WAS: Spin around and run back to the pond
From Create Your Own Story
You do a complete 180 degrees turn and start to run as fast as you possibly can. Running at this speed feels like flying, the threes sweep ought of vision as you run past them but it’s not enough, the trolls are catching up. Their long limbs gives them the edge they need to catch up and soon you can almost feel their heavy breath on the back of your neck. With the pond in sight you decide to make your move. You throw yourself to your knees at maximum speed. Your knees crash into the muddy vegetation filled ground and you slide forward all the way to the shore of the pond. The friction tore up your knees pretty bad, from open scars blood runs down your leg but the pain comes most from the heat that ensured. It’s only superficial through, what’s more important is that your plan worked, the trolls were taken by surprise and couldn’t stop in time. They ran straight into the pond, splashing into the water in confusion. Then she appears again, the naked lady in the water. You quickly turn around and begin running back to the hive despite the pain in your legs. The trolls however are spell bound. You do not know what she does to them but their inhuman screams tells you all you need to know. You return to the unguarded hive.
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Not knowing what to expect you venture into the hive. The sword is ready but despite your fears you encounter no trolls inside. Instead you find a big circular room filled with knee high water which is murky enough to conceal the bottom. The water stings your open wound but what’s more annoying is the swarm of flies who assaults you. The hive is hallow and formed like a bottle, consistent until the roof were it narrows and forms a small hole that lets in sunlight. The walls are built of a material unknown to you, the material appears to be brown, diamond shaped bricks that doesn’t look particularly stable and is sticky upon touch. Along the walls runs a spiral formed stairway upwards. You’re not sure if it should be called a stair since there are no steps, just a smooth floor along the path. Yet it’s filled with a yellow, mud like substance that’s firm enough to sink your feet in just enough to get enough grip for a step. Your eyes draw away from the odd stairway and you look around the room for the princess. There is no sign of her here but on the other end of the room stands an terrifying looking alter decorated with bones from various animals and still decaying flesh.
