Karna Pishachini's Curse

In a small, secluded village in India, nestled amidst dense forests and misty hills, there was an old temple dedicated to the goddess Kali. The villagers feared the temple for it was said to be haunted by a Karna Pishachini—a fearsome spirit known for its ability to possess people through their ears and control their minds.The legend of the Karna Pishachini had been passed down for generations. According to the story, she was once a beautiful woman who fell in love with a powerful tantric. The tantric, however, betrayed her love, leaving her heartbroken and filled with vengeance. To take revenge, she mastered dark magic and became a Karna Pishachini, vowing to torment any man who dared to enter her domain.One rainy night, three friends from a neighboring town, Raj, Priya, and Vikram, decided to test their courage by visiting the haunted temple. The villagers warned them about the Karna Pishachini, but they laughed it off, thinking it was just a superstition.As they entered the forest, a chilling wind began to blow. The trees rustled, and the shadows seemed to dance in the darkness. The path to the temple was narrow and treacherous, winding through dense underbrush and slippery rocks. Despite the eerie atmosphere, the friends continued, driven by curiosity and a sense of adventure.When they finally reached the temple, they found it abandoned and overgrown with vines. The air was thick with the scent of damp earth and decay. Raj, being the bravest, led the way inside. The interior was dark, with only the faint light of their torches illuminating the ancient stone walls covered in strange symbols.As they explored, Priya noticed a large, ornate mirror at the far end of the temple. She felt drawn to it, as if it was calling out to her. Vikram, sensing something was wrong, tried to pull her away, but it was too late. A sudden gust of wind blew through the temple, extinguishing their torches and plunging them into darkness.In the silence that followed, they heard a soft, whispering voice. It was the voice of the Karna Pishachini, speaking in a language they did not understand. Raj felt a sharp pain in his ears as if something was crawling inside. He screamed in agony, falling to the ground, clutching his head.Vikram and Priya tried to help him, but Raj's eyes turned blank, and his voice changed. He began to speak in a strange, otherworldly tone, warning them to leave the temple or suffer the same fate. Priya, terrified, tried to run, but the doors slammed shut on their own, trapping them inside.The Karna Pishachini had taken control of Raj. He stood up, moving in a stiff, unnatural manner, his face twisted into a sinister smile. "You have entered my domain," he said in a voice that was not his own. "And now, you will pay the price."Vikram, desperate to save his friend, remembered an old chant his grandmother had taught him to ward off evil spirits. He began to recite it loudly, his voice trembling with fear. The Karna Pishachini laughed, mocking him, but as he continued, the laughter turned to screams of anger.The ground beneath them shook, and the temple walls began to crumble. Vikram kept chanting, his voice growing stronger with each word. The spirit's grip on Raj weakened, and he collapsed to the floor, unconscious. The mirror shattered into a thousand pieces, and a deafening roar filled the temple as the Karna Pishachini was banished back to the realm of the dead.With the spirit gone, the doors opened, and the friends fled the temple, never looking back. They returned to the village, shaken but alive, vowing never to speak of what happened that night. The villagers, however, knew that the curse of the Karna Pishachini could never truly be broken, and the temple remained a place of fear and darkness, waiting for the next group of brave souls to enter and face the terror within.