The Last Ruler: The Return of the Goddess
The Dark Night Poison

In the room worn by Derrick, the three of them finally got there to keep Israhi's words. Where Derrick finally showed them the wounds he had.

It was a pretty serious wound. Almost his entire body was wrapped in bandages that had now begun to be covered by blood from his own wounds. And some parts of his body turned filled with black patches and began to blister. Be it Israhi and Altair who saw her put on a similar expression, at first they were not sure.

Israhi who first raised her voice after seeing that, "You said this is okay? Derrick, are you crazy?." He looks upset by the fact that he wants to hide it.

On the other hand, Derrick just looked at him with an indifferent face. " There's nothing I can do even if I tell you, too."

And those words were not well received by Israhi, who would have liked it if the person she knew became like that and did not say anything.

" You know what the poison is, right?!" Israhi shouted out loud enough to sound like a jolt. It was the first time he was angry to such an extent. " It's a poison that you can't easily trivialize!."

" I know. "said Derrick slowly, he's been figuring it out a long time ago. About all the poisons and the antidotes. "....It's a dark night." he continued.

'Dark Night', it was the designation given to a rare flower that only grew in the demon world. It has thick black flower petals that are like darkness and dark green leaves that match the flowers.

The fragrance of the flower was so fragrant, especially at night in the full moon according to the time of the demon world. It can cause hallucinations and severe sleep disturbances, its floral part can lead to addiction and if accidentally consumed can cause paralysis that is difficult to overcome. Parts of the leaves, stems and roots can make 10 adults experience seizures and diseases that are difficult to heal. For the person who has a weak physique, all of that will not apply and that person will immediately meet the creator.

However, the most dangerous is, if all parts of the flower are extracted together. It would actually be an extremely deadly poison, which was even called being able to kill a dragon with just one small bottle of it, it would kill in a slow yet determined manner. The hallmark of the person exposed to this poison is that part of his body begins to blacken and blister, he said, it is accompanied by a weakening of the body and soon after that the victim will lose the power to move an inch of whatever part of the body. Normally the poison would take 5 days to kill a person with a master's degree.

And until now, there has not been a single antidote that can cure the poison of the 'Dark Night'. The effects of her were more like a curse than poison in general.

The flower was a flower that even the demons were wary of because it could not cope with its effects.

And now the man in front of them has the poison, that Derrick. Israhi could not think of the other worst possibility now, seeing her still look as usual and being able to walk around as she pleased was a miracle.

Normally an ordinary person would instantly lie helpless because of this...

" Fuck... tell me since when did you get this poison and how much..?" israhi asked sounding frustrated, he rubbed his face violently not knowing what else to do.

Derrick, who was asked, thought about it carefully before he answered. Seeing that, without being told again Israhi was sure it was long enough.

" This fool, is he a monster or something? How could he still be alive now after being exposed to such a 'dark night' poison..?!" Israhi was speechless because of that.

His head was too dizzy just by not connecting with this unresponsive person in front of him. He only realized when Altair took a step and approached Derrick who was sitting in front of them at this time.

" There is no point in arguing about this, either" he said, who helped Derrick lay his body on the bed. "...Lie down properly, brother. I'll do the treatment for you now "he continued later.

Hearing that provoked an uncertain expression out on Derrick's face, "Altair... This poison cannot be cured." he said inexplicably sound resigned.

But Altair smiled at him, and he said. " ....There is nothing incurable in this world, you just have to know how to cure it. Nor will you know that you didn't try." Altair had no doubts at all.

" Can you really do it..?"

" What brother kidding? I'm the greatest pharmacist in the Foldes."

Altair did not doubt his abilities at all, as even the Emperor acknowledged his talent. And the alchemy group in the Foldes called him a genius.

****

Meanwhile, in the previous room, Mira and other friends of Israhi are still waiting quietly. Some used it to check the records of the Dawn Star group Derrick had previously shown before leaving. On the other hand, Mira filled her time by wiping away her beloved greatsword.

" Miss Mira, you look so fond of that sword" Aksa said slightly teasingly.

Mira who heard that turned to look at him and chuckled. " Yes, I like it. This is a gift given by the previous Emperor and Queen to me" he replied

And that instantly made Aksa's eyes sparkle in amazement. " May I touch it! What can?! Please!." He immediately approached her in a hurry, like a puppy to its owner.

Mira who saw that smiled happily, reminding her of Altair first. And he nodded his head to Aksa agreeing.

Aksa seemed so fascinated by the sword, he was the greatest fanatic of Emperor Ethan and Queen Quennevia. He would always react that way to all who came into contact with them and the 'heroes' who accompanied the two eradicating evil.

Even Israhi and Yi could not stop her behavior on this one and just let her alone origin not cause any problems.

" By the way... can Altair do it no huh??" said Yi who instantly kept all attention locked onto her.

The look on his face was uncertain and worried, "Given Israhi's attitude, it seemed like Derrick's injuries were quite severe. "

" Are they close?? I think when I see the attitude of the people below their relationship is not good" said Mira curious.

" Not really." Yi begged him, "They were close enough I guess, it's just that the way they expressed it was unusual" he continued.

" By the way..I was also quite worried.." said Aksa who then attracted the attention of those who were there. ".. would I take a look, who knows I can help."

That's a good idea. Elves are known for their expertise in medicine, they are pure, connected to nature and are great at distinguishing and processing medicinal ingredients to cure diseases or poisons.

" All right.." Aksa immediately got up from his seat and walked out of there.

***

On the other hand, Altair has made preparations to treat Derrick in his room. Including finished unpacking all the items and medicine that he could use for him. He took a pair of white gloves and put them in his hands.

And Israhi just came out of the bathroom carrying a container of water, "Altair, I washed and soaked her with warm water as you asked" he said walking up to Altair.

Altair who heard him turned to Israhi, smiled and replied. "Thank you, I'll do the rest myself."

Israhi placed the water container on a table near Altair, looking at him for a moment. The object in the container with warm water was dozens of small needles, he was curious about what Altair would do until Altair's voice resuscitated him.

" I want to talk to the person you were talking to."

" yeah? What...?"

" The one who spoke to you. Can you bring her here for a minute??"

It seemed like Israhi knew what she was going to do, well she was curious as well. "...All right." he said, nodding his head, then walking towards the door.

At the same time when he opened the door, Aksa was out there about to go inside.

" Oh, are you going??" aksa asked him as they faced each other.

Israhi nodded her head at Aksa, "Yes, to bring the little mouse" she replied briefly then completely left.

Aksa just looked at him walking away with his head tilted, then he entered and closed the door to maximize the concentration of Altair inside.

" Altair, do you need any help?" ask him directly to Altair.

" Hm? Can, come here."

" What are you gonna do now?"

" I'll do acupuncture to suppress the poison temporarily, I've given Derrick's brother painkillers to minimize the pain that may arise due to his decay, now he's sleeping. Then, I need to stamp his blood and poison to analyze. After that, only then can I make the antidote with the right composition." Altair explained at length.

Aksa who listened to him nodded and felt that it was a good way, at least the poison could be blocked even if it was only for a moment. It also gave Altair time to make the antidote, though.

" Well, but I don't know about her acupoints because I didn't learn them. So you're the one who stuck the needle, huh?"

" okay.."

***

Meanwhile he was the Guild after the arrival of Altair and Israhi, they gathered to talk about this matter out of anxiety. The Derrick they knew certainly did not like it if anyone knew he was injured, especially since it could cause a riot where people hostile to them attacked when he was weak.

Therefore they remained vigilant despite being used to Israhi's attitude going in and out of the Guild as they pleased.

" How is this vice-chairman? Do we have to keep them with the chairman?"

" We can't trust them completely even though Mr. Israhi and the chairman have known for a long time."

" But, it looks like the chairman and the daughter are very close, right? He even called her by mentioning brother? Or... Are they brothers??"

However their vice-chairman, Ian Blois, shook his head in response to that. " No, I know the chairman has no family left" he said, denying the statement, he was the one who had previously argued with Israhi.

The man who sat in the position of vice-chairman as well as Derrick's right hand, and the man who took care of the place if Derrick was not in his place. Of course he is the most loyal.

Ian not only did not understand the feelings of the other members, he was also worried. But if it's something Derrick does, he can only believe it.

" I hope the chairman is okay, now we have to how...??"

" Oi!"

The attention of the people there was immediately diverted when the voice appeared, everyone simultaneously turned their eyes to the top floor where the sound came from.

There, right up there, Israhi waited while leaning against the fence in front of her. He looked back at them, and then he said... " ...Ian Blois, little miss wants to talk to you." Israhi's tone is still the same as usual, it's neither arrogant nor condescending. It is still the same as a neutral figure who does not discriminate anything as they know it.

Meanwhile, Ian gulped in nervousness hearing that. " 'Little Miss' then.."

There was only one person that little miss could interpret in that place right now, the person that Derrick himself had acknowledged just a moment ago.... Altair.