156 A miraculous cure? (2/2)
”You dare lie to me again?!! Very well, my patience was already thin but now, you will see what it meant to try those petty tricks with the White Hand, let em ... oh, sorry, I didn't see that you were here.” As the two were nearly beginning to fight, the alchemist noticed the maimed man looking at him. However, it did not stop him from complaining immediately.
”Those two are trying to sell this known herb as something entirely new, only because it is red instead of green.” Looking at the situation from the exterior, the outlaw could see the emotions displayed by everyone. The alchemist was rightfully angered but smiling because he was not lying, the woman was in the same state, also thinking she was completely in the right. As for her husband, he was cowering in fear, visibly not wanting to have anything in that.
”Not the behaviors of a couple of swindlers.” Even as he was thinking this, it still did not reduce the fact that they were apparently as novice as him concerning herbs and plants. ”Are you absolutely certain that it is the plant you know or is there a few differences?” Not smiling anymore, the herbalist still showed a hint of doubt. Raising his hand to signify he needed a few seconds, he truly examined what was in his hand.
What should have been seconds turned into nearly a minute, as the expert did not seem as confident as previously. ”If someone was to say it is a Semilis Pinota, I would believe him. It is truly the same herb, at one exception. Well, not really. But the mana inside it is behaving in a manner I have ever seen. The only possibility I can think off is someone deliberately messing it up like sometimes we do during the brewing.” As he was accusing the couple, the man from the White Hand shook his head.
”They are not even capable of any magic. It is impossible for them to do it. Also, if it was as you were saying, for how long someone could disrupt the mana inside a plant?” Realizing the issue, the alchemist shut up, convinced that it was not possible. If the story the two merchants told him was true, and even if it was wrong, the herb should have been stabilized by now. Grasping a thorny leaf, he still felt the same erratic flow of mana.
”Well, I guess it is your lucky day you two. We will bypass completely all the test and directly try this on a real patient. Prepare this for Arthar Rodil, just extract as much of the mana stored inside it as you can.” Those words shocked completely the alchemist, that was horrified by such a procedure.
”But, sir, we can't do that. They are all a breath away from death, if we try to feed them unknown things, we can't even imagine the terrible reactions it could produce. They would all die for ...” ”They are already dead, the gods have said it.” This time, even the couple had their mouth wide open. Because it was recent, the news still wasn't known by everyone.
”However, their servants have broken the rules of the men, so why should we respect theirs? Prepare it now.” Bowing for a moment, the herbalist immediately headed toward his peers, to have their opinion. Left alone with the man with a limp leg, the woman was a bit fearful. If even the alchemist that was behaving so arrogantly respected that man, it meant he was someone she shouldn't have ever met.
”Now, tell me precisely where did you find it?” Hearing the tale of the female merchant, he quickly figured out where it happened. Recalling the pillar of light that fell on this very place months ago, he linked the herb with the Dark Gods immediately. The only explanation for the appearance of a new plant was them, but using something they brought into this world to cure something they caused would be quite the sight. Signaling his men to escort those merchants to a safe house, he returned to see the dying magus.
By now, the priests were almost done, and Sarah had returned to her spot. ”It would be trickier with her.” Approaching the two, he murmured in her ears what he just did. ”I would want to try one last thing, may I?” The dejected eyes of the magus lightened when she heard this. Previously, she was certain that her friend would die, but now she had hope. Nodding to the man from the White Hand, she saw all the alchemists approaching Arthar.
In the hand of one was just a simple bottle with a red liquid. It was oddly similar to blood, be in color or texture. Under the worried eyes of Sarah, the content of the bottle was poured in the mouth of Arthar. At first, nothing happened, but soon, a huge rale could be heard. ”RAAAAAAHG” His old body began to contract all his muscles, and dark veins could be seen spreading on his face.
The veins in his eyes all exploded and soon, a dark liquid began to pierce his skin and flow outside. All could see the painful expression the old man had, but when a priest began to chant something, a shadow immediately knocked him out. The rest of the servants of the gods shared the same fate, as their bodies were laying on the ground.
All the bystanders looked at the criminals like they were evil, but soon, no one cared about what they did. A dark mass fell from the bed where Arthar was resting, as now his body was leaking a familiar red liquid. Raising his hand, the mages around the patient finally started healing him, stopping the bleeding. Everyone stepped out to let the dark mass go, as it was slowly leaving the room on its own. Barely quicker than a human walking normally, the thing seemed to head toward where the Dark Gods were trapped.
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”S . a . r . a . h.” The frail voice resonated, as everyone looked at the magus that opened his eyes. His face was completely white and his eyes were almost destroyed. However, with the influx of mana from a few mages, they could see that he was fine. Even if he fainted right after calling the name of the woman near him, it seemed that his days were no longer in danger.
”Give that to the rest. Also, monitor those things, dark slime? Whatever, I want two teams on them at all time. And inform the Hand right now. No, inform all of them immediately.”Only then did he glanced at the priests still on the ground. ”As for them, show them why even kingdoms don't retract their words when dealing with the Organization. Maybe their gods will save them, who knows?”