Adventure impact : Karushuu

Mystery

Gakushu is about to reach his hand into the hole when he suddenly hears Luna's voice whisper to him.

"Gakushu, wait!"

He pauses and listens to her. "What is it, Luna?" he asks softly.

Luna looks at him in fear. "Don't touch it," she says, her voice shaking.

Gakushu looks at her in surprise, and then stares at the hole in the ground for a moment before speaking again. "Why not?"

"I see something moving down there..." Luna whispers.

"Argh-! " a voice from a far was heard.

Gakushu and Luna quickly freeze in place.

They both look at each other in shock and terror, their eyes wide and hearts pounding.

"W-Who's there?" Luna whispers. "H-H-Hello?"

The rustling sound from the hole in the ground continues.

Gakushu turns to her and puts a finger over his lips as a signal for her to stay quiet and still.

They both stay silent and still, waiting to see who it is.

"Gah-! Where are you two? Where am I..?" Karma's voice echoes from the distance.

Gakushu and Luna look at each other in disbelief. Is... is that karma?

"We're here!" Luna calls out to karma.

"Don't come near that hole!" Gakushu warns him.

Suddenly, karma falls into the hole in the ground with a loud crash.

Gakushu and Luna gasp in disbelief and rush over to the hole.

Karma is lying in the hole, groaning painfully. The rustling sound is still can be heard in the background.

"Karma!" Luna shouts out. "Are you okay?"

Gakushu kneels down next to karma. "Do you need help?" he asks.

"Y-Yeah," karma replies quietly.

Luna kneels down at the hole and looks at karma.

"Are you hurt?" she asks.

"My leg is hurt..." karma mutters. "I think it's broken."

Gakushu crouches down and gently grabs karma's injured leg. He inspects it and mutters quietly.

"You're right, there seems to be a fracture here," he says. "We need to move you out of this hole."

"Are you okay, Karma?" Gakushu asks.

Karma nods, panting in pain. "Yeah... I'll be fine..." he replies.

Luna smiles softly. "Let's get you somewhere safe," she says.

Gakushu nods and stands up.

"Hold on tight," he says.

Karma clutches onto Gakushu's back, gripping tightly and shivering in pain.

"I'm so tired..." karma mutters. "Can you carry me there?"

"Walk yourself." Gakushuu spoke.

"Ouchhhh!! Meanie!" Karma speaks before gakushuu just hesitated for a second then holds karma in a bride pose

"Omg..." Luna gasped.

Gakushu sighs but lifts Karma up in a bridal-style carry. "Hold onto me tight," he says.

Karma wraps his arms around Gakushu, wincing a bit in pain as he puts weight on his injured leg.

"It hurts..." karma mutters, his voice muffled by Gakushu's back.

Luna gives Gakushu a teasing look. "Oh, you like karma a lot, don't you?" she giggles.

Gakushu makes a face at Luna but doesn't say anything.

The three of them start walking through the forest.

Gakushu carries karma while Luna walks beside him.

Every so often, Luna turns around to look at karma with a soft expression.

Karma leans his head back and closes his eyes, looking a bit tired.

They keep walking in silence for a few minutes before luna notices something ahead.

"Huh..? What's that?" she asks.

Gakushu turns to look ahead and gasps in surprise.

"Gakushuu use your wings!!!" Luna said before summoning a magic barrier.

Gakushu quickly wraps his wings around karma to protect him and then flies up into the air away from the ground.

Karma opens his eyes and looks around in confusion.

Luna looks up at Gakushu and gasps softly.

"What is it?" karma asks.

Luna points at the ground below. "There's... a... um..."

She is too shocked to finish her sentence.

Gakushu looks down and sees the same thing. His eyes widen in horror.

Luna's eyes are wide in surprise as she stares at something on the ground below.

"W-What is that...." she says quietly.

Gakushu looks at Luna, noticing that she was pointing at something. He slowly moves his head to look down at the ground.

He looks back up at Luna and gasps in horror.

"Oh my god..." he murmurs. "Is... is that a..."

Karma opens his eyes and looks at the ground. His expression changes to one of shock and horror as well.

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