Walking through the desert for so long, you start to wonder how great your chances of survival are. The hunger and thirst is unbearable and giving up appears to becoming more and more like the only option. Luckily your hope has paid off and you see a building in the distance. You stumble into the building and see a group of oddly dressed people. You beg for food and water and just like that, a bowl of fruit and a cup of water is placed in front of you.

Just before finishing your meal, you are approached by a man in a white robe. He explains that you are not far off from a town in the east and he will send two of his men to accompany you on the trip. He then shows you to a nice room with a bed, you haven't slept in ages and are dying for a good nights sleep.

During your sleep, you are interrupted by a rattling noise, you try to ignore it and go back to sleep but it is too much of an annoyance so you investigate where the noise is coming from. You come across what appears to be a cell with a man. The man begs you to release him and that the people who live in this building are a dangerous and delusional cult.

Before taking any action, the robed man from before spots you and asks you to leave the prisoner and follow him back to his quarters. Not knowing what else to do, you do what the robed man asks you. Back at his quarters, the robed man confesses that the prisoner is not who you think he is. The prisoner is in fact a powerful demon they do not know how to defeat, so they keep him safely locked up so he can do no harm.

What do you do?

{Attempt to free the prisoner there and then}

[spoiler] You don't believe the robed man and bluntly tell him that you are going to free that prisoner no matter what it takes. Suddenly you hear a lot of foot steps and the other members of the cult advance on you. Suddenly you feel this surge of power go through you. You take on the entire group with ease. With the group taken care of, you wonder where the key to the cell is. You start your search in the desk draw within the quarters and find them straight off the mark. The robed man still standing begs you to stop what you are doing but you shrug it off and head towards the cell. You unlock the cell door and immediately feel the power drained from you. The prisoner thanks you for the work and says he is impressed with what you have done with those mortals. Your body transforms into a beast-like figure and you lose complete control of yourself. You become a slave to the being you just freed. [/spoiler]

{Lie to the robed man and the free the prisoner behind his back}

[spoiler] You don't believe the robed man but decide to go along with his antics for the time being. You walk back to your room after the discussion and wait for a bit. You start to plan your escape and decide to talk to the prisoner once more and tell him of your intentions. He says that the leader keeps the cell key in a draw, on his desk, in his quarters. You go to the robed man's quarters and luckily he is not there. You take the key from his desk and return to the prison cell to free the prisoner. The prisoner thanks you by pushing you into his cell and locking you in it with the key he somehow snatched from you. The robed man was right and the prisoner transforms right in front of you. His eyes become fiery red, his teeth become sharp and beast-like and his skin becomes demonic and distorted. As revenge the demon burns down the building and there is nothing you can do. No one hears you and you burn to death with everyone in the building. [/spoiler]

{Leave the prisoner be}

[spoiler] You agree to leave the prisoner be and you return to your bed to try and get some sleep. In the morning, the robed man keeps his promise and sends two of his men to accompany you into the nearest town. Halfway into the trip, you feel a stabbing pain in your back. You fall to the ground and notice one of the men with a bloody knife in his hand and the other in shock as you are. They have an argument amongst themselves and the man explains that he had to kill you. He says he isn't as naive as his leader and couldn't let you report the prisoner to the authorities. He apologises that things had to be this way, but he couldn't take any chances and goes on to explain how important it is for the demon to remained imprisoned. The man heads back, while the other reluctantly follows and leaves you to bleed to death, alone, in the middle of the desert. [/spoiler]