Loved

A Slave Obeys

"Are you a man or a woman?"

I am a woman.

"No, you are a boy."

I frown but nod.

"Will I teach you how to play? Or not?"

No.

"You will fail."

Fade.

I walk forward through the monochrome landscape, coming to two pits with red blocks at the bottom.

"Jump over that pit of barbs."

Barbs?

I jump.

Upon landing on the other side, all the red dissipated, revealing many jagged barbs in its place.

"Good boy."

I then walk up a hill. At the top is a dim green rectangle.

"Touch the statue. I will forgive you."

Statue?

I place my hand against the rectangle. It dissipates, leaving a white statue of a person behind.

"Good boy."

I continue, passing many shallow pits with deadly barbs. As I walked I noticed there were now no colors but black in white that I could see in front of me. I soon came across a black statue. I tapped it, turning it white, then continuing down the trail to one path leading above ground and one that led under.

"Travel the lower path."

The lower path was filled with barbs on the ceiling and floor. The higher path was clear.

Lower.

"Good boy."

I pass by some large red boxes, dodging them as they moved up and down. I come up to the top of a

hill where there's a deep pit with barbs at the bottom.

"Throw yourself into the barbs."

I want to question him, but at the same time, my gut told me to jump.

I jump. I hit the barbs. I shatter.

"Good boy."

I'm back at the white statue. It was a checkpoint.

I walked back towards my death point, noticing that the formerly red blocks were now black pieces of rock shaped into a bock. I kept walking, stumbling upon a large spiked object. I place my hand on it, feeling myself freeze.

"Do I own your body or your mind?"

Mind.

"Beg for me."

I unfreeze. I walk forward, activating a statue before I reached multiple elevated platforms.

"Do not move."

I stayed.

"Good boy."

I climbed the platforms, touching the statue before dropping to the bottom on the other side. I continued walking until I came across another statue under a small overhang.

"Do not touch the statue."

I ignored the statue and jumped down, walking and touching the next statue.

"Good boy."

I walk some more, coming across another checkpoint and tapping it. I climb up more platforms to a top floor. There're multiple black floating stars. They're following me. I run, right into another star.

I shatter.

I'm back at the statue. I try again, avoiding all the stars as I run. I climb up some more, tapping a statue before touching another spiked object.

"Soon we will see each other."

Really?

"Are you excited? Or frightened?"

Frightened I suppose.

"Then it will only be more enjoyable."

I continue.

"Do not fail."

I will not fail.

"DO NOT FAIL."

I will not fail.

I run to the edge.

I jump down.

Blinding white

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"I am so happy that you are mine."

...

"Are you a boy or a girl?"

I am a boy.

"No, you are a man."

Hmm...

"I loved you, always."

I'm at the base of a steep hill.

I climb.

And climb.

Towards a floating black circle.

I jump towards it.

AN~ Well, those are the two endings to the game "Loved". None of the dialogue was mine.