Mushroom Hunter - Round 2 - Chaos in Chapters

Two young rangers are out on a hunting mission. Searching for food and maybe some fun, they find more than they ever bargained for when they stumble across a carcass of a predator left to rot in the autumn sun. Short story that will appear in Lore a Second Helping publishing summer of 2027.  This story is also the story that got be through the second round of Chaos in Chapters hosted on TikTok by the amazing @lyhadawnread This story was inspired by the prompt for the contest to pick a song and make a creature story around it. I chose Down With The Wolves by The Score. This song will also feature in the series from which this story is taken. This scene surrounds two of our future heroes along with the mysterious blight that is infecting their region.