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The Locked Metal Box
≡ Image prompt:

Do not depict: Child Abuse, Suicide, Explicit sexual content or nudity, Extreme graphic violence or gore, Drug/alcohol use. Generate an illustration for a choose-your-own-adventure story. Style: Digital illustration, vivid colours, suitable for a web story. Do not include any text or lettering in the image. A small rusty metal box with scratched initials sitting on a dusty wooden shelf in a dim basement, a yellow note beside it, single hanging light bulb, mysterious mood in Anime / Manga style

The Locked Metal Box


You tiptoe down into the dusty basement. A single light bulb swings above your head. In the corner, hidden behind old books, you spot a small metal box. The letters 'I.P.' are scratched into the lid.

A yellow note sits beside it. It says, 'For the one who finds me.' Your heart beats fast. What's inside?


Try to open the box right away
Look for a key in the old desks
Go Back

? Sometimes a locked box opens with patience, and sometimes with a key.

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