A Crystal Away •[ BNHA Katsuki Bakugo x Reader]•

CHAPTER V

          "Argh! O-okay... That was painful." You grunted as you rubbed the back of your head. You didn't expect to fall from a tall height and end up landing on your back. Gladly, the imapct isn't that strong to break your spine.

     You can't see very well from how dark it is but you can feel mud and rocks sitting on your lap. It has a disgusting wet feeling that's drenching your pants/skirt. The earthy smell got even stronger and it made you sick.

     After hearing the elven's hint, you had to check what's underneath you. You realized it was hollow when you stomped your foot. You began to dug through the mud and threw pebbles in the way.

     Suddenly, the spot you're on collapsed and you felt yourself falling down. You have no idea what's happening until your body collided on a hard surface. It broke like a plate from the impact and sure hurted like hell. Soon, mud splattered on your lap and buried your legs.

  
     That's how you ended up lying down with your back aching. You huffed. "What now?"

     It's pitch black in the place you're in. You don't have any idea what's surrounding you right now. There could be ten wild animals preying on you and you won't have an idea about it. You relied on your sense of touch and carefully let your hands feel the things near you.

     So there's the mud on your lap and you assume you're sitting on concrete from how rough it felt. You also knew that vines are behind you and boulders on both of your sides. It took a lot of your energy to loft yourself up from the ground. Your body still ached from the fall and from that Jack and Jill style of going down a giant boulder. The mud also made it hard considering its weight.

     As soon as you stood up, you searched for the necklace hidden underneath your clothing. Gladly, it's still safe and unharmed but something different about it made your eyes wide as a saucer.

     "I-It's glowing!" Your (e/c) eyes reflected the jewels bright galaxy glow like a mirror. It's so much mesmerizing to look at. The way the stars inside the jewel rotates around a point like the Milky Way. The little purplish blue light helped give you vision through the dark. "So, there's vines aroud here to... and a concrete path? Is this a buried palace or something?"

     You unhooked the necklace and used the pendant as a flashlight to light your way. You decided to explore the area for a while incase there's a passage that might get you out. "There's debris everywhere... Is that a hallway?!" Thanks to your glowing necklace, you managed to have an idea to where that fall has lead you.

     Crumbling walls, decaying furnitures, torned and dusty carpets, smudged paintings and cracked walkways? That's enough clues to figure this place out. "I'm in a buried castle!" Your voice echoed as you hopped a little in excitement. This really isn't the time to be enthusiastic but you just can't help it! It's like the stories you've heard about famous adventurers but this time, you're the main character.

     You turned left and right, forward and back and still no signs of anything good. Yet, there's one thing you noticed after all that walking. There are moments when the jewel shines bright and then it becomes dimmer all of a sudden. You thought at first that it was just loosing its power. If that's the case, then it why would it glow brighter than the last time?

     This made you stop on your track. 'Wait... it became dimmer when I took this path. Something must be making it glow!' You raised the necklace up high and relied on it to lead the way. You focused on which direction it shines the brightest and avoided going to the place where it goes dimmer. This almost made you trip cause you had your eyes locked on the jewel. 'Feels like I'm playing hot and cold...'