The Final Ritual (4)

"Kanji!" Mina yelled. Haejong's body was going cold and the souls inside were being tormented by whatever was happening inside the fort. The moon above them was completely overshadowed by the eclipse and a very foul smell of sulphur was filling the area.

She gagged in disgust and moved away to throw up on the ground. Mina belched, the smell getting unbearable by the minute. Even though she did not eat anything for more than a day, the stench was so bad that she could help but throw up whatever liquids her stomach would churn out. 

Wiping her mouth, she crawled back to Kanji. His eyes were unfocused and she hugged him with all her might as if trying to protect him from whatever the hellish forest was throwing at them.

"Please, stay strong!" she begged. "Don't go! Please...please…"

In his dazed state, Kanji felt her tears falling on his forehead. He wanted to hold her but the body was becoming weaker by the second.