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Previous vote:
A. Last chance to recover my staff! (-1 clothing; stacks with votes) 76% (114 votes)
B. Find Tizi and escape into the forest. 24% (36 votes)

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Story by me
Illustrated by Merkury

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THE RULES (TL;DR)
- Keep Krystal safe to reach the true ending
- She loses clothes when danger hits (or votes are between 34% to 65%)
- Naked + wrong vote = Game Over
- Only one try — no retries
- Voting is exclusive to Café & Croissant tiers

True Ending =
• Reunite with Fox (“Good Bye Star Fox” ending from Star Fox Command, the Marcus ending)
• The meaning behind the “A” in LOKA is revealed
• We’ll try to adapt the ending into a short 2D animation with voice acting

** * ** STORY ** * **
Evading, dodging, running. It's as though my mind can't think of anything else. The further I run, the more SharpClaw join the crowd on my tail.

"Get her, boys!"

Tizi said she didn't know what would happen to me if they caught me. And I'd rather never find out. I glance over my shoulder to gauge how close they are. Fortunately, they're much slower than I am, but they have the entire village on their side... or so they should.
I can still hear the sounds of fighting coming from the square I've just fled. SharpClaw and FelScars are fighting amongst themselves, adding to the chaos. If I've understood the situation correctly, this should give me the opportunity I need to reach the armoury and recover my staff.
I keep running towards my goal. I can still make it! I know I can!

"It's total chaos over here! Warn General Scales!"

The General! I can't believe I'd forgotten he was here! If he finds me, I'm-
Suddenly, a pair of hands seize me by the hips. I feel claws digging into my trousers, tearing the fabric as I'm pulled backwards. Curse my distraction!
I turn my head and see the disgusting delight in my attacker's eyes. Another completely naked SharpClaw, licking his lips as I desperately try to push him away. To no avail. He's far stronger than I am.
So I stop resisting and use his own strength against him, throwing myself towards him and slamming my head into his muzzle. The impact makes him loosen his grip, and I'm free again! Although saying my trousers have seen better days would be quite the understatement.

No more distractions!

I run as fast as I can, dodging every other hand that reaches for me, until I finally burst into the armoury.
Inside, I find an enormous pile of weapons: axes, maces and all sorts of equipment commonly wielded by SharpClaw warriors. Far more than the inhabitants of this village could possibly need.
Could these be the weapons of those who fell against the Aparoids? Are they keeping them for the next generation of warriors they're so desperately trying to produce with through these... festivities?

No time to think about that!

There! My staff! Right at the top of the pile, seemingly thrown there without a second thought.
I start climbing over the weapons, carefully avoiding the countless blades that could injure me. Unfortunately, having to watch my every step slows me down considerably.
I can hear them getting closer. Surely they wouldn't be reckless enough to climb up here after me?
A pair of hands narrowly misses my tail!
Apparently, they would!
Come on, Krystal! Just a little further! Almost...

GOT IT!

The moment my fingers close around my staff, its familiar blue energy sparks to life. I can feel its power flowing through me once more.

My staff!...

You're back.

A. Unleash hell on the SharpClaw!