Instinct (English version)

Chapter 5 (B)

You chose to let Thomas activate the chair.

You are incapable of doing it. Even the thought of it breaks you heart. You refuse to take your friends' life -or not directly, at least. You try to convince yourself that as long as you do not touch the buttons, you are not responsible for their deaths.

You bravely gulp back your tears. You lift up your eyes towards Thomas and slowly nod. He immediately understands what you mean and puts a reassuring hand on your back.

"Fine. Which one?"

You take a deep breath.

Who do you choose?

You decide to sacrifice MF1/N.

You can barely whisper his name. Even by gathering all your strength, it is difficult to say it.

Thomas quickly stands up, without a word, and walks to the panel, determined. He still keeps an eye on you, in case you would change your mind. Or had a loss of consciousness. Actually, you do not really know. You instinctively grasp the metal bars, your eyes staring at MF1/N. Your mind is empty. No thoughts, just nothing. Thomas then presses the button of your choice with confidence.

MF2/N's chair illuminates. Wait what? Your eyes are widening while you look at Thomas, confused. The latter also seems bewildered.

"Why so surprised? It's not like I've had inverted the buttons, duh..."

This cannot be, this is a real nightmare! You do not dare to look at MF1/N, way too ashamed of yourself. Thomas quickly understands the situation and rushes to you in order to take you by your shoulders, again.

A strong electric shock suddenly goes through the electrodes positioned on MF2/N. The latter is immediately experiencing violent spasms. He is writhing in pain, his eyes are popping out, and his pupils are fully dilated. He seems on the verge of exploding from the inside. You would like to stop watching this horrible execution, but you are completely paralysed. His scream is echoing in your ears, while his torture seems to last forever. You are actually wishing for his death. Please, let him go!

Finally, after several awfully long seconds, the chair turns off, and MF2/N's body collapses like a rag doll. You are feeling extremely guilty. You are so horrified that you cannot even find the strength to evacuate stress with tears. Instead, you have awful nausea.

The metal gate opens and Thomas rushes to MF1/N to help him, leaving you temporarily in the middle of the room. Stiff, you are still staring at your friend's lifeless body.

"Come on Y/N, let's get out of here."

You can feel the two boys dragging you out of this bloody room. You are still shocked once outside. Besides, the hospital corridors do not really help you to deal with your loss.

Thomas is gently stroking your arm, looking at you with worried eyes.

"Don't worry Y/N," says MF1/N while wrapping his arm around your shoulders. "You couldn't do anything against this psycho."

"That's true," adds Thomas. "You don't have to feel guilty about that. This is not your fault."

The boys are comforting you. You are really grateful, but you can barely believe what they say. After all, they are not the ones who were designated to accomplish that gruesome task...

Your sadness and guiltiness then turn into hatred. You have been traumatised by this game. You were forced to kill one of the most important persons in your life. Whoever dared to create this sadistic plan will pay for it. You promise yourself: you will avenge your friend!

You manage to survive until now, but you are carrying a heavy burden on your shoulders... How many challenges do you have left? Continue to chapter 6! (Quick note: for writing purposes, your friend's name will now be MF/N.)

You decide to sacrifice MF2/N.

You can barely whisper his name. Even by gathering all your strength, it is difficult to say it.

Thomas quickly stands up, without a word, and walks to the panel, determined. He still keeps an eye on you, in case you would change your mind. Or had a loss of consciousness. Actually, you do not really know. You instinctively grasp the metal bars, your eyes staring at MF2/N. Your mind is empty. No thoughts, just nothing. Thomas then presses the button of your choice with confidence.

MF1/N's chair illuminates. Wait what? Your eyes are widening while you look at Thomas, confused. The latter also seems bewildered.

"Why so surprised? It's not like I've had inverted the buttons, duh..."

This cannot be, this is a real nightmare! You do not dare to look at MF2/N, way too ashamed of yourself. Thomas quickly understands the situation and rushes to you in order to take you by your shoulders, again.

A strong electric shock suddenly goes through the electrodes positioned on MF1/N. The latter is immediately experiencing violent spasms. He is writhing in pain, his eyes are popping out, and his pupils are fully dilated. He seems on the verge of exploding from the inside. You would like to stop watching this horrible execution, but you are completely paralysed. His scream is echoing in your ears, while his torture seems to last forever. You are actually wishing for his death. Please, let him go!

Finally, after several awfully long seconds, the chair turns off, and MF1/N's body collapses like a rag doll. You are feeling extremely guilty. You are so horrified that you cannot even find the strength to evacuate stress with tears. Instead, you have awful nausea.

The metal gate opens and Thomas rushes to MF2/N to help him, leaving you temporarily in the middle of the room. Stiff, you are still staring at your friend's lifeless body.

"Come on Y/N, let's get out of here."

You can feel the two boys dragging you out of this bloody room. You are still shocked once outside. Besides, the hospital corridors do not really help you to deal with your loss.

Thomas is gently stroking your arm, looking at you with worried eyes.

"Don't worry Y/N," says MF2/N while wrapping his arm around your shoulders. "You couldn't do anything against this psycho."

"That's true," adds Thomas. "You don't have to feel guilty about that. This is not your fault."

The boys are comforting you. You are really grateful, but you can barely believe what they say. After all, they are not the ones who were designated to accomplish that gruesome task...

Your sadness and guiltiness then turn into hatred. You have been traumatised by this game. You were forced to kill one of the most important persons in your life. Whoever dared to create this sadistic plan will pay for it. You promise yourself: you will avenge your friend!

You manage to survive until now, but you are carrying a heavy burden on your shoulders... How many challenges do you have left? Continue to chapter 6! (Quick note: for writing purposes, your friend's name will now be MF/N.)