One day you stumble upon a tall, nicely-trimmed hedge in the middle of the woods.[b]You sit and eat your lunch in front of the hedge, wondering what exactly it's doing out in the woods.[b]Suddenly, an enormous hand erupts from the foliage![b][testdagger]Instantly, your dagger appears in your hand.[b]In a flash, your blade is planted through the gigantic hand![b]The wound erupts into a blinding light and the hand crumbles to ash.[b]You feel yourself absorbing its power, but it feels horrible![b]You lose [---mag] and [---mind].[end]

_[choice1:Dodge it!][choice2:Punch it!][testfin:8]Your reflexes allow you to duck just out of its grasp.[b]You run faster than you ever have in your life.[b]You gain [++phy]![end]

_You try dodging its grasp, but you're not quick enough![addend:ZZZZZ][b]It grabs you and pulls you through the thorns of the hedge![b]You lose [-phy]![b]The beast drags you all the way back to its lair and chains you up to a wall.[b]It starts peeling layers of your flesh off of you, eating it in front of you.[b]Then he waves his hand, regenerating the flesh on your body.[b]This cycle occurs for what feels like years.[b]The mental torment you undergo is unbearable.[b]You lose [---mind].[b]The constant barage of healing spells infuses you with raw magic.[b]You gain [+++mag]![b]One day, the beast's lair is attacked by another monster.[b]You take this opportunity to escape![b]You push through the hedge and back into the forest.[b]When you finally arrive home, you learn that you'd only been gone for a day...[end]

@[testphy:9]You manage to punch the hand so hard that you appear to have shattered one of its fingers![b]The hand recoils back through the hedge.[b]You then run away faster than you ever have in your life.[b]You gain [++phy]![end]

_You try punching the hand, but your blow just glances off of it.[addend:ZZZZZ][b]The hand then grabs you and pulls you through the thorns of the hedge![b]You lose [-phy]![b]The beast drags you all the way back to its lair and chains you up to a wall.[b]It starts peeling layers of your flesh off of you, eating it in front of you.[b]Then he waves his hand, regenerating the flesh on your body.[b]This cycle occurs for what feels like years.[b]The mental torment you undergo is unbearable.[b]You lose [---mind].[b]The constant barage of healing spells infuses you with raw magic.[b]You gain [+++mag]![b]One day, the beast's lair is attacked by another monster.[b]You take this opportunity to escape![b]You push through the hedge and back into the forest.[b]When you finally arrive home, you learn that you'd only been gone for a day...[end]