answer the door]]

You decide to not answer the door as it was to late for visitors, but the knocking door didn't stop, it turned into lound bags that shook the door frame and the windows rattle. Then the door opens on its own and suddenly darkeness enters your house in the form of a thick mass that clings onto your leg and goes up your body and consumes you alive, making you part of the darkness. (text-colour:red)+(text-style:"smear")[Knock, Knock...] [[Try again?->Home]]

Out of curiosity you answer the door, "Who could it be at this hour?" You ask yourself as you open the door slowly. You peek outside but there is no one on sight. You look down and notice a small black box sitting on top of your "welcome" door mat. [[Take the box inside->Bring box inside]] [[Leave the box where it is->Don't bring box inside]]

You took the box carefully and brougt it inside your house. You place it on the dining table and take a closer look. Its a complety black box with a black ribbow adding a delicated touch to its sinister appearance. You think about opening the box, going against your suspicions of being something dangerous. You place your hands on the lid of the box ready to see whatever is inside. [[Open the box->You opened the box]] [[Don't open the box->Didn't open the box]]

You looked at it for what felt like minutes but didn't want risk bringing in something that could be potantially dangerous so you decide to leave the box where it is in the hopes of who ever leave it there will come back for it soon. [[Continue->Don't bring box inside continue]]

Going agaisnt your very instinct and with your curious nature you lift the lid of the box, "Maybe is a gift from someone", "Maybe they didn't forget about me" you try to reassure yourself, but instead of reciving a nice present, a viscous black mass is what you find inside. [[Continue->Open the box continue]]

Following your instinc you let go of the lid of the box and decide to not open it. "I don't have time for this." You say as you place the box on the kitchen counter. You make your way to your bedroom, tired of traveling back home after years of war and no warm welcoming. [[Go to sleep->Nightmare]] [[Stay Awake->Nostalgia]]

You try to close the door but suddenly a strage force starts to push against you. You push against the door as a last attemp to close it but instead you get sent flying across the room as the door slams open. You hit your head with the kitchen table and your vision starts to blur. In your last moments of counsiousness you see a thick black mass that crawls around you as you let out your last breath. (text-color:red)+(text-style:"smear")[You Died...] [[Try again?->Answer the door]]

You stare at it trying to figure out what it is. You trying to touch it but the mass shrinks as if it was avoiding you for some reason. You rasie your eyebrow in confusion as a response. You close the lid and place the box on the kitchen counter. "Tomorrow I'll try to find its owner." You yawn as you make your way to your bedroom, determined to rest all of the hours you weren't able to in the army. [[Go to Sleep->Nightmare]] [[Stay awake->Nostalgia]]

A few hours into the night you are sleeping peace fully, dreaming about your future and what you plan to do once you settle in your old home. You dream about building that buisness that you planned with your bestfriend in high school, you also plan to go on vacation outside of the city. But suddenly your dreams start to lose that magic and turn into horrifing paintings of your past... [[Continue->Continue nightmare]]

You start to see everything you saw on the battlefield, all of the friends you made and lost right after. You wake up startled, sweat dripping down your forehead. "It was just a nightmare." you think. Then you hear something falling on the other side of the door, than another thing after another start to fall. You stand up from bed and place you ear on the door. You hear chaos on what seems to be from kitchen. [[Investigate sound->Investigate]] [[Go back to sleep->Stay]]

You decide to investigate the strange sounds, you turn back to your nightstand and turn on the lamp. In the middle of the darkness the light shine bringly illuminating the blade of a hunting knife you brought back from service. You might give it a good use. [[Take the Knife->Investigate continue 1]] [[Leave Knife->Investigate continue 2]]

You thought it was just a sound that kept pounding on your head from the nightmare, you decide to go back to sleep and try to forget. As you lay back in bed and close your eyes. You felt how a viscous substance crawls into your bed next to you and starts to wrap around your body and devours you while you sleep. (text-color:red)+(text-style:"smear")[Rest in peace soldier...] [[Try again?->Nightmare]]

You pick up the knife from the nightstand, the blade so sharp it could cut through paper. You see your reflection for an instance before heading for the door and open it with a slight creak. [[Continue->Investigate sounds]]

You step outside your room knife in hand and ready to fight whatever dares do haunt you in the middle of the night. You step closer into the kitchen, your steps steady and slow. What you see infront of you is something you have never seen before. A thick, black, viscous creature crawling trought the walls and throwing eventhing that comes in contact with. You without any hesitation pounce at the creature and stab it with your knife. But it does seem to show any signs of pain... [[Continue->Investigate sounds 1]]

You look as yourself in the reflection of the blade and decide to not pick it up as you thought that it might unnecessary. After many years of not being home you promise to not fall back into violence. You head for the door and open it with a slight creak. [[Continue->Invetigate sounds w/out knife]]

You step back once you realize that sharp objects don't affect the creature. The slime lets out a growling sound and starts to throw kitchen utensils at you, you avoid as many as you can while the creature throws pans and pots at your direction. You get down on the grown once it starts throwing the knives. In the process you lost grip of your own knife and can't find it in the middle of the mess. [[Continue->Keep going]]

You look around desperately and you see the slimy creature getting closer to where you are. You dig in between the spoons and broken dishes when something catches the corner your eye. You see a lighter and a water bottle. You reach out your hand trying to grab one of the objects. [[Take lighter->Lighter path]] [[Grab water bottle->Water Bottle path]]

You step outside your room, praying for what ever it is to just be a false alarm but willing to use your own hands if necessary. You step closer into the kitchen, your steps steady and slow. What you see infront of you is something you have never seen before. A thick, black, viscous creature crawling through the walls and throwing everything it comes in contact with. "Hey!" You shout at it, getting its attention. [[Continue->Investigate sounds w/out knife 1]]

You step back once you realize the mistake you made. The creature lets out a growling sound and starts to throw kitchen utensils at you, you avoid as may as you can while the creature throws pans and pots at your direction. You get down on the ground once it starts throwing the knives. You try to look for anything in the middle of the mess to defend yourself with. [[Continue->Keep going]]

You grab the lighter as soon as your finger tips come in contact with it. You stand up with the lighter in hand and look around for something to use it with. Instantly you spot a hairspray can on the counter. [[Take hairspray->FIRE]] [[Don't take hairspray->Dead 1]]

You grab the water bottle by dragging yourself on the floor to reach it. You stand up with the water bottle in hand and take the cap off. [[Throw water at creature->SPLASH]] [[Don't throw water at creature->Dead 2]]

You take the hairspray can and light up the lighter and pointed towards the creature. "Stay back!" You warned the creature but it doesn't seem to understand what you are saying as it crawls at you in lightning speed. You press down on the spray can and flames shoot out like flammable confetti. You see the creature twich and screech and its consumed by the flames. You see how it melts into a black liquid infront of you. It stops making sounds and all that left of it is a black substance with a burnt smell... [[Continue->Fire ending]]

You stare at the mess around your house and the black substance of your floor with a confused expression and a tired body. "What was that?!" You ask to yourself. The bad news is your house smells like burnt meat and not in a good way. The good news it wasn't you the one being burn. ''Tonight you survived. But it was only the first battle.'' (text-color:green)+(text-style:"smear")[You Survived...] [[Play again?->War of shadows]]

You aim at the creature that's rapidly approching you and throw some water on it enough to scary it away. Once the creature touches the water it lets out a sharp shriek. You cover your ears from the loud noise and you see how in an instance the creature backs away from you and crawls out of a window, leaving a trail of black smile behind and sharp shards of glass... [[Continue->Water ending]]

"Im not thirty right now." Is what you think before the creature pounces at you and as much as you try to pull it away it clings onto you like glue as refuses to let go. It spreads across your legs and then your chest and you start to feel pressure. It presses so hard against you you feel your bones breaking. Before you pass out from the pain you remember all of the things you wish you could have done with your life. Unfortunately you'll never see the light of day again... (text-color:red)+(text-style:"smear")[You Died...} [[Try again?->Water Bottle path]]

"Hairspray? I'm are not going to style my hair in the middle of battle" that's what anyone would say including you. But unfortunately you weren't the best student in chemistry when younger. The creature pounces at you and as much as you try to pull it away it clings onto you and refusing to let go. It begans on your chest and then expands to your neck then face. You see nothing but darkness and in your last moments of counsioness you think about alll of the things you wish you could have done with you life. Unfortunately you'll never see the light of day again... (text-color:red)+(text-style:"smear")[You Died...] [[Try again?->Lighter path]]

You stare at the mess around your house and the black slime trail and broken window with a confused expression and tired body. "What was that?!" You ask to yourself. The bad news is your floor is now all wet and your now broken window is a safety hazard if the creature decides to return. The good news it tha you are still alive. ''Tonight you survived. But it was only the first battle.'' (text-color:green)+(text-style:"smear")[You Survived...] [[Play again?->War of shadows]]

A few hours into the night you are looking at old photos of the soldiers, that fought in the war just like you, and friends that you made while in service and all of the places you went that ranged from thick tropical forests to desolate deserts. A smile spreads across your lips but soon is erased of memories that haunt you... [[Continue->Continue Nostalgia]]

You starts to remember everything you saw in the battlefield. All of the friends you made gone and your commander screaming orders at you as you retreat for safety, leaving behind those who could've been saved if you weren't such a coward. You head snaps up as you hear something falling to the ground on the other side of the door, then another after another. You place down the photos and stand up from your bed. You place your ear against the door and hear chaos erupting which seems from the kitchen. [[Investigate sound->Investigate]] [[Stay in your room->Stay in bedroom]]

You thought it was just a product of your imagination. You pass your hand through your hair, "I think I should sleep..." You say to yourself as you put away the photos and lay on your bed ready to fall asleep. As you close your eyes, you feel how a viscous substance crawls into your bed next to you and starts to wrap around your body and devours you while you sleep... (text-color:red)+(text-style:"smear")[Rest in peace soldier...] [[Try again?->Nostalgia]]

As you are walking down the streets of your hometown you remember one of your friends that lived near by that offered you a place to stay if you weren't comfortable enough in you own empty house, at first you decline but now that you think about it the idea sounds tempting. "Spending time with friends is always nice" You think. You look at the sky, dark blues and purples mixed like watercolors announcing nightfall. There was an unspoken rule around town: (text-style:"underline")["If you stay out in the dark you will become part of it".] You see the path to your home and the path to your friend's house right next to each other that goes in opposite directions. [[Go Home->Home]] [[Go to Friend's house->Visit]]

Consumed by the need of being able to talk to someone after not being able to be home you decide to pay a fast visit to your friend. You take the path to their house and go on the opposite way of your own home. As you walk is the dark forest the light of the sun has completely desappeared and now you are alone once more... [[Continue->Death]]

Morning comes and the light returns but you don't come back home. You dessapear in thin air and no one is able to find you. But they are lost too just like you. In a dark place that once you go in, you never get out... (text-color:red)+(text-style:"smear")[You are now part of the darkness...] [[Try again?->Chapter 1]]