Erinyes Game

Sliding a little closer, you take her hand.

“Everything’s going to be okay,” you tell her, squeezing her fingers. “I’ll let Hades know to end everything.”

She nods. “I believe you.”

You slowly pull her hand, placing it down on the bed where you interlace your fingers. Aphrodite looks down at your intertwined fingers, an affectionate smile gracing her lips.

Then that smile turns into a frown as she clutches at her neck. Blood spills from her fingers.

When she wasn’t looking, your free hand had slipped into the first aid kit to grab the scissors. She underestimated you and your will to survive, and now the scissors are too deeply embedded in her neck to easily remove.

“I’m so sorry,” you whisper, starting to cry.

Aphrodite’s voice comes out in a choked whisper as she coughs, splashing blood on your cheek. “I understand...Hestia...I hope you can survive...my dear friend...”

Choking on her own blood, Aphrodite falls back onto her bed, resting in a pool of blood.

The blood on your face run in streaks with your tears, making you feel like you’re crying blood. Getting off her bed, you leave the room.

You barely hear Hades’s voice coming through the loudspeakers.

“You have done well, Hestia. Please make your way to the judgement room for the final Moirae phase.”

With no energy to protest, you mutely follow his instructions. Through your tears, you can hardly see a foot in front of you, but somehow you make your way back to the judgement room.

You have 1 choice: