NENGO 327年12月1日 8:14 AM - 30 Days Until Culmination
The next morning, the party woke up a little later than they would have liked... but given the events of the previous day, no one really complained. THRAX, however, still seemed to be very much out of it. It wasn't until the smell of breakfast cooking from the kitchen emanated throughout the house before he was awake enough to get up.
As soon as he had his bearings enough to walk straight, THRAX staggered to the bathroom, and almost immediately began throwing up. The horrible retching noises continued for almost a whole hour, then followed by the shower running for about 20 minutes or so. Once he finally emerged from the bathroom, almost everyone noticed a slight change in his appearance.
AXEM: "Uh, hey Thrax... what's up with your eyes?"
THRAX (in lower, more guttural voice): "Huh? What about my eyes?"
AXEM: "Well, they look kinda like they do when you boost your draconian powers... and also your voice sounds lower, even more guttural than before."
Anri: "Thrax, are you feeling ok?"
THRAX: "Fuck no, I'm not feeling ok! I feel like I've been run over by a tank, or had the shit kicked outta me... or both! What the hell happened last night? I can't remember anything!"
TRITHAL: "Let's just say you got upset, went out for a drink or two, then came back in a severe stupor. Whatever it was you drank last night must've done quite a number on you."
THRAX: "It must have! My fucking skull is on fire, and parts of my skin are dry and scaly. Look at my back!"
THRAX turns around and pulls up his shirt. Everyone in the room gasps in response.
THRAX: "Is it that bad?"
Elric: "Uh, that's dragon scales on your back, dude."
THRAX immediately pulled his shirt down, and began checking his arms and legs... which are likewise showing patches of scales.
THRAX: "Holy shit!"
Anri: "What's happening to him?!"
TRITHAL: "It must be whatever that plant extract is that Elric mentioned in the last episode. I would guess that it's eating away at his Human flesh."
AXEM: "Isn't there something we can do?"
TRITHAL: "Don't look at me! I ain't no apothecary!"
Kuta (to Elric): "Hey Elric, what kind of flower is that shit made from?"
Elric: "It's a wild flower from around here. There's some growing nearby. Come and I'll show you."
Kuta and Elric exit the house, while THRAX sits down on a stool and takes his shirt off to allow Anri and Danika to examine the patches of scales on his skin. It appears as if THRAX's human skin is dissolving away.
A few minutes later, Kuta and Elric return with some of the wildflowers. In a rather quick pace, Kuta takes them to the kitchen, examines them, and combines a few chemicals from the party's medical supplies, and mixes a salve. Kuta instructs Anri and Danika to apply the mixture to the remaining patches of human skin on THRAX's body.
At the same time, Kuta also mixes some kind of warm drink mixed with chemicals. Kuta brings the drink to THRAX and instructs him to drink it down. THRAX downs the drink, then about 30 seconds later, runs to the bathroom and begins to urinate. The scene is reminiscent to the first Austin Powers movie during the thaw-out sequence, when he evacuates after being frozen for 30 years. THRAX urinates heavily for a good few minutes, then lets out a loud "HOLY SHIT!!" He darts out of the bathroom and into the living room.
THRAX (slightly-panicked): "My piss is blue... and it has chunks in it!!"
Curious, Anri walks into the bathroom to see for herself, then returns with a slightly-sickened look on her face.
Kuta: "Well I guess that concoction I made is working. It's supposed to purge the unabsorbed poison from your system. Unfortunately, I can't make anything for the poison that has already been absorbed into your system. Your own body's defenses will have to work on that. Depending on how good of an immune system you have, that may take a while."
THRAX (with a blank expression): "Uhhh....."
TRITHAL: "That means you won't get any worse, but it may take a while to get any better."
Elric: "You should count yourself lucky you're even still alive. The average human would have been dead by now."
Someone made the observation that it was almost mid-day, so the party hurriedly gathered their supplies, thanked Phalax and Tsukiko for letting them stay the night, and made their way around the edge of town and away from Lockhart Village, toward the home of Smaug.
Smaug's home is a good few hours away from Lockhart, so the party had plenty of idle time to talk amongst themselves.
THRAX: "Someone tell me what happened last night. I honestly don't remember anything that happened. How did I end up like this?"
TRITHAL: "Well, we were at Phalax's house having dinner, we were talking, then you got up and left.... then about 4 hours later a Lockhart policeman was carrying you in and throwing you on the floor."
THRAX: "Well, I remember getting up and leaving, but I don't remember what happened afterward."
AXEM: "Try not to worry about it. Let's focus on getting to the remaining crystals before Vankar does."
The party agreed, and resumed course to Smaug's place.
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