Darkness had spread throughout the mansion as the residents attempted to escape. The mansion's walls reverberated with Scarecrow's last screams.
The Last Exam
Scarecrow's soul grew increasingly desperate when the black grimoire was consumed entirely by the raging flames. It used all of its strength to force the door of the mansion shut, trapping the townspeople inside.
"We need to find another way out!" the headman replied nervously.
Pandit Shivprasad immediately accelerated his chanting. "There is a secret passage in this mansion that opens into the forest behind," Kashi Nath pointed at that very moment. We can live there if we can get there."
Finding the Hidden Passage
Together, some of the young people from the village started to feel along the walls in the midst of the terror and darkness.They soon discovered a little door on a stone wall. It was difficult to open, though.
The last of Scarecrow's strength was now being used. Suddenly there were fractures in the ground and the mansion's walls started to tremble. A few peasants barely avoided colliding with them.
The Escape Attempt
Panditji put his hand on the hidden door and chanted the mantra. At that moment, the door opened and a dazzling brightness burst forth.
"Everyone leave now! "Sped up!" the headman yelled.
The inhabitants started to leave down the small tunnel, one by one. Then Scarecrow's last card was played.
The Scarecrow's Final Attack
From inside the mansion came a loud explosion. Scarecrow's figure emerged from a massive whirlpool of black smoke.
"You believe I've been vanquished? This is only the start of my downfall! When I get back, nobody will be able to stop me.
As soon as this was said, the mansion's roof started to crumble.
It was a narrow escape into the forest for the locals. The mansion was burning ferociously when they turned around. However, Panditji's expression was solemn. His voice was low as he whispered, "This is not over... Scarecrow is not completely dead yet."
Is Scarecrow really gone, or will it come back?
(Part 9 will be continued.)
This constituted the eighth segment of "Scarecrow's Revenge." The mansion is burning, but has Scarecrow actually been killed, or will it return?