Great!I'm starting **MINI-ADVENTURE V — "THE CASTLE IN THE SHADOW"**, the complete, expansive, dark, and tense story of Commissioner Jakub and his dog Argo.--

# **MINI-ADVENTURE V — "THE CASTLE IN THE SHADOW"**

*(full, long, novel version)*

On the outskirts of town stood an old, abandoned castle, shrouded in legends of ghosts and curses. For months, residents had been reporting mysterious disappearances in the area, strange lights at night, and terrifying screams coming from within. Commissioner Jakub decided to investigate these reports himself.

Argo was at his side, alert to every rustle and scent. The dog sniffed the air, and his ears twitched, picking up invisible vibrations.

"Stay close to me, Argo," Jacob murmured, approaching the castle's main gate. "This isn't about ordinary villains..."

The castle doors were massive and wooden, covered in rust and cobwebs. Their opening caused a loud creaking sound that echoed through the vast, empty entrance hall. The air smelled musty and damp, and dark shadows slid across the stone walls.

Moving deeper into the castle, Jacob noticed **bloody tracks** on the floor, leading towards the spiral staircase to the tower.

"Someone was here recently..." he whispered, examining the tracks.

Then Argo stopped and began growling lowly, turning his gaze toward the corridor. A man's figure emerged from the darkness, his face hidden in the shadows of a hood, his hands freshly stained with blood.

"Who are you?" Jacob asked, raising his pistol.

The figure didn't answer. Instead, it moved toward them, moving unnaturally fast.

Argo lunged forward, barking and attacking. The man's shadow seemed to pulse, his body rippling like water. His every movement scattered the light from Jacob's flashlight, creating a chaos of shadows.

The commissioner quickly realized they couldn't fight with physical force. They had to find the **source of power** that gave this figure his supernatural abilities.

Finally, Jacob spotted **old inscriptions** on the wall, carved into the stone, pulsing with a pale light. Their pattern resembled a protective circle—as if it trapped the creature in a castle.

"Argo, we have to end this," Jacob said, pulling the dog toward him. "If we break this circle… we will free all those trapped."

The dog moved forward, pointing a paw at the inscriptions. Jacob raised his flashlight and began to direct its beam precisely at the runes. The light reflected off the stone, and the man's shadow howled inhumanly, rippling and fluttering like the shadow of a dying torch.

A sudden burst of energy spread throughout the castle. The bloody trail vanished, the figure vanished into thin air, and the faces of the lost inhabitants emerged from the darkness. Their eyes shone with gratitude, and the air was filled with silence, peace, and the fresh scent of freedom.

Jacob glanced at Argo, who wagged his tail, regarding him with a look of understanding.

"Okay, mate... another mission accomplished," Jacob said. "But I know it's not over."

The castle was empty again, and the shadows vanished, but Jacob sensed that **somewhere in the city lurked a new secret**, a new darkness waiting to be discovered.

Argo barked softly, ready to go.

And together they set off into the night, knowing that **their adventures were only just beginning**.

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If you want, I can now prepare **MINI-ADVENTURE VI**, even darker and more complex, where Jacob and Argo will have to solve a mysterious murder in an old theater with haunted backstage areas and supernatural traps.

Want me to keep writing?