Finding Myself in The BeastWorld

88. Dark One

Azrael's Pov:

"First things first. Poison is a toxin that gets into the body by inhaling, swallowing, or absorption through the skin. Venomous is when the toxin is injected into you. Second, we will study how to heal these. Since you're not a poison doctor. We will pretend as if you are making cures for them to help me as my apprentice. That's why you are gathering the medicine. First, I will list off my three main poisons I make. The curse nobody knows what they are. Only I do. So it won't look too suspicious.
Number one is the Dragons Bain. This is highly toxic to any reptile who breathes it. It melts your insides out. The next is my night wing it can make you hallucinat while your body shuts down slowly, but you won't feel it. And lastly.. soul whip. The soul whip collects the soul, trapping it into a stone just like a soul stone. But this imprisoned whoever you put in it forever to never be reincarnated. This one... I'm ashamed of. If anyone tries anything, tell them you have these. We will collect many random useless plants while there. I don't give my secrets ever. I do this every time to throw them off. So it won't matter what we take. Just gather everything. Harvey, one more rule. Do not touch the waters. We will collect rain. Also, do not talk to stones that have voices. We don't touch them at all." I tell him.

"I understand Azrael." He nods.

"My name is not Azrael. Here, I'm known as the Dark one. And here you are, known as my hand." Harvey nods.

"Okay." He says. We stop as I pull my satchel over. I grab two black fur cloaks. Black fur skirts. And two skulls out. I pull a black feather mantel out, too. We put on the outfits. I grab a black dye out. I place it on my hand and put my hand on Harvey's chest, leaving a black handprint. I then rub the dye on my lips. I offer to Harvey. He dips his pinky in it and puts it on his lips. I rub it around my eyes as well as Harvey copies me. Good.

"Now put it on your hair, tail, and ears." I tell him. I watch as he rubs it in his hair. As do I leaving the front of my hair white as it normally is.

"Good. Wash your hands in this river. This one is fine. But let the best dry. It will take a week to wash off, but it will conceal who we are." I tell him.

"Okay." We wash our hands. I go to a normal tree. I know very well I open it up, hiding our clothes and a few items inside. I blow my scent, hiding powder inside. Closing it back up, we start walking.

"Also, under no circumstances will you shift. You will use these. I'll teach you." I hand his needles made from obsidian. He looks at them. We practice almost all night. Then we sleep.

In the morning we eat and head to the forest.

Harvey's Pov:

Azrael dipped the needles in black tar stuff. I'm making sure I follow him with each step. We have a scent hiding powder on us. I honestly can't smell myself. It's as if I'm nothing now, just am.
I follow close behind Azrael. He points at things like plants or bugs and tells me the properties of it. I am fascinated but also wary. I know we need these medicines so I try to stay on task with everything. We get there, and the forest looks dead no animal life. Some trees look gnarled twisted and shriveled up. The forest has an eerie presence about it, and there's smoke rising from the ground in some places. Smelling of burnt wood and black rock. Some trees are burnt from the inside as well. We go further in. Every once in a while, black hooded figures can be seen walking in the dense smoke. The heaviness of this forest feels like a huge weight pushes you down. A few figures bow our way and walk backward away from us, never taking their eyes off of us. It sends chills up my spine. I compose myself walking as Azrael does with confidence. Every step is precisely thought out. We see an opening where the area is littered with medicines and random plants.
Azrael stops as do I.

"My hand take of the forest." I nod. I pulled out a black wood burnt looking box Azrael gave me when we left. I start to grab many of what I need and things of which I don't. careful to hide our intent. I see a black figure jump twords me with claws out. So I throw a needle as the figure lands hard on the ground, rolling I a black mass of furs and blood. I grip my hands tight, calming my fear. Trying to not shake. Everything here is new and intense. I don't say a word going back to digging plants out. I see Azrael go to the dead or passed out beast. I keep my head down. What's on the needles. I bite my lip.

"Take this satchel it is yours." I nod, taking it. To stressed to ask what or why.
Hour's pass us by. It feels like a lifetime.

"Dark one.. I gathered this area." I tell him. Azrael nods. I watch as a figure gets closer.

"Dark one.. hmm, this is really my day running into you. I'm Lola. I have seen much of your work. I can't help but ask. If you will be my mate." She takes her hood down. We see a purple female from the snake clan. Black shiny hair. She blows on her hand onto Azraels face. I start to move closer, but Azrael lifts his hand, stopping me.

"You think your petty Pheromone powder has power over me? Azrael grabs her neck. Another figure jumps at us. Azrael hit the beast with something. He screams in agony, ripping his cloak off. His face looks like it's melting. A few more figures silently jump at us. Now it's a full attack.
I throw the needles missing two, but I killed one. One figure jumps at me, clawing me as I claw him back, killing it.
Azrael moves fast, killing three figures. The female is still in his hold.

"Please, I beg you, I'm sorry I didn't.." Lola begs.

"No. You meant it." Azrael darkly says.
He pulls a little stone jar, pops it open, shoving it in Lola's mouth, making her drink whatever god forsaken concoction it is. She sputters as he throws Lola to the others. They start to ravish her. I look away. Azrael picks their things up and starts walking away. I follow.

"The.. cuts it's burning." I whisper.

"Yes.. soon we will remedy it." He nods. We get to a cave and walk in. He pulls my cloak off, inspecting the wounds and putting a paste on it he hands me a stone little jar that has a flower carved on it.

"Drink it. You will have a fever and hallucinations, but it will burn off the poison." He tells me. I nodded, drinking it.

"By the way, not bad at all. Go lay down. I'll get food started for us." Azrael tells me.

"Thanks." I tell him. Laying down feeling weak.

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If I recall Rosa said she'd sleep with nothing on incase the dark one found her. Kekeke welp sad for her.
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