a giant mushroom is called a hufungus

Where Mortis was getting better Hikaru was getting worse. Barely able to breathe or move every moment was a struggle. It felt like he couldn’t sleep anymore, couldn’t eat. He wasn’t doing well. Mortis was there, but Hika was delirious and barely realized anything was going on. That didn’t stop his paw from reaching out towards Mortis, deep down he was still there. Hikaru’s eyes fluttered, what wasn’t covered in mushroom. He had a moment of clarity as another wolf made her way into the den.

There were voices and the young koi kind of understood what was going on. He didn’t hold out much hope for anything now, but he fought for every breath. He wasn’t giving up yet. Hikaru whined softly, barely moving his head but he could enough for it to be interpreted as a nod. Half of his brain felt like it was full of fungus, but he focused the other half as best he could on Mortis and Lia.


"Hikaru"