The interactive storyteller can use this to good advantage to try to create in the audience-hero the kind of emotional transformation portrayed in the story. At this stage, the hero can savor victory and enjoy the consequences of surviving death and winning against evil. He takes possession of what he's been seeking. In The Wizard of Oz , the cowardly lion sought courage, the scarecrow wanted intelligence, and the tin woodsman wanted a heart. Dorothy wanted to get back to her home in Kansas.
Celebrations are de rigeur.
On The Road Back , the hero begins the journey home to the ordinary world. At this point, the story's energy, which has mellowed, downshifted, since the moment of victory, must be revved up again for the story's climax. The hero faces new challenges and setbacks. The seemingly vanquished opponent may show up again, or an avenging force such as an ally or loved one, seeking retribution for the villain's death. Villains may steal back the treasure from the hero or make off with one of his friends or allies.