text: (Your Nick Name), your sixteenth birthday is within a few days and I expect you to behave." Valentine Morgenstern told his only daughter;you; sternly. He wore his long, white hair back in a pony-tail. He had on a black tux and in one of his hands he held a wooden cane. (Your First Name) hissed when the back of his cane swiped at your back with each wrong move you made. You wore a dark emerald dress gown with a sweetheart neckline showing off your breasts. You stumbled; tripping on your own feet, just when he hit you on the back again to straighten yourself up. (Your First Name) was sure that the welts could now be seen on your back and all of them were now visible.
  
  "Straighten up your spine, girl. You will not embarrass me." He warned you.
  
  > stay Quiet
  You stayed quiet feeling very depressed and unease about this entire event.
  
  Your sixteenth birthday is coming fast, much to your displeasure. It was the day when you would be dragged to the heart of the Glass City for the Matching. The Clave would then decide on your husband-to-be within a few minutes comparing and examining her composure, personality and grace. The first parts of the Matching were simply show up and fill out a questionnaire. Since a few decades ago, the law changed, making it so only women to be matched. The Shadowhunters were slowly dying and being erased. They need to repopulate to survive. The second part was the ball room, in which you supposed to show your grace. Then the last was when you had to write your name in blood on a rune. That was all you knew. It was common knowledge and you knew there was something else. Everyone hid it from you.
  
  (First Name) almost tripped again over her feet.
  
  Valentine sighed, rubbing his face with the back of his hand.
  
  "It's enough for today. I can't handle this much in such small time." He then turned on his heel, and left the Great Hall of the mansion leaving his daughter behind in pain and tears.
  
  > stay there and keep practicing
  When your father left, you stood where you were thinking. Then you began to practice once more and after falling on your feet a few times within a hour you gave up and headed to your room. You're not cut out for dancing anyway.
  
  You stayed quiet feeling very depressed and unease about this entire event.
  
  Your sixteenth birthday is coming fast, much to your displeasure. It was the day when you would be dragged to the heart of the Glass City for the Matching. The Clave would then decide on your husband-to-be within a few minutes comparing and examining her composure, personality and grace. The first parts of the Matching were simply show up and fill out a questionnaire. Since a few decades ago, the law changed, making it so only women to be matched. The Shadowhunters were slowly dying and being erased. They need to repopulate to survive. The second part was the ball room, in which you supposed to show your grace. Then the last was when you had to write your name in blood on a rune. That was all you knew. It was common knowledge and you knew there was something else. Everyone hid it from you.
  
  (First Name) almost tripped again over her feet.
  
  Valentine sighed, rubbing his face with the back of his hand.
  
  "It's enough for today. I can't handle this much in such small time." He then turned on his heel, and left the Great Hall of the mansion leaving his daughter behind in pain and tears.
  
  > go to your room
  When you had finally lain down to go to sleep, your eyes were red from crying. Why did you have to go through this? Your brother didn't. He wasn't even married and he was 21. Why was your father being so harsh on you? Why hadn't your mother stopped him? Your door creaked opened slowly, and softly. You saw a small shadow over your head for a moment, but relaxed soon after finding out it was only your best friend Simon.
  
  He was a mundane.Your mother Jocelyn saved him from a werewolf attack just a few years ago that left him without a family. So she took him in as a servant. It was the only thing that she could do to keep him safe since mundanes weren't allowed freedom where they were. It was a surprise that Simon could see them well.
  
  "(Your Nickname)?" He whispered.[Themes: fantasy, fantasy]
  
  You arrive on the island of Raceia. You dock the boat in a bay near the spot on the tip of the bay. You can go north, west or east.
  
  [Author's Note: Adventures after arriving on the mysterious island of Raceia. By Brian Powers (I wrote this back in the '90s. I was about 10 years old. I have corrected spelling and grammar mistakes, added a few pictures and fixed a couple of story loops, but besides that the story remains pretty much as I wrote it)]
  
  > North
  You walk north for a bit and find a tree with a door to the east. You may open the door or continue walking north.
  
  > open the door
  You knock on the door and a scratchy voice answers. A short man with spectacles on asks you to come in. He is very nice. You suspect that he is a dwarf. He sees that you are tired and he offes you wine and cake. You may take these generous offers or refuse.
  
  > accept his offer
  You thank him and take the food and drink. You may ask him how he survives on such a small island, or leave.
  
  > ask him about his survival
  "It's a secret really," he tells you, "but if you would spare me 5 gold pieces I will tell you."
  
  You have 10 pieces of Gold.
  
  Will you give him the gold or refuse?
  
  > give him the gold
  "Thank you," he says. He gets out a pipe and tobacco. He lights the pipe. You wonder if he will tell you what he promised.
  
  "It happened a long time ago when I was a sailor like you. I got shipwrecked on this island and found this gigantic tree. I hollowed it out and found a ready made hole near the bottom. I walked down and found a civilization under the ocean. It was deserted and there was plenty of food and clothes. I found a ladder and filled my house with the latest fashions!"
  
  You have heard stories about a treasure under the sea. Do you think...
  
  Do you wish to ask him if you can see this place, or leave the house?
  
  > ask about this hole
  "Oh yes, yes! You may search for anything you want. My deserted civilization is your deserted civilization." He starts to chuckle. It isn't very funny, but you decide to laugh with him. After a while he shows you a room with ah ole and ladder. You walk down the ladder and realize that this is just the beginning of your adventure. When you reach the ground you see a crossroads ahead. Will you go north, west or east?
  
  > go north
  You walk for a bit and come to a junction. You may go east or west.
  
  > East
  You walk east, then it turns north and then it turns west.
  
  > Continue...
  A door is at the end of the passage. You open it and find yourself in a small room with a brown key in it. The door slams shut behind you! It locks. You can try to leave through the north door.
  
  > North door
  You try to open the door. It's locked!
  
  > try your brown key
  It doesn't fit and you die from starvation.
  
  THE (bad) END