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// #GallusIsAMan - I, Gallus 
// Story: Scattered Pages - Ponyville Ciderfest App Stories by volrathxp 
// by volrathxp 
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I, Gallus


Code Word: #GallusIsAMan


Hello, dear reader. These words may fall on deaf ears, as they are the words of a griffon who is in need of dire assistance. The world is a strange place, and for a griffon such as I, finding my way in this world is a crazy thing.

I should introduce myself, shouldn’t I? My name is Gallus. Once I was part of a magical group of friends who spread the magic of friendship throughout the world. I went from that to becoming a royal guard serving Princess Twilight herself.

After that? I settled down and enjoyed life. I found that I loved to read. I thrived on knowledge. I read every little book that I could find. I learned so much from books. They became a part of my daily life as I took up residence in one of the abandoned towers in Canterlot.

One day however, I found a page in one of my books that was unlike anything else I’d ever read. It spoke of a way to change things. All I had to do was write in it. It would do whatever I desired.

And I did. I wrote in it. I wrote myself into power. I was the most powerful griffon in Equestria. I had magic and power beyond compare. And it became my downfall.

They stopped me of course. Threw everything they had at me. I razed cities, having grown mad with power. Eventually the ponies of Equestria used their own magic to lock me away, sealing me within the very pages that you now read. I waited for a very long time for someone to pick up this book. And then you came along.

Dear reader, you have more power than you could ever possibly know or understand. You can release that which you decide to read into existence. You can free me. You can give me life, once more. You can unleash my dark powers into the waking world. Imagine the chaos. Imagine all the fun we could have you and I. We would be an unstoppable force.

Or you can close the book. You can destroy my very essence by wishing me out of existence. That would be quite villainous of you, yes? You could destroy me and take the pages and bend them to your own will. Such a thing would be glorious, but I would not be there to witness your ascendance. I would only warn you to not fall down the same path I did and reveal your power before you are prepared to face its consequences.

Dear reader, I desire you to make a choice. A choice that will affect the very fabric of existence. Are you brave enough to make such a choice?

[CHOICE]
> Close the book and destroy Gallus. (Villain)
> Release Gallus from the book. (Chaos)

[ENDING A: VILLAIN]
You close the book and begin the process of destroying Gallus. Gallus begins to shriek as the magic of the pages begins to tear his very essence apart.

“I know you now, reader! I will return… and I will find you!” Gallus shouts. “You will not get away with this!”

The magic surges and distorts, Gallus’ voice stuttering as his image tries to grasp something that isn’t there. Before he can break free once more, the magical essence fades away and he disappears.

You search through the study you had found the journal in and locate the page you were looking for. It hums with magical power. A grin forms on your face. Gallus was a fool, openly displaying his power. You can use this for some real villainy.

You grab a pen and start to write. The world will know of you eventually, but unlike Gallus, you will have time to prepare and learn from his mistakes.

(+1 page for Villains)

[ENDING B: CHAOS]
You focus on the page and consider the power of such a being. It could be fun to have such a powerful friend.

The chains begin to snap one by one and you smile widely as Gallus pulls himself from the very pages of the book. His eyes glimmer and gleam with dark magic as he looks straight at you. He appears to be wearing a cloak that shines in the darkness around you.

“I knew you were the right one, I knew it!” Gallus says triumphantly, lifting a claw in some form of a salute. “Now we can cause the greatest chaos in this world! Come, dear reader!”

The world around you begins to transform and shift. Gallus produces a page that is brimming with magical essence. With a flourish of a pen, he begins to write. He looks at you and grins widely.

With a snap of his claws, everything changes.

(+1 page for Chaos)