The Haunted Town

Chapter 5

CHAPTER 5
“Unlucky Death: One”

-There is no path to happiness; happiness is the path. (Gantama Buddha)-

The Haunted Town Location: Unknown 2:43 PM

"So that's how it is... You guys haven't heard about the death pictures." Karma said as he looked at their faces.

Kou shrugged his shoulders. "Yup. We haven't heard about them. What are those exactly?"

"The death pictures, or what we call “Ghost Visions”, are real visions of our deaths. We need the picture of our own death to prevent it from happening." Karma answered.

"Really?! But it doesn't sound real at all to me." Lenka butted in.

"But they are." Karma showed pictures of them to the four who doesn't know about the pictures yet.

Flipping from one picture to another, Kou looked at them and gave the pictures back to Karma with a pissed expression. "Like I'll believe something given to us by those ghosts. Don't get fooled by them!"

"Ha! Ha! Ha! That was what I thought at first too. But not until I actually did experience it myself. My own death." Karma smirked as his eyes gave off this ecstatic look like something incredible happened to him and is looking forward to experience it again.

Ema sneaked behind Karma's back, hit the back of his head and sighed. "Yeah, right. You were so scared you almost fainted."

"Nyuhuhuhu! So lame Karma~." Naru added in a monotone voice. Karma's face turned red.

"Tch. S-Shut up! I wasn't like that!" he said frustratedly. Kou, Keima, Lenka and Juvia made deadpan faces and just decided to ignore it by turning their backs at him. "O-Oi!?" Karma felt more embarrassed after what they did.

Naru, Amumu and Ema laughed while Gowther was making an expressionless face as always. Unbeknownst to them, Gowther has been coughing blood since a while ago but he just ignored it, wiping his hand on his pants every time he coughed.

Keima cleared his throat to get everyone's attention. When they looked at him, he paused by pushing his eyeglasses up as usual. "Minna, we have to hurry and find the person who has the pictures."

Luffy nodded. "Hmm."

But when they were about to go, someone suddenly popped out from behind a house in front of their way. It was Riri. The hentai shoujo. All of them stopped at the same time. They were suprised but glad to see one of them unharmed.

Naru and Karma runs to her side. “Riri!”

Riri crossed her arms and smirked. “Hmpt. You guys are still alive, huh? You've got luck.”

Karma slapped his palm on Riri's back and laughs. “What a nasty joke, Squiriritle.”

Naru pushed Karma away and she grabbed Riri's hand in her surprise. “Are you hurt anywhere? Did you see the demon? Where are the others? Are you alone?” Naru's seemingly never-ending questions.

“I-I'm alone... and thanks for the concern but I'm fine. About the others... I don't know where they are. We parted ways when we were heading towards the Church. Nao... and Mikoto went there while I ran to this direction.” She paused to breathe some air before she continued. “The demon...is... I lost sight of it.” she said.

The others also went to her side. “It's fine, Riri. What's more important is that you are safe and sound.” Juvia said.

Because Riri said that she lost sight of the demon, Luffy went to look around. “We're going to find everyone now, Riri. You should come with us and we'll all go to the Church together. Since you said that people went there.” Keima said.