Using hyperlinks to make a branching story

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Using hyperlinks to make a branching story

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It had seemed like a good idea at the
time.Exploring the Forbidden Wood.People have
told stories about this place as long as you
could remember but no one, not one single person
had gone there to find out. It had seemed
innocent and friendly at first. In that warm
Summers light.But getting lost had changed all
that.Dusk had been quietly creeping up on all
around.And a sinister cloak had descended.There
must be a way out.But where?Keep walking.
Somewhere there is a way out.You hear water and
are drawn to follow.
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As you stand by the river, a cold fear creeps
across your rapidly beating heart. Strange noises
seep from every dark knurled bush and tree the
water whispers sinister chants and shadows
flicker all around. Suddenly your attention is
drawn to something in the water You look closer
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You see a glittering object just under the
surface of the water.You decide to wade into
the water to pick it up,search for a stick to
try to reach it,or lean over from the edge and
try to pull it out?
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As you search for a stick, you see the bushes
thin and a pathway emerge. Light floods the path,
inviting and inticing you to follow it to your
destiny. Where does it lead? A strange music
fills your ears. You are within its spell. You
move closer.
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Do you fight the music and return to the
riveror follow the mysterious path?
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As you fight your way through the clearing a path
emerges bathed in golden light.Safety at
last?Music strange music grips you. You follow
the welcoming path.
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Unearthly sounds all around mock you as you step
into the cloak of blackness. You spin around to
search for the origin of the sounds but the
forest becomes instantly silent. It Watches... It
waits Preying on your thoughts and fears the
forest remains silent until you move again.
Your footsteps quicken as the noises
return.Louder and louder.Faster and faster.You
start to run, stumble, trip over roots and
branches tearing at your limbs and spearing you
vulnerable body.You feel your ankle twist and
tendons tear.
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Silently screaming you clutch your stricken
limb. You decide You can not make any more
progress through the forest now and so try to
make it back to the stone wall To keep moving
deeper into the unyielding maze of branches and
roots.
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A snaking, sloping path emerges from the
darkness. Hope again fills your heart. You move
faster. Not concerned now about your protesting
leg. Faster and faster along the path.But it is
more treacherous than it looks. Slipping and
sliding you find yourself at the edge.
Desperately trying to keep moving along the
precipice rather than fall down into the unknown.
But it is no good. Your injured ankle finally
gives way and you fall.Down and down.Over and
over.Your body is tossed and turned so much you
have no idea which way is up anymore. Pain sears
through your leg until finally you are halted.
Halted by a hard unyielding object
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The swirling current grabs your feet from
underneath you. It is as if a relentless creature
is pulling you down, down and along. Down and
along the slimy bed of this enchanted river. You
are helpless you lose consciousness. A dull
banging wakes you.A dull banging in your
head.As you open your eyes you find yourself
floating in a calmer part of a vast lake. You can
see the moonlit shore. You look around your
weary body.
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A tree overhangs the silvery, muddy banks. One
branch, perhaps strong enough to hold a small
child extends tentatively into the waterDo
yougrab the branch and try to climb up,swim to
the shore and climb through the dense bushesor
swim further down the lake?
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As you start to climb the branch, you feel its
weary protest.A grumbling creak is followed by a
sharp snap and you fall helplessly into the
water. Dragged.Dragged further down the river.
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Dappled light filters through the windswept
trees. They move as if twisting to get a better
look at this lonely, foolish explorer. You feel
eyes watching you all around. But still the
music that enchanting music has you fast within
its spell. The path twists and turns until
finally it leads to an old bridge. A bridge long
ago abandoned to the elements. Full of holes and
rotten wood. The danger wakes you from your spell
and the mist clears from your mind. At last you
can think. You decide
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to return to the river,risk crossing the
abandoned bridge,or try to swim across
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As you lower yourself into the river you notice a
glittering object on the bridge. You reach out to
grab the metallic treasure. But the current makes
you lose your footing. Snatching the object you
are pulled into the water. Pain piercing your
body as the object digs into your palm.You fight
to control your movements, your
destiny.Swim.You must swim.
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As you walk across, the bridge groans its
warnings. Every step is met with protest. Every
movement spells doom. You have only seconds to
cross this phantom bridge but again something
catches your eye. You pause.There between two
planks lays a glittering, metallic object.The
bridge creaks even louder, as if warning you from
disturbing its treasure.Do you decide tograb
the glittering prize or cross the bridge without
delay?
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As you reach down for the object, the bridge
gives its last and starts to tear itself apart.
You grab the piece of metal and jump across the
gaping hole. Still the bridge crumbles as you
scramble along its fragile back. Just keeping
ahead of the tearing destruction. Just.You stop,
panting at the other side, staring at the void
where the bridge once was.You are on an island.
One shrouded in the deepest mist.There are steps
emerging from the haze.
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Your mind races faster than your weary, sodden
feet can carry you. But hope of finding
civilization is dashed by the abandoned looking
trail twisting up the steep slope. It seems as if
nature has been claiming back all evidence of
mans presence as you slip on the slimy
moss-covered steps and lean on the creaky rails.
Still there is the sound of that intoxicating
music. Surely there is something, someone, here
who can help. You reach the top and peer over the
rise
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You regret your foolishness the second you lean
over. Soft mud gives way and you feel your foot
sliding. Instinctively you throw your hand out
into the icy water but it is too late. You slip
slowly into the river as it pulls you ever down
and into its cold belly. An unfamiliar feeling
greets your hand. A sharp, metallic object,
digging into flesh. You realise it is the
glittering thing you saw. You grip onto it
tightly as consciousness fades. You drift. But
where? A strange noise awakes you.
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Music. The strange music, Filling the freezing
lake. It seems to come from a nearby island. You
swim slowly and cautiously to the shore and climb
up the misty bank.You see steps emerging from
the haze.
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As you run across, the speed of your movement
seems to disturb the bridge from its slumber. It
awakes angry and intent on destruction.Plank
after plank disappears under your feet. You try
to jump but its too late. Outstretched hands
grasp fruitlessly for something solid. But all
they find is pain.A sharp pain inflicted by a
small metallic object, wedged in the palm of your
floundering hands.You fall.Down.Down into the
heart of the river.Drifting.Drifting towards a
misty island.
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Your path is blocked by an old dry-stone wall.
You peer into the foreboding blackness beyond.
Your eyes can not break the code of the
flickering shadows but your ears seem to warn
that the forest is far from dead. Your mind
panics at your choice of words and you hesitate
to cross the barrier. You decide to Turn back to
the house. Lower yourself cautiously over the
wall.
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As you reach the top of the slope you see a
building in the distance. There seems to be a
glow at the window. Your hopes have been
answered but suddenly a cold shiver freezes your
mind and then retreats down your spine. Instinct
tells you to crouch down. You stay close to the
damp ground while you consider your options. You
decide to
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You decide It is too much of a risk so you
walk in the opposite direction. You walk
cautiously towards the building.
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