The Lost Prince
CHAPTER 22 MEETING PURPLE CRYSTAL Part. 2: 'RED ICE POISON' AND 'FROZEN CORPSE POISON'
For a while the personal space of King Darian in the Purple Crystal Palace was still shrouded in silence. All those who were there, besides General Felix, were still thinking about Dhafin's remarks stating that Pastor Noman's alleged wrongdoing.
Reverend Noman suspected that the poison His Majesty had was 'Red Ice Poison'. This is according to what Reverend Noman's friend had told him. But Dhafin said that the features told to Reverend Noman were not people affected by 'Red Ice Poison'. Then His Majesty has contracted what poison?
"Why can you guess that Your Majesty wasn't exposed to 'Red Ice Poison', Dhafin?" General Myles who was curious about Dhafin's scientific sense could not bear to ask.
"I'm sorry, Mr. General, that's not a guess but a certainty" Dhafin said.
For a moment General Myles choked, could not immediately speak so surprised at Dhafin's remarks. So did Reverend Noman and General Felix sitting next to him. While His Majesty directly asked in a curious tone.
"Why can you be so sure that I wasn't exposed to 'Red Ice Poison'?"
"Let me ask you first, Your Majesty," Dhafin asked in reverence.
"Please!"
"Did after shivering violently when he first felt exposed to the poison His Majesty shivered again after that?"
"No," said His Majesty after thinking for a moment.
"That means Your Majesty wasn't exposed to the poison" Dhafin said for sure. "The person who was exposed to the poison, in addition to him suffering from fever, was also accompanied by repeated shivering several times until his victim died."
Everyone there seemed to be nodding slowly at Dhafin's explanation just now. What he said was indeed true, His Majesty never shivered again after the first shiver. Just a fever.
Then what poison did His Majesty get? It was directly asked by King Darian to Dhafin.
"Your Majesty was exposed to 'Frozen Corpse Poison'."
All who were there were stunned for a moment after hearing the clear words of Dhafin without any doubt. Including General Felix who had previously heard Dhafin mention the poison.
They seemed to be thinking hard about the poison called Dhafin just now. Not to mention 'Red Ice Poison'. No exception Reverend Noman who seemed to rack the mind about the two strange poisons.
"Then my friend mistakenly suspected poison" muttered Reverend Noman in a hesitant tone.
"It can't be said, Uncle Reverend," said Dhafin courteously, as if he didn't dare to blame Reverend Noman's friend. "Because it could be that time uncle's friend has not yet fully mentioned the characteristics of people affected by 'Red Ice Poison'."
"Yes, it could be..," muttered Reverend Noman pitched not yet convinced by his words.
It could possibly be so. His friend did not mention many characteristics of people exposed to 'Red Ice Poison'. But there is a possibility that his friend could have mistaken the poison. That's why he still doubts. But he still remembered his friend mentioning the way of his treatment.
"Does uncle still remember uncle's friend mentioning his treatment?" just in his mind, Dhafin had already asked.
"My friend mentioned that, if not for a year the victim has been known to be exposed to 'Red Ice Poison', the treatment is enough with medicinal pills," Reverend Noman revealed. "But if it's past a year, it should be by channeling the two core energies into the rest of its blood circulation, namely the healing core energy and the heat core energy."
"Yes, right, Uncle Reverend," Dhafin said as if confirming. "That way is indeed the method of treatment of 'Red Ice Poison'."
"And such a way is also a method of treatment of people affected by 'Frozen Corpse Poison'," Dhafin continued.
Everyone in King Darian's private room fell silent at the thought of Dhafin's words. Their minds seemed to agree to suspect that Reverend Noman's friend could have mistaken the poison. Because the treatment method is the same. And the features that Reverend Noman's friend mentioned are fundamental features.
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"If the method of treatment is the same, then it is true that your friend could have misjudged the poison, Pastor..," just now the remark was in their minds General Felix had already revealed it.
"...It's just that this kid," he continued, patting Dhafin's back gently, "didn't dare say frankly that your friend mistook the poison."
"I also think so," said King Darian with a smile. "But, is it true that Reverend Noman's friend misjudged the poison, just that you didn't dare to reveal it?"
Dhafin was silent for a moment, not answering His Majesty's question which he thought was not important. A few moments looked at His Majesty, then bowed silently. Why should it be discussed? Isn't it more important to heal His Majesty?
"Dhaffin! Don't hesitate to say something if it's important!" reverend Noman said wisely. "Because it can cause danger if you hold it, though hesitant to reveal it."
"Oh, Your Majesty. Servants don't think so" said Dhafin, answering King Darian's question. "Because it doesn't really matter. The most important thing now is to treat His Majesty."
"Yes, that's all that matters" King Darian said without thinking whether Dhafin mastered the healing core energy and the heat core energy or not. "When did you start?"
"For example, Your Majesty," interrupted General Myles quickly before Dhafin addressed His Majesty. "Begging permission to speak to Dhafin."
Reverend Noman was about to speak to Dhafin. But it was General Myles.
"Hm, please!"
"Young Boy! You said that the treatment methods of 'Red Ice Poison' and 'Frozen Corpse Poison' were the same," General Myles said as he looked at Dhafin. "That means there's a similarity between the two poisons?"
That was also what Reverend Noman wanted to ask about earlier. While His Majesty seemed to have just realized that he also wanted to know about the two poisons. While General Felix was listening. What he wanted to ask was already represented by them.
"Only the effects that appear outside the body are different" he continued. "If at the 'Red Ice Poison' the skin first appeared to be a strangely red color, after which it turned a pale red...."
"...if at 'Frozen Corpse Poison' the skin will turn pale slowly, after which it turns pale white. The victim's condition is like a wax statue...."
"People who are exposed to either of the two poisons will not immediately realize" Dhafin continued non-stop. "The victim will feel the effects of poison after a year has passed. After that the victim will begin to feel the effects of poison, because the poison has worked in the bloodstream...."
"Who knows that poison only works after a year has passed" muttered General Myles.
"How long will the victim survive with both poisons?" ask Your Majesty to know.
"After starting with a high fever and severe shivering on the Red Ice Poison', the victim will survive for a year. During that time the victim felt a mild fever, then several times a high fever. After that, I often shiver. And by the time of his death the victim would have shivered violently in one day five times. After that the victim will die...."
"While on the 'Frozen Corpse Poison', the victim can last a little longer, which is for approximately two years. For a year the victim had only a mild fever. The next year, the victim begins to feel a high fever, then more often. Then the last two months the victim will feel a great cold. After that the victim died in a state of his body was frozen like the condition on the Red Ice Poison'."
"That means it should have been ten months ago that I was dead," His Majesty muttered in horror. "But I've never felt the cold."
"It is because of the energy in His Majesty that can reduce the cold so that it does not get a great cold" said Dhafin explained.
"While His Majesty still survives today," he continued, "in addition to the inner energy of His Majesty himself, also because of the help of the internal energy from the outside and the medicine that His Majesty is taking."
"But all of these properties only inhibit the work of toxins faster. Not stopping the work of poison let alone curing it...."
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Everyone in King Darian's private room listened attentively to Dhafin's words. This indicates that they have recognized the science of Dhafin in medicine. Especially in poison science.
So straightforward and clear the child spoke, as a learned adult spoke. So detailed was the boy explaining something, as if he was just reading something he was explaining.
"Even so, Your Majesty, please ask permission to ask," said Dhafin full of reverence at a time when the people who were there were still silent thinking about all the narrations of Dhafin.
"Yes, please!"
"Has the condition of His Majesty's body and the exertion within His Majesty been getting weaker in these past few months?" tanya Dhafin did some research.
"Yes right," I His Majesty was still a bit surprised despite knowing Dhafin's scholarship.
"That's three months or two, Your Grace?" tanya Dhafin researched deeper.
"The last three months...."
Not only was His Majesty shocked to hear Dhafin's near-right guess, everyone there was immediately shocked instead of playing. Children are still this small have mastered their knowledge well, can even do research accurately. Isn't that kind of child a prodigy?
"The process of blood clotting in His Majesty's body is almost perfect" Dhafin explained the results of his research. "His Majesty's heart rate is getting weaker, it will soon freeze along with other organs that are drained of blood...."
"Now His Majesty lives with energy in His own Majesty" Dhafin continued. "While the inner energy from the outside is meaningless."
"Is the condition of His Majesty that is already like that still curable, Dhafin?" pastor Noman asked in dismay.
The question seemed to be asked by others, including King Darian. Seen from the look of their eyes that simultaneously looked at Dhafin.
"With the permission of the Lord of Heaven, I will work on it, Your Majesty," Dhafin said with complete decisiveness without hesitation. Without intending to boast.
"That means you've mastered the heat core energy and the healing core energy, Dhafin?" general Myles could not hide his curiosity.
"I have only mastered until the sixth level" said Dhafin without bragging. "But it has been used enough in the treatment method. Because I've already healed people affected by 'Red Ice Poison'."
Everyone who was there seemed to nod at the words of Dhafin. They believe what he says. It signifies His Majesty there is still hope to recover. Because the healing method of 'Frozen Corpse Poison' was the same as 'Red Ice Poison'.
"Now can I begin to treat Your Majesty?" ask the real Dhafin from earlier to treat His Majesty.
"Yes, may be," said King Darian agreeing and deciding. "Now no one asks. Let Dhafin finish his job first."
Not long after, Dhafin is already in the process of doing healing methods, just like the time he healed Princess Lavina Aneska who was exposed to Red Ice Poison'. (please read CHAPTER 4 TREATING PRINCESS ANESKA)
To overcome that Dhafin did not run out of energy during the healing process, he asked Reverend Noman to channel the energy into his body during the healing process.
The 45-year-old priest clung his palms to Dhafin's back, channeling his inner energy into Dhafin's body. While both palms of Dhafin stuck to the back of King Darian who did not wear clothes. Disbursing heat core energy and healer core energy.
His Majesty is no longer dressed. The aura is covered with cloth. It was so that Dhafin asked, and His Majesty did not refute. The goal was for the heat core energy and the healing core energy to seep into His Majesty's body smoothly, unhindered.
That's how time keeps rolling. Time showed the afternoon. While Dhafin is still in the process of healing His Majesty King Darian. While Reverend Noman is still faithfully channeling his inner energy into the body of Dhafin.
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