• Side Quest: A Dangerous Decision

    Choose Your Path
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  • The dirt is damp beneath your hands as you inch forward, heart hammering in your chest. The drone hums overhead, its red scanning beam flickering against the bark of the fallen log. You press yourself closer to the earth, moving slow, deliberate, controlled.

     

    The drone hovers. It lingers. The sound drills into your ears.

    Then—your foot hits something.

    A brittle, hollow branch snaps beneath your weight.

     

    The drone reacts instantly. The red light swings back, fixing on your hiding spot. A high-pitched whine fills the air—an alert.

    You’ve been detected.

    The Regulators are coming.

     

    💥 Pain explodes in your ribs. It's got you. 

     

    The last thing you hear is the whir of gears, the hum of the drone, the cold grip of steel hands closing around your arms.

    Then— you are off to Dominion. 

  • The Risk Didn’t Pay Off


    You hurl the rock with everything you have. It spins through the air, a perfect shot—

    💥 CRACK!

    The rock slams into the drone’s sensor, sending a shower of sparks raining down. The red beam flickers and dies.

    You did it. You actually did it.

    For a heartbeat, you allow yourself to believe you're free.

    Then—you hear it.

    They—you see it. 

    They have you. 

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  • You dodge left, then right, then left again, weaving through the trees, heart pounding. The drone's red beam sweeps wildly, trying to track your movement.

     

    Just a little farther.

    Then—your foot catches on an exposed root.

    The world flips as you go down hard, crashing into the dirt.

    Before you can scramble up, a heavy boot slams down on your back.

     You tried to outrun them. You almost did. But almost wasn’t enough.

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  • You step back, shaking your head. This isn’t your fight.

    Sia watches you carefully. Rye doesn’t try to stop you. Maybe they understand. Maybe they don’t.

    Either way, you turn and slip out the back once the Regulators are gone. The air outside is cold, sharp against your skin.

    🔹 The rebellion is dangerous.
    🔹 Trust is dangerous.
    🔹 But you? You’re still free.

    You disappear into the night, moving carefully, staying in the shadows.

    For now, you live to see another day.

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