Instinct

I asked myself why I suddenly write something hopeful and now it dawns at me.

I watched too much of Weeby Newz's Danganronpa Playthroughs.

So many despair and hope, I now know where my inspiration came from. Well, I did mention that the way I write like that isn't what I am after. Call it influence. If you knew Danganronpa, you know what I am talking about. Anyways, are you ready to learn for more deaths?

There is a man named Eric Kassius. He is in his 20s, tall, handsome, narcissist. He has the skills to brag on others, but obviously everyone is annoyed. He is always boastful whenever he discovered new things in the darkness. He aint a coward either. He willingly saved dozen of damsel in distress from being eaten by monsters. That is why they dubbed him prince charming. Everything should went well for Eric when suddenly he earned notoriety from jealous men. Runs after runs, his performance is getting lower and lower. Because of his ego, he couldn't understand what was happening. It turns out that when everyone chose to ignore him, his confidence crashes. When no one acknowledges his talent, he contemplates himself if he did something wrong. This time, he is on a solo run when he discovered a trail of blood. For the first time, he was afraid of death. He slowly followed the trail until he heard a growl. His hands holding the spear are shaking. He is not as confident as before. But when he sees it, his heart skips a beat as he witnessed the demise of a young woman in the fangs of the monster. Enraged, Eric goes on a rampage, killing the monster. He is so angry at himself. If he had not hesitated, he would've saved the young woman. She is alive but her wounds are very fatal and it is too far from the community. Her fate is already sealed. Eric Kassius could only stay with her in her final moments. Her mumbled whispers are her last words, "Thank... You..." Without ever learning who she was, Eric Kassius became determined. He created an oath for himself, that he will find the exit for everyone to escape from. The death of one maiden is forever ingrained in his nightmares.

Let's talk about another one, a man named Derick Postman. A man in his 30s, big and strong, obviously a brawn. He follows Siegfried Jules, who is obviously the brains. They are what you call the typical duos, where the Brawn helps the Brains with physical work and the Brains helps the Brawn with theoretical thinking. Derick respects Siegfried's decision. That is why they are alive. They have been investigating the maze since Siegfried is a scientist. Their contribution helps the community prosper in technology. They occasionally fight each other when they have some disagreement but it is easily resolved through talking. Derick is very glad to be friends with Siegfried and he swore in his life that he will be his loyal friend. Upon arriving the new undiscovered area, Siegfried began investigating the site as Derick guards his back against the threat of monsters. They hear cracking sounds of bones. Siegfried can't believe it, but he had no choice. Skeletons are moving towards them. Luckily, Derick's weapon of choice is not the standard weapons of the community. Because he is big and muscular, he is lifting a makeshift iron mace. It is the most effective weapon against these undead. Only problem is their numbers. One man cannot beat a hundreds easily. The skeletons are so smart to stay out of Derick's way and prompted to attack the defenseless Siegfried. Not letting that happen, Derick smashes their bones with his mace. They had to leave the site and mark it as a danger zone. As they ran, Derick stepped on the trap, activating the pitfall trap. Siegfried is able to jump away. He looks back and panicked to see his friend falling. Immediately, he instinctively jumped and grabbed hold on Derick's hand. His arm snapped and he screamed in agony. The pain jolted to his brain but he never let go. Derick saw how Siegfried willingly tried to save him. He cried out of happiness to know that Siegfried is a true friend. He kindly ask him to let go so Siegfried can leave. Siegfried's vein pops out and shouted, "I am not leaving you here to die! You're my sworn brother! I am not letting you go!" Derick sighed. He looks up to his eyes, takes a deep breath, then said his final words, "Thank you brother." Siegfried's eyes are widened in shock as Derick shakes his arm to break free, causing him to die from falling. Despair came to Siegfried. He screams and cries so hard and beats the ground out of frustration. He will never forget his bond with his sworn brother who always helped him in times of need. With his crippled arm, Siegfried stayed in the community, doing the best he can for others.

I would like to add another character as usual but this, this writing. I find it quite bizarre. Is it my imagination that created this torment? I write so much of details that I slowly adapting to their lives. Like from time to time, the blurry vividness became much more clearer and clearer. I wanted to be this to be a game for fun. But I watch how I typed these words with my fingers as I press the buttons to create their short tales of the end.

Yellow accepts Kenneth's assistance, and nods in response to the guidance provided. Yellow dusts himself off and looks at the medium course. He takes a deep breath, and begins. He glides over the slightly larger steps and easily scales the wall. He jumps, catching the longer rope and swings once, twice, and jumps. Landing on the platform, Yellow observes the next challenge: climbing. Yellow hops up and grabs the first slot on the slanted wall. He pulls himself up, and repeats. Reach, grab, pull. Reach, grab, pull. He gets to the top, then looks down the tube he must slide down. He spider-climbs down the tube, with some effort. One last obstacle. Yellow examines the swinging weights, and seeks his opening. Upon seeing one, he rushes forward, narrowly avoiding a weight. He reaches the end, unscathed. He turns and looks to Kenneth Orden.

What is the most important resource in a survival game? If you played the realistic survival games, you know the answer. It cannot be money because it is for the community's economy. It cannot be materials because it is for the community's prosperity. The answer could be food but in games, those are the essentials. If you ask me, the most important resource in a survival game are water and fire. We always need to drink water in order to survive and use water for many things like farming and cleaning. If you ask me why fire is an important resource even if it is not a material, then I need to remind you where the map this game takes place. It is the world of darkness. And you know what happens at night in survival games. And the thing that keeps away that danger is the light from a fire source. These two are always present no matter what games you play except for some games that didn't have water nor fire. Keep in mind that this is my personal opinion based on my experience as a gamer.

Not only the Beckel Group needs to find the exit, their discovery of Spring that provides water and Wood stashes that will create fire helps with the community's survival. No one knows who put these resources in the maze but they are always present everyday. By present being they always appear even if it was used up for one day. Because the number of people keeps growing, they need to find more resources spot. But it will not be easy, as the way back to the safe zone can be intercepted by monsters that roam around the darkness. Even with fire, someone needs to fight them. The people from Snake Group handle that problem so that the Beckel Group can focus on their exploration. These two groups work in harmony even though their relationship aren't good. Their existence are the sole reason why the community is safe. Internal strife is always present. That was until the leader of the Snake Group Gath Forage wrote a pledge that ensures the safety for many. Anyone who broke that pledge is severely punished. It is understandable Gath Forage took that initiative since it was no different when he led the Snake Group with its constant division of branches.

There is one group that is exempted to Gath's rule however. That is the unofficial Cult Group. However, they know best to not to destroy the hierarchy in the community. Destroying it meant causing more freedom that will led to disastrous consequences. And they knew best that they are the people willingly to sacrifice for the better good so everyone highly supports them. The acting Pope in the group named Saint Christopher actually approves Gath's pledge. The Cult Group have enough people to perform duties such as basic aid and setting up a new school that is called the School of Sun. This particular school is the combination of both Roman religion and Hinduism that strictly believes in the Sun as their beacon of hope. New talents will be introduced and they will be the ones fighting against the beasts that torments the runners. The community has reached the Age of Medievalism after all.

As new facilities have been built, new groups have stand out. There is a group called Gold Carburetors. This group consists of former rich people that decided to build casinos and brothels for entertainment. Even though no one ones to have something like that, human nature will naturally give in to the Seven Deadly Sins. This raises everyone's morale but also alert to those who don't like the underworld. Still, the Gold Carburetors promise that they will strictly enforce some rules that will prevent criminal activities in their facilities. That is the ultimately unachievable promise since it became a new meeting place for people with secret agenda. Ironically, this new group performed better job at gathering information than the Snake Group which is why they now have equal standing to the three existing groups. In stories where there is an overworld, underworld exists. And Gold Carburetors represent the underworld in that world of darkness in the near future.

Let's see Yellow's progress. He cleared the medium course with the passing grade. Kenneth Orden nods in approval. "Good job recruit. Welcome to the Beckel Group. Your job is to explore the maze looking for the way out of this hell. Also, report all the sites you discovered in the headquarters. You can see it near the gates where the rest stays in." said Kenneth as he hands Yellow a rusty B badge. It is the Beckel Group's symbol. Nia Prosser finds Yellow and calls him out, saying that she passed the test. Kenneth coughs then said, "If you head to the headquarters, say hello to the quartermaster, Jeanne Florence. She will give you more description of the job we runners do. And also find, Dwayne Gerald. You will need supplies from him when you venture to the darkness."

Yellow is now an official Beckel Group Recruit. Your future will either be fruitful or uncertain. Best you head to the headquarters together with Nia.

Now that I established the underworld in already underworld, the deaths will be all about people in that world, specifically those who secretly create unnamed groups. I won't name those groups because of obvious reasons. One, Snake Group do not tolerate illegal activities within the community. Second, there are lots of competition in the dark, meaning being exposed is a death sentence. Third, resources are limited and actions are restricted. Those who harm others shall seek retribution from the higher power, that is the Justice Branch from the Snake Group.

Lets start with Oliver Fernandez. A guy with scarred knuckles. He is a grunt. He is violent and tough. His job is to guard a hidden place in the community that is owned by his boss. He has a sour relationship with the underboss. He didn't like his guts and he didn't like how shrewd he looks. Every tasks he do is beat up some other thugs that pissed the underboss off. All he ever had is trouble. He did ask for it the moment he joined this shady group. But the payment of alcohol makes it worth since he is an alcoholic douche. For days, he grew impatient. Nothing had change since he got here. He wanted to leave by resigning. He storms in the candy shop where the underboss frequently comes in and demanded to resign him. Little did he knew that it was in vain. The underboss expected he will be tired of being bossed around. He rounds all men and ordered them to kill Oliver. Angry, Oliver fights like a dog, knocking out several thugs but got wounded several times in the process. It was not long before he gets knocked out. When he opened his eyes, he realized he is bounded by dried guts of some sort of animal. It is not like any normal guts as it is tougher than a regular rope. He struggles to break free but couldn't. What awaits him is imminent death. The underboss summoned his men to torture Oliver but not killing him. Oliver is enraged and craved for revenge but as the torture went on, his body is shaking with fear and his eyes are deluded with sheer horror. He couldn't take much more beating to the point he begged to be killed instead. With a smile, his throat is sliced but not deeply to avoid killing him. He suffered until his time of death.

I couldn't make up for more deaths in this concept due to lack of understanding of the criminal world. And also, for the sudden issue with the network.

Let me peer into the eyes of the ferryman.

New death is about Thomas Padu. A teenager whose age is 15. He is one of the younger people who arrived in this world of darkness. He is wearing nothing but a simple shirt and pants and no shoes whatsoever. His face is very haggard and his eyes are very slit. "Am I isekaid?" asked Thomas while scratching the back of his head. You know what type of teenager he is. He became really excited about this dark world and expect many adventures he will find in her, completely oblivious of what is happening around him. He quickly took the time to join a group, the Beckel Group that is, and went on foolishly. Surprisingly he passed the test despite being skinny. But what awaits him beyond the gates is not what he thought of it. Monsters that pop out of nowhere, traps that shoots arrows or falling poison, dying people. All of it breaks Thomas' idealistic thought. Despite being shaken, he kept on going, believing he will be alright. A foolish teenage boy not knowing his limits, he ended up getting beheaded by a blade trap. It was so sudden that his eyes looked everywhere in a panic before slowly turned into greyish white. Surviving in this world is not like a video game. That is the world's setting but not my rules where fate is decided by the coin flip. He died so young too.

Another death, his name is Bryan Kilo. He is a strict teacher who recently lost his job and wasted himself inside a bar. When he woke up, he couldn't believe in his eyes. Nothing that fits in reality is all around him. He tried numerous ways to find a way out until he got discovered by other survivors. Because he graduated with a degree, Bryan's intelligence and wisdom led him to cooperate with the community and join the Snake Group. His contributions are all about teaching people new and inventive ways of engineering and agriculture. His knowledge combined with other knowledge, crafted new tools for the people to use in the dark. Introducing the improved lighter. This useful lighter lasts longer than the previous lighter that is used with a flint, steel and a wick. You guys know what the modern day lighter looks like and have gasoline that is created with alchemy using oils from fossils found in the maze. He is proud of his work, until one mistake took his chest off. A fire was lit inside the laboratory with a leaking gas pipe. It is just so happen that Bryan opened this new lighter in front of it in order to smoke. He directly took the blow and he died not understanding how it happened.

Alright here is another one. Her name is Tia Fallahah. She is a tribal native somewhere in South America. Meaning her primal instinct towards the community is very hostile. She had never encountered this in all of her life. Yet she believed that this is a trial of the spirit she served. She is able to maneuver around the walls without getting caught by spider monsters and she is efficient too. There is one mistake in her part. That is, eating the meat of the monster. No matter how you cook it, the poison of the meat will fatally kill you. Not knowing this knowledge, Tia unknowingly died choking and scratching her neck to the point her head got torn off. It is a more gruesome decapitation than what Thomas Padu's death.

Do you know what is strange about media contents? Here is some weird facts about the media. One is censorship. We live in the age of internet where we can access information through a network. Funny enough, there are less censorship than you think. I cannot provide the exact details, just that that censorship is less than the graphic contents like gore. I mean, the horror stuff shows alot of gore or scary image that will make the viewers feel frightened.

Like this for example:

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This is one of the "Pareidolia Nightmare" by Vidvad Scare.

Do you feel scared of this picture? I was able to find it through searching easily and the funny thing is that censorship aint even powerful enough to stop certain viewers to see this. The same thing could be said about the other graphic medias. Even literatures that has grim horror are easily read for entertainment like the digital books that are easily bought like books from the actual bookstore. Suppose this page should go to the Art & Literature Forum because I am talking about media and I showed this art to start a topic. There is also one more reason why I specifically chose Vidvad's art. His exhibition is said to be about the phenomena called Pareidolia. I mentioned that the monsters in the darkness varies from the survivor's perspective. Such example are marks on the walls that can be mistaken as a face or a flickering light caused by mushrooms to cause a silhouette of a ghost. Trickeries are one of the elements that this world have and it is important to keep an eye out even if your vision is limited. Having a weak mind, your vision will see fake images that will heightened your fears.

Such example is like what happened to Mr. Keith Logan. A man who trained in the community in order to explore the depths of the darkness in order to find the way out. His discoveries varies from bountiful resources spots and dangerous territories, just like any other runners do. What is bizarre is his reports of his findings. If you read his reports, you will soon realize how he coped in the darkness. There is such thing where he mentioned something that does not even exists. His reports are both correct and wrong. The reason is that Keith Logan had been tricked by the illusions in the darkness as he runs in the hall for a long time. This illusion slowly turned into reality for Keith. His mind is scrambled and messed up. Plus, all the deaths he discover fills his soul with despair. He begins to show symptoms of paranoia. His trust towards his community slowly fades like a dying candle light. He also revealed a fact about himself that he lost his ability to recognize someone's face. To him, everyone's face is blank. No face whatsoever. And everytime he gets to know someone, a distinctive trait shows up that explain that person's identity. He is a Snake Group runner. His description about the leader Gath Forage is horrifying accurate. A distinctive mark of dark mist engulfed Gath and the sinister wrathful expression of his face glows in his darkened face, like he is one of the monster. Everyone thought that this is a joke. Everyone in the Snake Group are offended to Mr. Keith. His fear towards everything turned into the worst phobia a person could have, the Panophobia. He is constantly panicking whenever he gets an interaction of something. Even a single drop of water and a gust of wind is enough to have Keith on edge. That stress is constantly building up to the point Keith lost it, screaming like a madman and ran away to the darkness without light. People who are concerned about Mr. Keith chase him to get him back. His loud screams echo around the maze, like a horrifying banshee. Every scream causes everyone to freeze everyone in fear because of the monsters that will come out of the dark. More screams will damage their spirits and minds, causing them to give up on the person who lost to the darkness. His screams are the last of his existence before he is never to be seen ever again.

Can you imagine that imagery? The situation Keith Logan experienced? I for one, did not experience it one bit. I just close my eyes and imagine, thought of a scenario, and put Keith through that torment. How you will perceive me like this now? Am I now perhaps evil to your eyes? It will be interesting if this page is reported to be deleted and get me banned. That is one of a other power of censorship. If the graphic contents is too much, it will be either blurred or removed on a whim by moderators. This game specifically, may find this thread "too violent" for readers since I add details to every deaths.

I do in fact notice that this narration is indeed not what I was suppose to put. This is just a small gimmick of mine to express my thoughts in this manner. Unnecessary it may be, it is still fun for me to Roleplay as a Narrator. Not a story teller, but a Narrator.

(Reason why this is one is reworked is all because I misspelled existence as existance)

Nia and Yellow begin towards the headquarters. Yellow turns the rusted artifact over in his hand, smiling slightly at the sight. He looks back up, tucking away the emblem for now.
Nia walks alongside Yellow, wondering what is to come of them, now that they have found a home in Beckel Group.

The pair stop at the gates, surveying the area before them. The quartermaster isn't difficult to find, to their luck. Nia introduces herself to Jeanne Florence, followed by Yellow.

"Hm, new recruits eh. Go to Dwayne and get your outfits from him. Then have a group of five with other recruits. Your group needs to have a captain to supervise you." said Jeanne Florence to the two new recruits, Yellow and Nia Prosser.

Both of them meet an old man named Dwayne Gerald behind a counter. He hands them out their outfits, as well as new type of torch, the shroomlight. "What the creatures of the dark feared are not the flames but the light. These will keep the docile ones away from you. But be aware of the provoking ones. They will be enraged when lights shun upon their sight." warned Dwayne. Yellow also gets a sharp spear made of sharpened iron ore tied to a stick. "There are better spears but they are hard to forge. It is best for new recruits to have these spears. It is not like you all gonna venture further to the darkness right?" said Dwayne while puffing a smoke.

Right now, all new recruits gathered in the waiting room. Yellow, you are paired with Nia at the start. But who shall be your teammates from now on? The game will soon begin and I cannot wait to introduce new mechanics to this interaction. The devil will oversee your development from now on.

I will explain what the shroomlight can do. These torch can focus its light on spots you point onto. It is perfect for scaring the creatures of the dark. But becareful as this light may last long yet not as powerful as the old fashioned torch. It is not also a good weapon so becareful of using the shroomlight.

And this iron spear. Unlike the forged ones, this spear can pierce through flesh but easily chips away. The durability of this spear is 3. Use it 3 times, and it will be broken. Use the spear as your last resort. It is basically your life depends on it. If it is destroyed, run. Get 3 successful head coin flip to escape. Get 10 failed tail coin flip, you, Yellow, will meet your end. Nia is also issued a spear and is technically also your PC. Adding another spear means 6 uses. The more spears the better, and you will soon have more.

In the next round, you will begin introduction of your characters, including the new members as required. But it is alright if you do not control their lives. Your own focus will be your ownself. Do not mind the others, prioritize your own life. This is not a community survival game, this is a survival game. And being selfish is not a sin. Will you survive? Or you will fall into the abyss?

Yellow looks around the small mass of people. Nia stays near, doing much the same. After a few minutes, a man, probably in his mid-forties approaches them. He stands a foot taller than Yellow, with a larger, muscle-filled form.
" 'ello! M'name's Albert Freyer," the jovial man introduces himself.
"Yellow," Yellow introduces himself. "And this is-"
"No, let the woman speak," Freyer orders in a pleasant tone, offering mixed messages.
"I'm Nia Prosser," says Nia, uncertain of the man before them.
"Nia 'n' Yeller," repeats the man, bringing a hand to his bearded chin thoughtfully. "Well, let me innerduce y'un's to me partners." As Albert finishes speaking, he wraps his burly arms around Yellow and Nia's shoulders, guiding them through the crowd. "Make way, make way!" he shouts at the people in their way.

"Aye, Albert!" greets another man, standing around Yellow's height with a scrawny stem of a body. "Who're these 'uns you've brought back, eh?" asks the man.
"This is Yeller, and Nia," replies Albert, giving each of the pair a hard pat on the back respectively.
"I see," responds the man slowly, eyeballing Yellow. "Why do ya reckon they call ya Yeller?" he asks, a drop of malice in his putrid breath.
"I don't know," replies Yellow.
"Mm-hmm," hums the thin man. "An' you, what's a pretty lil' thing like you doin' all the way down 'ere?" he asks with a twisted grin.
Nia stares at the man, ready to swing at him if not for Albert's iron hold on her shoulders.
"Now, before ya go gettin' friendly, why don't ya innerduce yerself?" suggests Albert, offering little more than a scratchy chuckle.
"Aye," the thin man nods. "I'm Halford Church." Halfors adds a small bow, before returning to his questionable agenda.
"Halford, back off," calls a woman's voice, approaching from behind Albert. "Jus' what do ya think yer doin'?" she asks, appearing before them and getting in Halford's face. He turns into a sheep before this woman, likely in her early-thirties. Her build resembles Albert's, though smaller and perhaps a half a foot shorter. She turns to the two locked in Albert's grip. "An' who might you peaches be?" she asks calmly, a complete 180 from her interaction with Halford. Her dark, matted red hair is tied back into a ponytail, keeping her shoulder-long hair out of the way.
"Nia," replies Nia, followed by Yellow.
"Yellow."
"Pleasure to meet ya," says the woman, smiling. "Name's Lana Garson."

So the team will be complete. You all have the same gear with shroomlights and iron spears. You guys introduced yourselves. All you ever need is a captain to supervise your exploration. Every team goes through a door once they gather to meet them. This time, Albert lead the group cause he can move the crowd out of his way. In the next room...

A man, 6" 0' tall approaches your group and observes you. "Is that you all?" he asked. Yellow nods first, followed by Nia. "Alright, my name is Rego Don. Welcome to the Beckel Group. You all are my responsibility to get back here alive. Our job is exploration. Do not take likely the darkness. Many people died because of traps and monsters. It is not a lie, because you all have seen it. Seen their red eyes and their snarling growl. We will exit the gate and reach Alpha, a temporary safe zone in the maze created as an outpost. I will need to see if you all can reach there alive. Just follow the check marks along the wall. We already explored the nearby areas so it is safe. Becareful not to travel alone in unmarked areas as they are potential danger zones. We marked them with a X mark so stay away or you will die." said the Rego.

Some of you asked why they can't just clear the area with monsters with weapons. Rego chuckled and said, "We did that and it caused tragedies. They simply come back in that territory to guard them. We explored them but found nothing helpful. We cannot even eat meat from them or else you will be poisoned to death. It is best if you guys collect some materials on the way back as they will be converted as currencies for you to spend. When you're in Beckel Group, food is free here. All we have to do is explore the darkness and find more resources spot."

Right now, Yellow's group have 6 spears, meaning you got durability of 18. You can say you all have 18 HP shared. You will travel to a destination called Alpha. To reach it, flip a coin and see if you can get a head. Get 10 tails, you know the consequences. The more tails you get, the more dire state you will be.

I will be introducing a mechanic involving the spear. There are levels of misfortune:

Unlucky 1-3 tails
Unfortunate 4-6 tails
Disaster 7-9 tails
Tragedy 10 tails

There is only one way to stop this and that is using your spear. The consumption of the durability depends on the level of misfortune:

Unlucky consumes 1 durability
Unfortunate consumes 2 durability
Disaster consumes 3 durability
Tragedy can never be blocked. A character will die.

This is only applicable in Exploration. Conversations or Activities in Safe Zone will not consume spear durability as well as no deaths will occur, unless there is certain circumstance.

Let's see if you are fortunate or unfortunate. Flip the coin, Yellow.

Now that I think about it, I realized throwing coins is like throwing a dice in a table top games. And if both of these are compared on one another, you could say 10 coin flips is equal to a 1d11 dice. Why I chose 1d11? If you got head first, you cleared a check. And that would not appear in a 1d10 because there is no zero in that specific dice throw. But why go easy if you can be annoyed at a simple coin? They are also the simplest access instead of a dice. Plus, there is a great tension whenever you get alot of tails as I experimented on myself, rather the opposite when I got excited for tails.

I am just bumping this, I ran out of ideas super quick in detailed deaths.

((OOC: I plan to post soon. I have only done one flip and cleared, but I'm two days away from move in and I'm really cracking down IRL to get everything ready to go. Apologies for the delayed replies.))

Britannica Dictionary definition of INSTINCT. 1. a : a way of behaving, thinking, or feeling that is not learned : a natural desire or tendency that makes you want to act in a particular way.

Why I chose this definition is because of one of the element in this thread. It is mainly survival instinct as the core element. If there is a primary element, there are also sub element in play. Do you guys remember the feeling of power when playing a survival game? When darkness blinds your way, you hold a single thread of hope to climb out that darkness. However, that thread is bound to break if it is not strengthen. What is the natural solution we do to solve that problem? We take another solution and create our own way to proceed. What are we humans greatest skill? It is Crafting all tools we need. We always create tools to improve our living. Crafting bears inventions. Inventions bears comfort. Comfort bears happiness. But somewhere along the way, do you feel bored doing the same thing over and over again? You had done so much. But you want more. You naturally want to do something different. That is the case of new generations. The old people were stuck to their traditions, while the young people wants to explore more. It is apparent that stubborness will born and will inevitably clash to cause a disaster. So much so brings forth violence. And that violence will grow intense if it is not quelled with cold water. In my opinion, instinct is not only physical, but can be mental, spiritual, and emotional. According to the definition I provided, all we basically do is by instinct. Intuition can be also be said the same thing. Only difference is that by Instinct, we do what we had experienced, while Intuition, we do by guessing. Yet in this setting that I put and the title I typed, Instict is your main weapon.

Let me tell of a short end of a woman named Evangeline Sheeva. She is a woman who tried so hard to survive on her own. She never trusted any other people. She did everything she can to survive using any means neccessary. She kills if she has to. She experienced many tribulation ever since she arrived in this new world of darkness. At that point her 30th birthday had pass in a blinked of an eye. She is an excellent stone thrower. She can easily stop one's track by throwing stones and makes a run for it. For food, she is willingly eating moss and mushrooms, even if she gets addicted as long as she is satiete. Her eyes are now used to the darkness as she explored more. Her signature markers helped others to navigate. A sickle and a hammer painted with green paint. Those markers mark resources spot that everyone can collect and bring back to the community. It is like any other tales with other runners from the community. The difference is that she survived in the maze longer than average. Evangeline's mind is constantly attacked by nightmares and terrors, which declined her sanity. But surprisingly, her thinking remained sharp, as if her mind of steel prevents her from going insane. All the horrors that she expereinced, it became her normal for her. Her weapon is a sharpened bone from a monster that scarred her back. It is very pointy and sturdy that can easily pierce through flesh. Evangeline had to fight for her life, and it is simply easy for her. She already bathe in blood and there is no washing it off her. Life became simply boring for her that she wanted all for it to end. But despite having that mindset, her experiences prevented her to get killed. Her primal instinct to survive against all odds strengthed her resolve once more. She fights, scavenges, salvages, repeat. Until darkness eventually consumed her mind. Her instinct to survive slowly changes into something else. She wants to feel something. And that something is when her weapon is pierced through the monsters heart. The thrill of killing. Slowly, Evangeline hunts for more and more. The pleasure of being dominant. Madness roots in her brain. Evangeline the survivor is no more. Evangeline the hunter has been born. She kept hunting for more monsters, clearing danger zones as she goes on into the darkness. She fought with dangerous abominations without care of her life. She simply wants to kill more monsters. "Wolves, zombies, wraiths, witches... I will take you all on. I'll kill you all." she madly muttered while grinding her teeth. That is her last words until the runners discovered her carcass. Her insides were torn and squashed all over the place. Her face is missing an eye and her jaw is crushed to meat. Her feet has been eaten off and her right arm is bent and twisted.

Navigation. A skill to traverse throughout the world. Various tools specifically for navigation. A compass, a telescope, a radar, a satellite. Different tools to explore the world. But what if this is voided? You see, in this world of darkness I created, there is no sense of direction. Trickeries are all present like I established in the past. Roaming around the maze is a bad move and a way to die. Mental exhaustion is a thing and will eventually consume even with the toughest of minds like the people I presented. However, there is something weird about a specific character. He is not born there but he knows what he should do. As if darkness and monsters are all normal for him. I can see in his eyes despite not dying. But, I couldn't see far ahead. Its like I am a nearsighted. The people he kills, I couldn't recognize them. It is interesting ever since I made him a "Death God" or the better one, "Shinigami". You see the keyword, I am talking about Cedric Tatsumaki. He is supposed to die as a deranged mental patient. But despite that, he survived and kept his sanity. Even his killings are clean. No hesitation for the first kill. I close my eyes and I keep seeing darkness. I wonder if I see the perspective of his whenever this happens or it is just a dead end. You may say that I did not do any effort to kill Cedric, but believe me that the dude had plot armor.

Here is an example. I tried making people from the community hunt him down. But every single time, he kills them effortlessly. I couldn't think of a way to break his defence. I even tried to put restriction. Yet somehow, he straight up disappeared. I couldn't find him. I couldn't even use his eyes to see his location. Everywhere is too dark. I cannot see the walls. Its like the area is a wide abyss with no walls. I thought he is simply vanishing through them but I definately saw some interactions with some mechanisms that can be found throughout the maze. I tried naming these people but for some reason, I couldn't "see" their details. Well I am for sure not having the comminment of doing this either and I may just drop it here and then. But there is something supernatural is happening here. Well don't believe me if you won't because this is indeed RP and I do break the fourth walls because I am the narrator of the story. Well it is a hypocrite of me since I am narrating the story of my creation. I mean what else am I suppose to do after doing the household chores? Sleeping? Well a hobby is a hobby after all.

Anyways there are too many deaths caused by Cedric and the underworld is actually serious of doing business lately. I don't see more deaths when I think about it. I think the people here are getting used to the horrors of this land. But not all are fine either way. No deaths today. Sorry.

Welcome again, player or reader. I know that this is not a popular read because of how edgy this thread is all about. Well, can't say that I didn't like it. I wouldn't be writing alot if I wasn't. There are alots of way to write and immerse yourself. For example, some people use their past experiences to write. Other people will run their imagination and come up with the concept. For me, the concept I wrote is fiction obviously. I am an beginner when it comes to writing. It is quite lonely writing this alone. I could just write anything else. But it was no fun compared to doing this. At this point, this is my fourth hobby that I got. Drawing, Gaming, and Reading are my hobbies after all. Its an instinct that developed from my childhood to my teens. I may not provide a better entertainment, but perhaps if you do, thank you for humoring me.

Now then, I shall peer into the book.

Perhaps I should say the first victim I have seen. Carla Diana. A woman who is nasty and rude. She ultimately blamed everyone for the problems that appears. All sorts of reasons. Food didn't fit to her preference, living quarters is below mediocre, clothes are horribly itchy. Yeah, all sorts of excuse she could find. At first, the people in the community are patient for her because they also experienced the sudden hardship they have to face. But not only Carla didn't contribute much for the community, she also became an hindrance to development. She even insulted the people she shouldn't be insulted. The people from the Cult. The worshippers of the Cult eventually decided to show their wrath and lynch Carla out of the community. She barks louder than a dog as she was dragged away. She is so angry that the people did this to her. She blamed and cursed them all for all the problems she received. Yeah, I do not see a victim here. For once, the usual secret Cult cliche did something good for lynching a parasite. In the end, she can't survive in the dark because she can't do anything. Her final words are, "IhateyouIhateyouIhateyouIhateyouIhateyou!!".

Onto the next one. Simon Parley. He was a man looking for a job until he arrived in this world of darkness. It is no strange for Simon as he already experienced it when he was living alone in the back alleys of Chicago. As you can see, Simon is your typical jobless man. He may be poor but he is pretty much determined to do anything to improve his quality. He had done many odd jobs and tasted his own blood occasionally. He never had a proper job and resorted to be a homeless man. People would mocked him whenever they seen him due to his ugly face and big body. Words that are as sharp as a knife, stabbed Simon many times in the heart. At least his heart stayed strong. It was after arriving the world of darkness did Simon changed his outlook. He became a Crusader for the Cult. His experience when it comes to protecting people made him shine like a beacon for the worshippers. People admired his courage and dignity. His reputation as a monster hunter created a new organisation. People who had the urge to kill unleash their wrath to the monsters of the darkness. Even if they will meet their end, they want to die fighting than staying idly in the community. As cliche as it is, thanks to Simon Parley, the Hunter Guild has been born. Simon had a peaceful end from the sickness he have back from the previous world. His last words are, "I'm glad I did something in the end." Those words inspired acolytes who also wish to become like him. A hero for the people.

Speaking of hunters, I happen to see the death of the very first hunter named Leonard Ashton. He had this grudge against someone. He wanted to kill that someone. But it is impossible due to the current circumstance. He wallowed himself in sorrow in a bar owned by one of the branches from Gold Carburetors. When he heard of the exploit from a man named Simon Parley, his dampened spirit has now been revived. Since he had suppressed his urge of killing, the urge explodes and immediately stole a spear and head into the darkness. It was that his current mission is to kill everything on sight. Saving people is secondary for him. Quite different from what Simon did, but nonetheless, he gained respect from other people who are saved from his actions. He even founded the Hunter Guild whose mission is to kill as many monsters and salvage their remains for materials. These materials ended up improving the quality of tools for the community. Yet Leonard had been reckless for too long and he got impaled to the throat by a spear that jumps from below when he accidentally slipped. He couldn't scream in pain. He simply died in agony as blood drips down to the spear's shaft.

Community, a place of hope, a place for survival, a place where people flock together. Do you think this place was truly safe in the first place? At first, there is no safe zone like the Community. In the beginning, people who arrived in the world of darkness panicked and get killed. They all succumbed to fear of the horrors in this damnation. A purgatory. People will kill in order to survive. Ironically, the one who truly founded the community are not the present Group. Originally, Beckel Group and Snake Group are team names formed by individuals who come together. The one who led them was a serial killer, White Fang. A serial killer who left terror in the real world. Famous to his 100th killing before the law sentenced him with death. His presence in the world of darkness confirmed the doubts of people that the world they are in is hell.

To know how this Community started, we have to know the story of White Fang. White Fang arrived in the world thinking he will finally be put to rest. But when he realized what was going on, he was truly disappoinment because it did not meet with his expectation. White Fang can navigate through the dark and has excellent sense. He will recognize the presence of others, be it humans or monsters. Because he was excellent in killing, it took him no time to craft weapons for his own. He met many monsters that tried to kill him. He wasn't stupid enough to face them head-on. His strategy was to use his improvised spear to pierce the monsters in the distance one at a time and get away from a pack if it was present. If fleeing was not possible, simply lead them to a unsuspecting victim to distract him. Many people had died from White Fang's selfishness.

He was doing fine, but none can be the same for his mind. Voices in his head cursed him. They all wanted him dead in the worst way possible. This ate his sanity easily because of guilt that he ignored. Simply so, White Fang tried to end his life when he was tormented. He wasn't happy for killing. Not like how he did back when he was in the real world. He was thrilled and overjoyed at the idea of killing others. Yet in this world, his drive was eventually voided. This was no fun for him. He could kill himself right there, but he wouldn't. Why? Because he was a hypocritical killer who doesn't want to die. He had no trouble killing others, but he couldn't kill himself. He needed to find a way to regain his sanity.

White Fang began writing walls of directions of how to survive. Because everyone knows him as a serial killer, they will be afraid and will run away from him. This was the only way White Fang could do to help. His directions eventually turned into instructions. Instructions to lessons. Lessons full of knowledge for this world. In the shadows, he reunited every survivors in a big area where no monsters appeared. That area became a campsite for them to rest. Later on, that campsite turns to a camp. A camp to a fort. A fort to a village. A village into a town. Community has been formed. Everyone in that community wouldn't realize that a famous serial killer was helping them in the shadows. No one knew except for one certain person, Gath Forage.

Gath Forage and Vincent Beckel originally met White Fang when three of them coincidentally got trapped. They were in a panicked except for the killer. Thanks to him, they were able to escape a death trap. There were many times of White Fang saving the future leaders of the Community. Vincent Beckel was inspired by his dominating courage that burns the darkness away while Gath Forage inherited White Fang's intellect and wisdom. These two were the Co-Founders of the Communtiy but it was White Fang who united everyone.

White Fang mysteriously disappeared after the Community had advanced. White Fang left on purpose to avoid getting attention from them. He didn't want to linger with his bloody stench. He bathe in blood which corroded his skin. He ventured deeper into the darkness with his priced weapon, "White Fang". He fought with all he got, until he was slain by a mantis monster that sliced his body in half to the waist. He will be never be seen again forever.

Have you thought about chasing your shadows? Some people have great determination to get back for the things they were before. Especially the people who had many things in their life. Be it familial or materialistic, these people will do anything to go back. Even some atheists willingly joined the unofficial Cult for guidance. But virtually, the shadow chases after you. In this world, shadow is your biggest enemy. If you are a fan of Persona games, you will understand how dangerous it is to not accept the reality, even to the point of abandoning yourself just to get things back they were before. The only thing you can trust in this world of darkness is yourself. You have to believe in yourself, not doubt it. Friendship is fine as it is. But ultimately, this game is about only trusting your instinct.

Lets announce the deaths shall we.

I'll introduce Jacob Margaret. A sheltered rich man. He was devastated when he first arrived in this realm. He simply screamed in horror, attracting the attention of the beasts that lurk in the dark. Not only this move is suicidal, this also increased the amount of monsters that roam in one area. That means for the runners, their once safe path has become a danger zone. The unsuspecting runners were mauled to death because of Jacob, who somehow lucky enough to survive such predicament. But when Jacob met another human, he did not expect that moment will be his end. "Please save me!" is what he shouted until his throat gets slashed by a spear. That angry runner said, "This is all your fault for the death of my comrades."

For the next one, Susan Icarov. A woman with status. Unlike Jacob who panicked alot, which is normal for those who first arrived in this realm, Susan immediately put her plans into action. She first sought help from the runners who fortunately crossed path with her. After knowing where the community is, she finds the Snake Group to join as a worker. She is smart but not smart enough to understand the gravity of her situation. She treated this like her previous job. She will be arrogant but she can prove her credibility. She expected to gain higher power if she did well, and perhaps get the chance to give order to people. Gath Forage himself tested Susan and after proving to him that her ambition is full of greed and pride did Gath imprisoned her. "How dare that scum imprisoned a lady to this dump!" she shouted in anger. She didn't give up. She tried many ways to escape and she succeeded. She tried to win over people but Gath has the total control of the Snake Group. His influence is too powerful for the people to fight him. Susan now then joined the Gold Carburetors, only to get more fallen then before. Her profile is too high that endangered the secret society that runs the group. She gets captured tortured by a secret group in order to reduce her will, which is the most dangerous problem in this world of darkness. She herself succumbed in the dark's cold embrace and then she became crazy. A person like her transformed into an object for the Gold Carburetors.

For the last one, lets get Xien Yang. A man with high morals. He didn't like the idea of joining the community with their chaotic order. In fact, he has this urge to create a new safe zone. After all he found a place that is both safe and defendable. This place is a temple. The traps here are already activated so they wouldn't work again. Xien Yang inspected every nooks and cranny around the temple and found out that it is now safe, aside from the alarming lack of hygiene. He then recruited all the survivors who were helplessly roaming around the maze and offered them shelter. Thanks to that, a new community had been formed. Xien Yang had founded what he calls "Black Iron Sect" and every members here follow a set of rules with order. They also follow Yang's culture. It took many days before the whole temple transformed to an ideal living space. Xien Yang unfortunately got a sickness called tuberculosis. He is a doctor so he knew what was happening. After writing his last will for his people, Xien Yang quietly left the Black Iron Sect with a spear and a torch on both of his hands respectively and fight against the monsters so that the people he saved will be even more safe. His sacrifice may not be what you call noble, but Xien Yang had a fulfilling end. His memory is forever carved in the heart of the people he saved in Black Iron Sect.

Even though a moral compass is your important for your sanity in order to survive in this world of darkness, the way I set this stage, that will be not helpful but nevertheless, useful. Helpful and useful are used for different context. It is more useful to use a moral compass in order to retain the moral rights so that your sanity will be safe. What is not helpful is that every survivor has different moral compass and when it clash from one to another, it will bound conflict. There are logic and emotion to every choices. I didn't say Good or Bad choices because in most cases, the moral compass follow the logic and emotion of one person. But sometimes people who have spite on others, especially their nemesis, will have a hard time believing on one another. Still, moral compass is what driving the community to unity. But when safety will be guranteed, evil choices will appear. Yet, that evil is used for the better for everyone. If you know the person in this story who approves of using evil tactics in order for the community to advance, that would be Gath Forage. A leader with wise wisdom and intellect. Circumstances forced him to become what he needed to be, from where I introduced the Snake Group. The influences from his enemies and his savior, who is a serial killer, had made Gath choose the path of a cold logical leader who follows logic. That is his moral compass. The late Vincent Beckel had the emotional moral compass and believed that his choices are right and just. The emphasis is "believed" and not "know". That is why people in the Beckel Group are enthusiastic about being the runners. They admired Vincent when they saved them from the darkness that ate their mind.

In the end, what do you think is the easiest action in a survival game? To preserve your life or to kill another? Because I said this is a game of survival, naturally it should be the former. But funny enough, K/D statistics show that people have this kind of bloodlust. Not entirely bloodlust as I've said, but the point is that there are players who are so good at killing or defeating others. This doesn't mean they are insane. This just show how they are competent in games. The people who preserve their lives don't ever win in confrontation ever to the people who are great at it. This is only possible because of the missions. And what fun is it to only build a fort of your own when you can just destroy other's hard work. Believe me when I said it because they are definitely true. But when your life is on the line, that is when people's mind shatter. No matter how good you are in games, if you are not good at anything in real life, you are basically a living fairytale. I may have offend some people with this page. But just remember that this is simply a roleplay, a fiction.

Creating deaths is easy. But having it impact is difficult. People who have some experiences will be able to make it impactful but not me. I just create predictable outcomes. You do know that when I am involved, death follows in this thread. I am the kind of narrator who just read texts. My role is a narrator, not a storyteller. And someday, chaos will brew in the community. Not by me, but you. You on the other side of the screen. How you create chaos is up to you. Or do you perhaps prefer hope? Either way, my only advice is to follow your own instinct. Your instinct of survival and have good fortune in your explorations.

Anyway, lets start with new deaths.

Ajay Legaspi, a man with a missing eye, created the first Bow and Arrows using variety of sticks, strings, and feathers from monsters. This revolutionized the monster hunting with guranteed range combat. Based on these bows, crossbows are also created by his colleagues. This is only possible thanks to the sacrifices of the runners who find resources and the paladins who fight the creatures of the dark. Ironically, as Ajay walks in a lonely alleyway, an arrow plunged to his back. Fortunately he didn't die. But the very weapon that is intended to fight the creatures of the dark now backfired when the community has reached an abundant populance of a hundred thousand. Lots of people have created their own faction and eventually, the community had begun to split apart to four sides. The Northern Gate, the Southern Gate, the Western Gate, and the Eastern Gate. Ajay is a member of the Snake Group, and the Snake Group is at the Eastern Gate together with the Beckel Group. Ajay will lose his life in a struggle when the crime now has finallly appeared. This happened in the Dead Borders, the slum district where the people stay when the leader cannot afford them neccessities they needed. Ajay was struck yet again with an arrow to his back and this time it pierced his lung. He slumped down on a wall and slowly bled out to death. "Should've... Pierced... My... Head... Instead..." said Ajay before drawing his last breath.

In order to unite the community, a former councilman named Patrick Hudson formed the House of Councilmen. This House is built in the center of the Community. Gath Forage is the representative of the Eastern Gate along with Saint Cristopher who is the representative of the Southern Gate. Two other new leaders of the new factions are currently unnamed for you readers. I can only tell their distinct traits. The leader of the Northern Gate is not the representative present to the House of Councilmen. He is the ruler of the underworld and he had the boss of the Gold Carburetors handle the politic works. Though as they are aligned with evil, the secret group have pride of to their work as not being petty like other lowly criminals. In fact, the community has a stabilized order is thanks to them keeping an eye to the shadows. On the other hand, the new leader who rules the Western Gate openly shows hostility to the current government. He riled many people to oppose the Snake Group as an act of activism. He is an upright politician who hates the idea of sending people to their deaths in the maze. Too many people jad died and they just don't like how the Snake Group ruled like they owned the place. Well the Snake Group is the first to built the community in the first place so they had the right. In order to make peace with four representatives of the community, Patrick suggested to give suggestions to future planning and have roles befitting for each leaderships. Gath Forage together with Snake Group and Beckel Group already put their plans into motion and they already created significant progress for the community. Saint Cristopher will provide hope for the people who are lost in the darkness and purge the creatures of the dark with their lord by their side. The representative of the Northern Gate gladly handle the mercantile jobs as they proved themselves a better canditate of trades. They have plans to build functioning markets and convenience stores everywhere for the community. They also swore an oath to Saint Cristopher that they will only give currency to the people who deserves it. As for the leader of the Western Gate, they will stabilize order for the whole community, which is apparenty already done by Gath and the others. For many months, the community flourished. And Patrick who was sleeping peacefully, had an unfortunate heartattack. It was too late when people noticed his dead body on his deathbed.

As new technologies have been rediscovered, new ways of living have appeared. Farmers are able to cultivate the mushrooms into more safe crops for consumption. New machineries will be built in the future that will be powered by man. With stronger ropes, a man can create variety of tools and equipment, such as improved spears that are more comfortable to hold onto. This should be a great benefit, but minority think that this is a threat. Especially victims like Ronaldo Castro. As you can see, Ronaldo Castro was a normal citizen just living what he can in the community working as a carpenter. Carpenters like him built homes even in the dangerous places of the darkness. Expansion is a thing and sometimes, misfortune will follow to these workers. Some spots of the community were very hard to guard from. Blind spots they call. And those spots are usually above their heads, the crack on the walls, and the hidden corners. Everyone will built further if only they had more materials to use. Ronaldo fell on a hole and gets trapped there when he was gonna build a new house for the people that comes in the community. The trap eventually freaked him out and due to that, Ronaldo quickly withered away from the darkness. "LetmeoutletmeoutletmeoutLETMEOUT!!!" he screamed while banging the walls. Until he felt something squirming on his hands. Not one, not two, not dozen, but lots of squirming. Ronaldo can feel the sharp burning sensation. He screams in agony as his flesh slowly tears apart piece by piece by none other than monsters in the dark. The most dangerous of them all, the cursed ants. They are not only hard to kill due to their size, their color and ferocity that can blend in the darkness can wipe out all of the community if there is no pest control. Gath knew this and he was fortunately prepares for countermeasures thanks to his trustworthy scientists who created some tools for this. Hopefully they can create pesticide so that no one can die like how Ronaldo went.

Fighting for living, living for fighting. People are determined to fight for their own lives. People who are tired living in a confined area in the walls have sparked their desire to break free. Their adventurous spirits have been awoken. One by one, people starts to leave the safe haven without care for their lives. They are suffocating from being idle in the community. Not to mention that the expanding growth of population became a serious issue. Resources quickly run dry and people are angry at one another. Some resorted to violence. Gath Forage and Saint Cristopher are able to stabilize their areas thanks to their strong influence and activities. Details of new deaths overflood the book. So much so that at least 10 books of death have been made just for this.

Details about deaths from humans are more common than dying in the darkness. So much so that the names of the people simply passes with such minor details. Common killers are those with psychopathic tendencies who don't care about the consequences. They became too comfortable living in the community that they crave for violence for pleasure. Numerous crimes are commited for desperation or for sport. To decrease crime, a crime syndicate that has been hiding in the shadows revealed themselves. They had long built forces that will topple the structure of hierarchy of the community. However, the cooperation between Gath and Saint Cristopher remained stronger than ever. But with this, many people have died to cull the criminals hiding in the community. This caused tension among the people who lives here, thinking that Gath Forage is a tyrannical scum. Its always Gath receiving the darkness of the people he protects with such extremes.

More deaths come from people who really don't like living in this community. Many that chose to leave ended up being consumed in the darkness of the maze. This lead to many body counts that even a seasoned runner will vomit at the scent of blood. The roads are pretty much covered in guts and bones of every inexperienced explorers. This dropped the runner's morale and incited the paladin's rage towards the monsters. It has turned into a warzone. Reports about the "Death God" increased significantly. His latest victims were the paladins and hunters that vowed to kill him whatever it takes. They were outmatched with such inhumane strength and skills. And his activities were all about his latest hunts of people who come out of the community. Most tried to run back to the community, but they did not expect to be outcasted. The guards never let them in. They chose to abandoned their safe haven. They tried to protest and incite a riot only to be executed by a firing squad using bows and arrows. Deaths kept piling on top of another in the maze. If anyone dares to distrupt the peace of the community, they will answer to the arrow that flies to their heart.

This may seem nonsense for you readers. But honestly, this is a "survival" game. Not a "community" game. Unity is just a mean for survival. There will be bound where there are people whose ideals are different from others. And that happened alot of times in the community. Disagreements soon turned hatred. One of the reason why Gath had to resort to be dominating. Now that I think about it, Gath does have huge role to play in this game. As the one who rules with iron fist. Ironically the Beckel Group wholeheartedly supported Gath Forage because he is the friend of their founder, Vincent Beckel. They don't question his leadership and they are focused on exploring the darkness even if it will cost their lives. Their vision are in conflict but their mission are the same. To get out of this darkness and return to the light. Such brave souls are honoured for their noble sacrifice.

For the players, especially Yellow, only trust yourselves. Even if you have trustworthy friends who is with you, remember to only trust yourselves. Follow your instinct to survive in this world of darkness.