The Legend of Karishma

"The Legend of Karishma"

Thunder roared and lightning struck at a distance. Kami grabbed Sanemi's hand. They had no idea where to go. They had come there—The famous Forest of Karishma—famous yet sparsely visited.“The Forest is protected by a Guardian. Many decades ago a baby was born with a curse. Famous historians claimed that the baby had a tail and spikes. People called it a beast with no heart. The mother of the beast was Karishima. Since then the forest and the hill is named after her.”the guide had said. The guide had given them strict instructions to always follow the route and not wander on their own. But the young blood disobeyed. This was the consequence they had to face.

"Don't leave my hand, we must stay close till the next morning." More thunder, more lightning and the tree at a distance caught fire. Kami was shivering. The young duo were on the verge of losing hope when a spark of light caught Sanemi's attention.

"We should head towards that Mansion." "But that looks...." Silence. Sanemi knew what she meant. It indeed was creepy. There was indeed something off about that mansion. Both were well aware that they had no other way. It was a result of their foolishness. As they walked towards the mansion the eerie sensation grew stronger.

They stepped inside the mansion. Within a few moments Kami rushed out and vomited. After making sure Kami was okay, Sanemi took her inside again. The foul smell was stronger towards the dining area. The stinky smell though stinky somehow weirdly was drawing Sanemi closer to it. He led Kami to the master bedroom, which had the biggest window. The moonlit room was huge and comfy. Sanemi couldn't resist the pull created by the smell, and decided to enter the kitchen. As he was about to step out Sanemi was stopped by Kami. "I'll come with you." Just then there was loud clacking of teeth heard by them.

The courageous duo grabbed a torch they found on the floor, as if it was waiting to be found by them. They entered the kitchen which was pitch black, darkest of all rooms. Kami flashed the torch on the counter. Purple sticky fluid spilled everywhere. A saucer containing bones. "Thud." They turned and the flash of lighting revealed a giant, spiky lizard, a human sized creature with both pairs of limbs and a hole in the heart chest. With no heart. As the torch moved upward it revealed a wicked smile on a human-like face.

Sanemi looked around. "Where is Kami?", he thought. He sensed the creature on the dining table, crouched down. It was doing what Sanemi feared the most... Ripping off flesh from Kami's stomach and munching it down like a pie.

Blank. Something happened, but Sanemi could no longer process it. All he knew was that there was blood rushing through his chest... the saliva of that creature was purple, stinky but weirdly attractive…

The end.

Thank you..🥰

Prologue

I initially wrote this as a story for an essay for school..but the topic and the process was too thrilling for it to be just an essay…..I gave a thought of publishing it as a short story.

Lots of love

Avy