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Just because he's acting reckless doesn't mean you're going to, you're going to play upon your strengths and keep as far away as you can. You ride your horse around the outskirts of the village, readying your bow the whole time. When you can, you fire at the Quillar attackers. As quick as they are, they aren't really ...
Despite your fears, you've always had a sense of duty and responsibility, something that probably won't ever completely go away due to how you grew up. You're not running away, you did join to help provide for your family after all. Before your company packs up and leaves Retlad, you write a quick letter to your famil...
There's undead all around you, fear coursing through your body and all you can think of is escape. You see a few others following orders, but their shots do nothing. Apparently the Necromancer has protected himself behind a more powerful magic shield than the cleric you saw die had. Even Wessel's spell dissipates befor...
Demons are a lot faster than the undead and you're wounded, no way are you going to be able to outrun them. You turn around and draw your bow, trying to ignore your pain which is overriding any fear you have at this point. Your weakened state is causing you to have a hard time aiming. "Uh oh, better be careful, looks ...
You have to admit, the idea has crossed your mind a bit. A small part of you does wonder about embracing the whole hero image and deliberately doing grand deeds that go beyond the call of your duty. You suppose that you'd at least really feel like one if you did that. However, more often than not real heroes don't liv...
If you've learned one thing, numbers doesn't necessarily imply safety. With all the years of patrolling you've done along with your previous actions in Retlad so long ago, you actually feel more comfortable in smaller groups at this point. Your one and only rank and file battle didn't go well. Your choice isn't surpri...
You know that this is most likely a losing battle, but some hope might be gained, if you can somehow draw out the knights and specters and get them by themselves. As powerful as they are, they're very hard to control even by necromancers and get easily agitated by living creatures. You can't do it alone though. You ta...
Running from the undead, only to die of starvation and the cold in the mountains isn't your idea of survival. You're sticking to familiar terrain. You travel further away from civilization and ultimately deeper into a large forest. You're not exactly sure of where you're at, but you know you've left the Zalan borders. ...
The pixies have almost made you forget about what's really going on in the rest of the world…but you still know it's going on. Perhaps it's easier for them, as they have not had to experience the tragedies you've faced, but you know the destruction that's eventually going to come. You don't see any hope in their plan a...
Really, it's the only thing that makes any kind of sense anymore. This war is lost there's not even any doubt about it. Hope is fleeting and if this is truly it, then it's going to be with the ones you did this for in the first place. Your small groups of soldiers wonder where you're going and you flat out tell them, ...
You know that this is most likely a losing battle, but some hope might be gained, if you can somehow draw out the knights and specters and get them by themselves. As powerful as they are, they're very hard to control even by necromancers and get easily agitated by living creatures. You can't do it alone though. You ta...
You can't take it anymore. "I'M NOT A FUCKING HERO! OKAY!? I NEVER WAS AND I NEVER WANTED TO BE! (sob)… I just wanted to go home…(sob)" You weep for a few minutes before the captain speaks again. "Alright then what happened? Tell me the entire truth and maybe you'll avoid the executioner's axe." At this point you h...
You can't take it anymore. "I'M NOT A FUCKING HERO! OKAY!? I NEVER WAS AND I NEVER WANTED TO BE! (sob)… I just wanted to go home…(sob)" You weep for a few minutes before the captain speaks again. "Alright then what happened? Tell me the entire truth and maybe you'll avoid the executioner's axe." At this point you h...
You can't take it anymore. "I'M NOT A FUCKING HERO! OKAY!? I NEVER WAS AND I NEVER WANTED TO BE! (sob)… I just wanted to go home…(sob)" You weep for a few minutes before the captain speaks again. "Alright then what happened? Tell me the entire truth and maybe you'll avoid the executioner's axe." At this point you h...
Now you have to figure out a plan that's going to prevent you from getting executed. You figure your brother's plan isn't exactly a bad one. Your record is good enough that you'd probably be believed. You think up a lie explaining that you were captured by a particularly sadistic vampire who was planning on draining yo...
Last time you were wounded and had the misfortune of running into demons. Well you aren't wounded this time and you're pretty sure you won't be running into too many more demons. You'll be able to pull it off this time. You can't do this army shit anymore, as much as you want to help your family out, you've got to live...
If you've learned one thing, numbers doesn't necessarily imply safety. With all the years of patrolling you've done along with your previous actions in Retlad so long ago, you actually feel more comfortable in smaller groups at this point. Your one and only rank and file battle didn't go well. Your choice isn't surpri...
You have to admit, the idea has crossed your mind a bit. A small part of you does wonder about embracing the whole hero image and deliberately doing grand deeds that go beyond the call of your duty. You suppose that you'd at least really feel like one if you did that. However, more often than not real heroes don't liv...
You have to admit, the idea has crossed your mind a bit. A small part of you does wonder about embracing the whole hero image and deliberately doing grand deeds that go beyond the call of your duty. You suppose that you'd at least really feel like one if you did that. However, more often than not real heroes don't liv...
You've served in this army well and always done your job regardless of the shitty situations you've been in. You might not like a lot of it, but you've never complained. Lately you've been on edge about a possible all out assault of some big ass demon army that's going to attack any day now, and playing is one of the f...
While this is all a lot to take in, you manage to calm down. "Okay. Okay. I'm calm, but…man this is a lot of shit." You reply. "Heh, well you did say you might as well go with it! Don't worry; it'll all be second nature soon. Okay let's go see Lord Rostov." Warnov pulls out a black cube and teleports you to what seem...
You have to admit, the idea has crossed your mind a bit. A small part of you does wonder about embracing the whole hero image and deliberately doing grand deeds that go beyond the call of your duty. You suppose that you'd at least really feel like one if you did that. "Okay Mr. Warnov. I'll do it." You exclaim. "You s...
You've served in this army well and always done your job regardless of the shitty situations you've been in. You might not like a lot of it, but you've never complained. Lately you've been on edge about a possible all out assault of some big ass demon army that's going to attack any day now, and playing is one of the f...
Demons are a lot faster than the undead and you're wounded, no way are you going to be able to outrun them. You turn around and draw your bow, trying to ignore your pain which is overriding any fear you have at this point. Your weakened state is causing you to have a hard time aiming. "Uh oh, better be careful, looks ...
Demons are a lot faster than the undead and you're wounded, no way are you going to be able to outrun them. You turn around and draw your bow, trying to ignore your pain which is overriding any fear you have at this point. Your weakened state is causing you to have a hard time aiming. "Uh oh, better be careful, looks ...
Despite your fears, you've always had a sense of duty and responsibility, something that probably won't ever completely go away due to how you grew up. You're not running away, you did join to help provide for your family after all. Before your company packs up and leaves Retlad, you write a quick letter to your famil...
Just because he's acting reckless doesn't mean you're going to, you're going to play upon your strengths and keep as far away as you can. You ride your horse around the outskirts of the village, readying your bow the whole time. When you can, you fire at the Quillar attackers. As quick as they are, they aren't really ...
Just because he's acting reckless doesn't mean you're going to, you're going to play upon your strengths and keep as far away as you can. You ride your horse around the outskirts of the village, readying your bow the whole time. When you can, you fire at the Quillar attackers. As quick as they are, they aren't really ...
You've never even heard of Quillars before, but they still sound less dangerous than the Tulan Border, that place is only going to get worse, you know it. "I'll take the Retlad assignment sir." "Hm. Smart. Here's your first month's pay, I suggest you live it up here in Zal, for the couple of days you have off before y...
6 months pass… Six months of the most grueling physical training you've ever had the misfortune of dealing with! However you fared better than some of your fellow cadets. Guess all that farm living paid off. You've certainly improved what combat skills you had, but your marksmanship has improved greatly. You know tha...
This is no way to live. Working on a barely profitable rundown farm with far too many family members to feed. It's a damn good thing you're an excellent hunter. However, lately there's even been a shortage of game to thwart your efforts. You didn't really want to be working on the farm your whole life in the first pl...
You know this isn't going to be easy and you're going to have to be tough, but you remember that you're doing this for your family. You quickly search Formeli's body, which didn't have that much to begin with. "Heh, he always was a broke bastard. Spent all his money on gambling, I'll miss taking his money that's for s...
You're in this now and you can't stop just because it's looking tough. You got your family to think about. You're staying. However you do, do something slightly out of character, you spend what little money you have on a whore for the night, mainly because you're a lot less sure if you're going to come back from this ...
You aren't sure about this, but you let him speak. "Speak demon, but make it quick!" you demand. "Ah, glad you're willing to be reasonable. Name's Big Red by the way." "Get on with it!" "Very well. Your company and everyone in it is doomed to the infernal planes when they die I'm afraid. You captain's deeds alone make...
You might be a fool, but the possibility that the Captain knows what the fuck he's talking about can't be ruled out. If killing demons now is going to make life a little safer for your family in the future, then you probably should be apart of that. Same with the undead if it comes to that, though you're hoping that yo...
Fuck this. He's lying and even if he isn't, making a deal with a demon is never a good idea. You've heard the stories and you've seen the former Tulan "citizens" that debased themselves just in order to live to serve their demon masters. It never ends well. If you are going to the infernal realm when you die, you're s...
You've had enough. You're not going to help OR stand by for another immoral act performed by your "co-workers". It's bad enough that it goes on, but that doesn't mean you need to let it, if you can do something about it. You run Dimitri through the back with your sword, he yells out in pain, but still manages to swing...
You're not sure if the formal military life is for you. If you joined up you wouldn't be able to readily leave. You figure if you don't like life as a mercenary or it isn't working out for you, you can leave freely. You explain your decision to join up with the mercenary company that's currently passing through. Your ...
The sound of your alarm clock wakes you and you groggily switch it off. You go through your normal morning routine and grudgingly head off to your job. As always, you arrive at work on time and walk straight into the back room to put on your uniform. Once there you notice your best friend, Ian, is already dressed and p...
You wake up the next morning to the sound of your mother calling for you, saying something about a phone. You slowly manage to wake yourself up and get dressed, only to have your mom scold you when you finally get downstairs. "Honestly Jacob, it's noon now, it shouldn't take you this long to wake up on a Sunday." She...
School ends and you met Ian as per usual at the front of school, however today you have something different in mind. "Hey, Ian, I'll catch you later, I'm going to go with Allison." You tell him, spotting her down the hallway. Ian nods and leaves without you, and you head towards Allison. She smiles as she sees you, a...
As per usual, you and Ian walk to school together in the morning. He talks about his older brother, but by now you've learned to just zone out while he's doing so. You have far more important things to think about anyway, such as how you're actually going to get Allison to go to the fair with you. No, that's probably ...
"Good, I'm closing the door." You reply, shutting it immediately in her face. You hear a cry of protest from the other side, and some more banging on the door. Happy with your revenge, you open it again to find her standing there pouting. You smile in response. "Done?" You ask. She nods in response. "Good." You re...
You happily decide to sleep in, it's Saturday after all. You do the same as all teenagers in high school do, sleep as much as possible. Or rather, you would have spent it sleeping, had you not been rudely awoken at about two by someone knocking on your front door. You groan as you exit your bed and move downstairs to ...
"No." You reply bluntly. "And you shouldn't be in it either man. The hell is wrong with you?" You say, your voice getting louder. Ian at this points backs away a step, and seems a bit afraid. "You're fucking smart man. Why the hell would you throw that away by being in a gang? You won't -" You yell, then you sudde...
Remembering your mother's words, you quickly spring to life early in the morning, and prepare to take your sister to school. Though, all that really involves is you walking a few blocks with her. Although you should have your license at this age (and after a quick check you confirm you do), your mother has the only veh...
"The what?" You ask, thoroughly confused. You don't remember anything like this happening in the past. Maybe your decisions have been different from before, leading you to a different outcome. The possibilities run through your mind before Ian snaps you out of it. "The Wolves man. Our gang. Well, you're not really in...
The rest of the day goes by without much else happening. Neither Allison nor Olivia are in any of your other classes, and you don't seem to run into either of them. You walk home with Ian, and spend the rest of the day lounging around your home. You're beginning to feel like you've fallen into your old routine from bac...
Thinking it over, you decide it's better if you don't miss school today. You'd miss your chance to talk to Olivia or Allison if you did after all. "Sorry, I think I'll just go to school, Ian. See ya." You say, walking onwards without him. "Alright then, your loss man. Later." Ian replies with shrug and a wave. He t...
You briskly walk down the hall and catch up with Olivia. As you do, you recall that the last time the two of you talked, she was rather hostile with you. "Hey Olivia, listen, I'm sorry if I offended you or something." You say, attempting to mend whatever you broke earlier. "Can't we just start fresh? Forget whatever...
You chase Allison into the lunch room and grab her hand as you catch up, stopping her from running. She turns to you and gives an exaggerated sad expression. "Well, ya caught me, now what?" She asks. You look into her eyes for a minute, and decide to try something. "You're lying." You replying accusingly. "I'm wha...
Suddenly, as you reach the front entrance of the school, you remember you have detention. You sigh, not thrilled at the prospect of having to spend the next hour sitting in a class to make up for something you didn't even do intentionally. Ian approaches you from behind and then reaches your side, looking at your face ...
Although you roughly knew how to get to the school on your own, you have no idea what class you have. You follow Ian in hopes that you have the same first class together. Once at the classroom door Ian turns to you with a puzzled look. "Aren't you going to class?" "Uh, yea...right..." "You're acting pretty weird tod...
"Jacob, wake up it's time for school!" You hear a familiar voice yell to you, and you groggily wake up in response. What a strange dream... You try and remember the girl from your dream, but can't figure out who she was. The classroom was probably from your high school, but as far as you can remember that girl was n...
Click. "…well I still say a compromise can be achieved if we all just sat down and talked things out. I mean at the core, we aren't really so different. I mean we're human beings, for God's sake; we shouldn't be killing each other like animals! I mean..." Click. "…are you worried about these uncertain times? Do you ...
You've never really been a party person, but if this is it, maybe you can have some fun before the end comes. There's plenty of food and liquids of all kinds at your place of work. The entire office is turned into party central. Nobody bothers going home; it's actually safer to stay inside the office building anyway si...
You volunteered and you're going to see it through, might not be that dangerous as you think especially if the place is indeed abandoned. You spend a few days crossing over hills and some plains. For awhile you think someone's following you, but never see a soul, actually you're wondering about the Geiger counter read...
"Well I suppose you're right in that we need to stop Alex, but blowing up the elevator still isn't going to help, I suggest we hack the security system to gain control of it properly and then send down the invasion force and hope we can deal with the robots and cyborgs down there." You reply. "Sounds like a better plan...
You lower your rifle (But still hold on to it) and walk side by side with the cyborg who is surprisingly chatty, you also see it walks a bit irregularly, like it hasn't been spliced together correctly. "Alex will be most pleased to see you; you'll be the first human here in months!" "What happened to all the others?" ...
You decide that you got it made, why fuck with it? The rest of those at the Compound have to go on missions to fight bandits and go exploring possible hostile locations. You don't need to do any of that. You're in a nice safe isolated location where nobody ever comes except to drop off supplies every now and then. Even...
Funny that you are about to suggest an idea to the Colonel that got you out of trouble with Alex in the first place. "No, I think you do have a good idea about stopping Alex, I saw first hand how crazy he was. Maybe we can't actually get to him, but we could contain him. We blow up the elevator like you wanted to do ...
The chance is too good to pass up. You're going to risk believing Alex, of course everyone else isn't willing to do so. You had a hard enough to convince them to join you in seceding from the Combine; you can't really press this issue as well. There's nothing else for it, you're going to have to go down there yourself....
At one time you thought about actually buying one of those things, sometimes you even wonder how things would've been living underground completely oblivious to what's going on the surface. Things might've been a lot easier…or maybe they wouldn't. You'll just have to wonder about the road not traveled. You see no harm...
Knowing Alex, he's probably killed his assistants too; you go in with your weapon ready. "FUCK! Goddamn GZS equipment! Always fucks up!" Alex says as he's trying to install some sort of implant in the head of some corpse on a table. Its one of his assistants and his brains are leaking all over the place, you don't ev...
You immediately dispatch another team of medics in hazmat suits to Ashtown. Vivica insists on going since she's probably the second best doctor in the Alliance, you order her not to since you can't afford to lose her as well, not to mention she runs Fort Justice, but she's defiant and goes anyway. You also order Eden t...
"Keep fighting the bastards! Pandora will never fall!" you shout as you mow down another dirt biker. In all the fighting though you begin to worry where Marina is, you look around for her in the chaos, and then you see her fighting with multiple enemies converging on her position. You rush towards her to back her up ...
It's a brutal world and it just got more so. Rushing in outnumbered, isn't likely to save anyone and most likely going to get you killed. You radio in for reinforcements and keep an eye on the farm in the mean time. Later when the darkness comes you see a group of them come out with torches, form a circle in a nearby p...
"Nice try Alex, but I'm not falling for it, now don't bother calling me again, because I won't be listening to anymore of your lies." "Alright, suit yourself. I guess I better prepare for a change in landlords then. Pity, because I don't think Harry will be willing to let me just live down here, I guess I better prepar...
Well there's nothing stopping you from sending your own exploration detachment teams, there's nothing stopping you from going yourself either. As far as you know, nobody from the Compound has bothered scouting past Base Pandora, you figure it's as good of place as any… "Okay I want two scouting detachments of four. I'...
Maybe you're high on your new found physique and adrenaline, but for whatever reason, something comes over you to volunteer. Indeed you've made everyone a little surprised by your actions especially since you're an outsider. The Colonel looks at you with interest. "Hmm, you're the one I've heard about from Marina, di...
You like Marina and all, but that's about all you like about living at the compound. Being by yourself in the wilderness reminds you of how much you missed it. You have no idea what that secret base holds for you, why should you risk your life for a bunch of practical strangers? "What the hell was I thinking volunteer...
You grab another TV and sit quietly by yourself in a separate office, watching world events unfold and get worse before your eyes as your co-workers reenact something out of a porno movie. You block out the sounds of ecstasy and turn up the TV. You're starting to wonder if you shouldn't have just stayed home, or better...
You start briskly walking ahead, Roger suddenly notices. "Hey what's your fucking hurry?" "I'm not waiting around for your slow asses, you're taking too fucking long with all the goddamn talking. I'm gonna scout out ahead, I'm supposed to be on point right? I'm taking the risk, so what the hell do you care?" "But…oh f...
They've cut off a clear escape for you to go back, so you wisely run in the direction that's open in the opposite direction, while unleashing a burst of bullets just before your retreat. The cannibal freaks run after you, while you attempt to figure out how to lose them, since their noises are starting to attract othe...
You duck into the nearest building and hope you don't bump into anything inside. From what's left of it, it looks like a regular office building, similar to the one you used to work in. You find a relatively secluded office and lay low, hoping to hear the mob of freaks pass by the building. You really need to get out o...
Maybe you're a leaner meaner fighting machine now, but that's still no reason to be foolish and volunteer for things. Eventually The Colonel picks someone at random and tells Harry to start assigning recon detachments. "Alright you fuckin' bottom feeders, its time to put all that fuckin' training to good use! We're go...
In these past few months you've actually been fighting for something. Not just "following orders" or "going through the motions". You haven't even been doing it for mere survival, if you were interested in just survival, you would've just taken off and put as much distance as you could between you and the Combine befor...
This ungratefulness doesn't exactly help you NOT become a dictator… You saved the Combine, you saved civilization, you fucking saved humanity, you aren't going to let it fall apart after all the shit you've been through. Not after you finally believe in it. Using the newly acquired technology from the cyborg base you...
This was never anything you ever had in mind, but you've come this far, you have made a life here for yourself with Marina; you might as well stick with it. Besides, you'll be damned if you'll leave because of Harry. "Okay. I'll do it." The Colonel looks relieved. He struggles to get out of bed. "Alright, I still ha...
If they don't want your help; they don't want your help. You can understand that. No point in bringing in anyone else to debate the issue. You get on your motorcycle and depart. When you get back to the Compound you just say you didn't find anything on this little excursion. Life continues. Four years pass… Five yea...
Nope, in for a penny in for a pound. If nothing else, Marina's still there and the fact her actions basically saved your life is enough to make you stay. The rest of the trip is Steve still ranting to himself about the deaths of his friends. True, they weren't your friends, but you guess you can see why he might be up...
You're in this for rebuilding civilization, so you figure you should do all you can. You leave the town to get in a better transmitting area and radio in and explain the situation. Steve's working the radio (Never could go out again after the incident in the city) "…yeah, so if you can send some more diplomatic people...
You may not like this mission, and you may not like the people you're with, but it'll be a lot safer if you stick with these idiots, because you have a bad feeling about this place. In the meantime while you keep your eyes open, your ears are assaulted by your teammates' conversation. "I'm telling you she touched my h...
You turn off the TV and head to work, no point in worrying about things you can't do shit about. You have other real everyday problems to deal with. You go about your mundane life, doing mundane tasks at your mundane job, talking to your mundane co-workers about mundane things. Not much changes. One month later... ...
You really didn't have any desire to know these people before, why bother now? You only worked there because you needed to. Now that it appears the whole world is going to hell, you might as well just stay home. You wonder if you shouldn't have prepared yourself for this inevitable event, but it's too late now. Last ti...
As strange as it may seem, you're kind of glad for the company believe it or not, so you'd rather just let this play out and see where it leads. You can always kill them all later. Meanwhile Jim is pointing his gun at Clyde's head in an overly dramatic manner. "Alright Clyde you knew the risks. No begging or pleadin'...
Entering the town again, wouldn't be a good idea. From the sound of it, the town is suspicious of outsiders, if Dan showed up again with the lot of you; they'd know something was up. Not to mention he was the most "presentable" of all of you. You figure the raiders might be a better choice. If they're poorly led, then ...
If you have any motivation to keep your position, you'll have to ally with the Combine, for now at least. You decide to at least hear what they have to say. Two envoys come to speak to you; one of them is some rough looking man that probably thinks he's some sort of hard ass. The other is a woman, she looks like she's ...
You can't really say you didn't see this coming entirely, The Combine may try hide beneath the guise of being some organization out to rebuild civilization, but at the core it's just another dictatorship in development. You've seen the hypocrisy first hand of how they deal with those like you when it suits their purpos...
You figure he's probably expecting that, so you speed up and duck your head down. You hear the sound of two of your tires blowing out, which is strange because you didn't hear any shots. You just barely avoid crashing into some nearby rocks; however you do flip your van on its side. Cursing your situation, you quickly...
The whole point of this endeavor was to take control of the town and you're not going to let Jim get that glory. You go find him in the Mayor's Manor still tormenting the mayor and his wife. The mayor is currently lying on the floor bloody and helpless with his legs a useless mess. His wife is naked in a fetal position...
While you probably could kill this fat fucker, but for now you have to have all the help you can get and no disunity to pull this plan off, so you'll back down for now… "Hey, I never said I was the leader, I know you are Jim." "Good. Glad we understand each other." "So go ahead and tell us what YOU think is the best c...
You don't want any part of this. You indulged in some chaos on a mass scale, killed a bunch of people and now you're done. You don't really want to bother running a town. You leave to go back to your home, a few days later Jim comes by asking you why you left, and you explain, you're a loner by nature and just want to ...
Obviously they thought they could just stroll in and take shelter here, bad mistake on their part… You calmly point the shotgun at the man caught in the trap and blast him before he even notices you. The little boy now really begins screaming, but the woman just becomes silent and falls into shock turning her head in...
Before Jim can do anything, you take the initiative and splatter Clyde all over Ramon, and Dan. "SHIT! MY BOOTS!" Ramon yells. Dan doesn't say anything, he just falls backwards on his ass, fumbling to get out his own pistol. Another blast near him, stops him from pursuing that line of action though. Jim has pulled out...
You might be absorbing more rads than usual now, but heading to the city would just be retarded. You'd probably die of cancer just going near the place; everything there would be contaminated anyway. You don't even want to see the survivors what the survivors might look like assuming there were any. You head for the ge...
You haven't completely given up on your conscience. These people didn't do anything to you; they were probably just trying to find some place to be. "Hold on! I got a medical kit!" you shout and run to go fetch it along with small wooden plank and some rope. When you come back the entire family seems to have calmed d...
It's always been like you to do things at the last minute. After grabbing your pistol and all the food and drink you can, then heading down in the basement with it, you think that things probably won't be that bad. After all you don't live in the city, or even by an important city, surely not EVERY place will get bomb...
You have no real idea where to go so you head to the City. You might live in the boonies, but you aren't an outdoorsman. You aren't some survivalist that's been training yourself for this "moment" so it's not like you can just start living off the land, and unless the City was completely flattened by a nuclear bomb, y...
Given the whole suspicious nature of this set up you have a feeling the truth will not help you here; you'll have to bullshit your way it. You try to remember some of the stuff you were reading on the documents upstairs. "No, I'm from GZS Headquarters, Shipping Division. And I hope you got some answers because there'...