🗺️ Let's Find the Lost Treasure of the King of the Archipelago
You are standing in front of a giant stone gate in the middle of the Amazon jungle (which for some reason has a stray inscription in Old Javanese).
It is said to contain the Eternal Diamond Crown. However, the temple is filled with deadly traps.
🚪How do you get in?
👉 Push the main stone door that has a skull carving on it.
You put all your strength into pushing the stone door.
CRACK! The door opened, but the floor beneath your feet suddenly collapsed.
You slide into a pitch-black basement.
There was the sound of ancient machinery turning, and from the walls shot poison arrows!
👉 Take out the pan from your backpack to deflect the arrows, then run straight ahead!
Your pan is dented, but you're safe! You run into a room containing a giant golden Sphinx statue. The statue comes to life, looks at you, and says in an echoing voice:
"I have keys but no door, I have space but no room, you can come in but you can't leave. What am I?"
👉 Answer: "Computer keyboard!"
💀 ENDING 1: Right Answer, Wrong Fate!
If you answered "Keyboard"...
The answer to the riddle is indeed correct.
BUT, this is an ancient temple! The ancient kings of the archipelago didn't know what a computer keyboard was! The Sphinx statue is angry because it thinks you are a witch from the future.
You will also be enchanted to become a stone statue that will guard the temple forever.
Status: Fail (But you become an aesthetic statue).
👉 Answer: "Coffin!"
🤡 ENDING 2: Image Trap!
If you answered "Coffin"...
The room shook violently.
The floor opened up, and a giant treasure chest emerged from underground. You open it with sparkling eyes... but it turns out it's not gold.
It contained a stack of parchments containing past royal tax bills and an old, expired gym membership card.
The treasure was taken by the invaders hundreds of years ago!
Status: Fail (Loss of the dealer).
👉 Crawling across the floor like a military commando, sticking as close to the ground as possible.
Crawling is a bad idea.
The floor turns out to be covered in ancient goo! You struggle to your feet and find yourself in front of two doors.
The Left Door is made of non-melting ice.
The right door is made of wood that was burned but not reduced to ashes.
👉 Ice Gate.
🌊 ENDING 3: Silly Choices That Saved!
If you enter the "Ice Gate"...
What an impulsive decision! That lever/That door activated a secret underground water channel! A flood gushed out and swept you away, sliding fast like on a Waterboom ride.
You were tossed around and eventually vomited into a lake outside the temple.
You failed to get the treasure, but you made it out alive (albeit soaked and with a leech stuck to your nose).
Status: Congratulations! (Just order an online taxi to go home).
👉 Fire Door.
👑 ENDING 4: TRUE TREASURE! (TRUE ENDING)
If you enter the "Door of Fire" (because the holy fire burns the curse)...
The room suddenly became silent.
The walls crumbled slowly, revealing an exquisite underground golden garden.
In the center, the Eternal Diamond Crown floated emitting blue light.
When you touch it, the crown goes into your bag.
You've successfully discovered a treasure worth trillions of rupiah! Tomorrow you can officially resign from your job and buy a private island!
Status: WIN CLASHES! (Don't forget to pay your taxes to the government, okay!).
👉 Find a safe path by climbing the banyan tree roots to the ventilation hole above.
You successfully entered through the top.
You land on a secret balcony.
In the center of the room below you, there is a thin suspension bridge made of weathered rope, stretching over a chasm of hot lava.
Across the bridge, there was a golden glowing door.
However, there is a riddle written at the base of the bridge:
"Only those without shadows may pass."
👉 Extinguish the torch you are carrying so that the room is pitch black, then cross slowly.
Smart idea! Without torchlight, you have no shadows. The magic bridge hardens into stone and you successfully cross into the golden glowing room.
In the center of the room is a stone pedestal containing two buttons: RED BUTTON with a skull image, and BLUE BUTTON with treasure image.
👉 BLUE BUTTON
🤡 ENDING 2: Image Trap!
If you press the "Blue Button"...
The room shook violently. The floor opened, and a giant treasure chest emerged from beneath the ground.
You open it with sparkling eyes... but it turns out it's not gold.
The contents are a stack of parchments containing past royal tax bills and an old, expired gym membership card.
The treasure was taken by the invaders hundreds of years ago!
Status: Fail (Loss of the dealer).
👉 RED BUTTON
👑 ENDING 4: TRUE TREASURE! (TRUE ENDING)
If you press the "Red Button" (because you understand the reverse psychology of the temple trap)...
The room suddenly became silent.
The walls crumbled slowly, revealing an exquisite underground golden garden.
In the center, the Eternal Diamond Crown floated emitting blue light.
When you touch it, the crown goes into your bag.
You've successfully discovered a treasure worth trillions of rupiah! Tomorrow you can officially resign from your job and buy a private island!
Status: WIN CLASHES! (Don't forget to pay your taxes to the government, okay!).
👉 Walk backwards and crawl while closing your eyes.
Too bad the bridge doesn't care if you crawl backwards.
You still have a shadow from the lava light! The bridge rope breaks, and you have to hold on to the edge of the cliff.
On the cliff wall there is a rusty lever and a dangling root rope.
👉 Pull that rusty lever!
🌊 ENDING 3: Silly Choices That Saved!
If you pull the "Rusty Lever"...
What an impulsive decision! That lever/Door activated a secret underground water channel! A flood of water gushes out and sweeps you away, rushing down like a water park ride.
You were tossed around and eventually vomited into a lake outside the temple.
You failed to get the treasure, but you made it out alive (albeit soaked and with a leech stuck to your nose).
Status: Congratulations! (Just order an online taxi to go home).
👉 Grab the root rope and try to climb up.
💀 ENDING 1: Right Answer, Wrong Fate!
If you choose "Climb the roots"...
Climbing is indeed a logical thing.
BUT, The Sphinx statue doesn't like it and is angry because it thinks you are being impolite.
You will also be enchanted to become a stone statue that will guard the temple forever.
Status: Fail (But you become an aesthetic statue).
Thank you for risking your life and your pan! Oh yeah, don't forget to write the first ending you got in the comments...
See you on the next absurd story!
BTW, I'm still trying this...
If you have any suggestions or input, please...
