The Impossible Quest (2)

Arthur surrenders to his fate and nervously enter the house... A haunted one.

"This is not really. Not real. Not real" Arthur keeps telling himself that it's not real.

When he entered the house a sudden wind blows and close the door. He instantly stiffens and look at his surroundings.

He sees old staircase at the center of the house, leading to the next floor. Broken chairs, table and vases are scattered to the ground.

While looking around, Arthur stays on his spot like a statue and when he step forward he hears the creaking sound cause of stepping on the old wood floors.

*Creak... creak... creak...*

Arthur slowly walk and look for a clue to solve the mystery of the haunted house. Suddenly he feel a chills when he saw something on his peripheral vision.

When he looks back the thing he saw is now gone. "I just saw an eyes looking at me.".

He nervously check his surroundings and feel somethings are looming around. Checking and following him for awhile.

"Psst...". A low voice almost a whisper call for his attention.

Arthur quickly look at the direction where he hears the sound.

*Ahhhh!*

He shouts really loud because he just saw a bloody doll smiling at him face to face.

He quickly grabs the doll and throw it away out of terror. He run to the next floor using the staircase.

"It's hurt! Graaaahhhh! I just want to play!' The bloody doll angrily chased him and call the other dolls. Arthur saw it and run extremely fast to find a hiding soot

Arthur is currently in the guest room hiding and sweating a lot "What an amazing game. Even my sweats feels like real... My hands are shaking intensely.".

Checking his shaking hands because of terror. He decides to be brave and fight them off. "I need a weapon to fight them. I'm too scared to touch them grrr... and I grabbed one recently".

Looking every sides of the guest room he sees a ornament sword and pulls it out from its scabbard.

[Ornament sword equipped.

Description: An old ornament sword used by a noble.

Damage: +10 ]

"This will do. Now I need fight them off and solve this mystery.".

A determination shows up on Arthur's face. He quickly relocate where he can see the dolls he need to fight.

He sees a single doll floating on the air looking for him. He slowly move towards it in a crouch position.

When he gets near on its back he quickly stab the doll.

[Critical hit]

*Ahhhh!*

The doll screams in pain and slowly disintegrates in the air.

[ +98 exp ]

The other dolls quickly gone to the scream and see one of them died with a stabbed in the back.

*GRAHHHH!*

The floating dolls attack Arthur out of anger. Arthur fails to respond to their attack because it is too quick and too many for him.

Arthur can only shield himself up with his arm and endure the pain.

Awhile a while Arthur hp decreases to 0 and died.

[ You have died

Respawning from the start again.

-1 level ]

Arthur instantly respawn outside. He confusingly ask himself "I should've disconnected from the game right and what the heck, Why am I level -1 now? there's no information for this one. Is this a bug?".

A pop up notification shows up in front of him answering all of his question.

[ Hidden quest:

Difficulty: Unknown

Description: Solve the mystery of the haunted house...

Failing or dying will cost the player one level

Dolls ghost level will rise every fail attempt.

Attempt: 1/10

Completion reward: Unknown ]

After reading the quest description. Dumbfounded Arthur can only cry internally "This is a disaster...".

Contemplating about the quest and the inside of haunted house. Arthur quickly makes a plan.

"I only have 9 attempts. Dying is equal to much more enemy. So dying less will help me to solve this mystery.

First, I need to get that sword again. As quickly as possible.

Second, I need to know all the rooms inside the house. A detailed map for the house might helpful if they have one. If not, I need to scan all the rooms slowly but surely.

Third, Don't kill a doll. They gone berserk before when they see me kills one.

Finally, While doing all of that. I need to gather clues for the mystery.".

Looking he written on the ground. Arthur decides to enter the haunted house again. " Attempt number two. Lets go...".

Arthur slowly open the door and close it. He walk tiptoeing so that the floor don't creak.

He slowly goes to the guest room where he find the ornament sword he used before.

After pulling it out in its scabbard Arthur move for another room. He slowly scan at least five of the rooms when he steps on a piece of broken woods.

*Krrrssshh*

The broken wood echoes on the entire house. Arthur instantly feel somethings looking at him.

"F**k I've messed up." Arthur already knows what's gonna happen.

"Hehehe...

Psst...

Lets play...".

Arthur hear many voices coming from everywhere and when he look back he sees the bloody doll again.

"Let's play!" The bloody doll whispers to him.

He instantly feel chills all over his body and stab the doll on its face.

*Ahhhh*

The bloody doll float backwards while screaming out of pain.

Arthur already knows he f**ked up again when he stab the bloody doll out of terror 'Ahh s**t. It's way too scary. My defense mechanism move on its own.'.

The dolls attacks him to death and a notification pop up again.

[ You have died

-1 level

Attempt: 2/10 ]

Arthur seats crosslegged and contemplates on his last attempt "I only scanned five rooms on the first floor. I need to move more carefully to check all of the room. The house have third floors, so I need to do more work. Maybe this house have a basement to. I need to check it out later.

Arthur don't attack the dolls! Be cool be cool. You're not scared anymore..."..

Arthur plan his next attempt and tell himself to control his feeling.

"Third attempt..." Arthur slowly enter the creepy haunted house again.