Chapter 625: Returning - 625
As expected, after ten days, Skymender saw the familiar fields. He once again felt at home.
Before long, he arrived at his house. Not long after his carriage pulled into the gates, a bunch of people came outside.
Skymender stepped out of the carriage and was greeted by most of his family, or whatever was still living here.
An old lady specifically stood out. "How was Skyless and her kids doing?"
This was Skymender's grandaunt, Aunt Skyless's mother.
"She and her children were doing well. She helped me a lot." Skymender said.
His grandaunt nodded. "Good. Good."
His sister, Skytear, also greeted him. She was now 12 years old and growing steadily.
"Welcome back, brother. How was Eldest Sister?"
Skymender responded. "She is doing good, even better than we could have imagined."
Next, his brother, Skymerge, spoke.
"How was your reading?" He asked seriously.
"Very good." Skymender chuckled.
Skytore was also there, though it was his last day. He was going to the royal capital to enter the royal school.
"I heard that you didn't participate in the contest of strength at the noble gathering. I'm disappointed."
Skymender laughed and shook his hand.
Finally, his sister, the fourth child of the Sky Barony, greeted him. "How expensive were things at the Imperial Capital."
This was the 2nd daughter of the Sky Barony, a girl obsessed with makeup and expensive clothing. However, there was no doubt that she was the best looking in their family.
Her name was Skyhue.
"More expensive than here, but there were also more things to buy." Skymender said.
Skyhue spoke again. "Did you perhaps bring any gifts?"
Skymender smiled. Of course he had.
He got some servants to bring out a few boxes.
One was given to each person.
Skytear got a fancy blanket that was so soft it was hard not to fall asleep with it.
Skymerge got a book, one with a blank cover on the outside. Though hard to get in the Imperial Capital, it was not impossible.
Skymerge, understanding, nodded.
Skytore received a dumbbell with a fancy design. It had customizable plates and was made out of a denser metal than most.
He smiled and began to lift it immediately.
Skyhue opened her gift and was excited to see fancy clothes and makeup. She smiled with glee.
Skymender received appreciation from everyone, but this was not all. His mother and father, who had been silently waiting, also got gifts. He greeted them.
"Hello Father. Hello Mother."
Both his mother and father smiled, clearly aware of his actions in the Imperial Capital.
They opened their gifts. In his mothers was a small drawing of Skybelle and him. In his fathers was a mug. This mug could hold hot drinks inside of it. On the side, the words "Number One Dad" were written on it.
They both smiled, his mother with appreciation, and his dad with amusement
"Alright, welcome home. Let's go inside." His Father said. Skymender nodded and entered the house.
From then on, everything fell back into normalcy.
Skymender quickly readjusted, and before he knew it, school was starting yet again.
The night before school started, Melly returned. She was greeted with excitement as well, for she had essentially become a part of the family.
The next morning, Melly and Skymender set out to the school together.
Although they didn't live in the city where the school was present, as the nobles of this land, they were naturally rather close.
It was a ten minute ride on their carriage to arrive at the school gates.
Skymender sighed and stepped out, followed by Melly. They talked, but none of it was really important. Although they were to be married upon reaching 18, it felt more like they were friends than anything else.
They had most of the same classes since the majority were standard classes, but there were a few that could be chosen before the year started that they did not share. These classes reflected interests.
Skymender attended a few science classes, the most interesting thing he had been able to find on the list. Meanwhile, Melly took classes such as etiquette, despite being trained from a young age, and fashion.
The first day of school passed, but Skymender did not leave. On the first day, he had registered to create a club. Naturally, as the only noble family in this area, the Sky Barony had absolute say.
There was not even the slightest chance of it being rejected. The only person in this club was Melly, though it was open to everyone at the top of the school's intelligence.
Naturally, Skymender had no interest in nonsense such as clubs. The club was just an excuse to use the school's lab after hours. Although it wasn't even slightly as advanced as the Imperial Research Institute, it was the best around.
Before school started, he had even paid a bit of his parents money to upgrade it. It still didn't come close to the Imperial Research Institute, but it was acceptable.
He had brought his cauldron for this sole purpose. Taking out a notebook, writing utensils, and a bunch of materials, he got to work. Melly was only here to watch, so she sat off to the side.
Skymender began to mix the blood of two animals from a dangerous region known as the poisonous swamp. The swamp itself was not poisonous, though it used to be mistaken as such due to the fact that walking through it caused itching, but there were many poisonous animals there and plenty had died to explore it.
Luckily, Skymender had been able to get ahold of the blood and corpses of some of the creatures.
Most of the creatures in the poisonous swamp were too small to collect their blood, so he would just use their corpses.
Scuh animals included variants of mosquitos, butterflies, and flys.
He began to note down everything and slowly put it all into the cauldron.
This included the corpse of a poison mosquito species, a corpse of a poison butterfly species, and the blood of a poisonous frog.
It all fell into the cauldron as a fire burned under it. As the heat made it mix and bubble, a mist began to be released.
Chapter 626: Poison - 626
Skymender barely noticed the mist as it was released from the concoction. He was fully focused on observing the mixture inside of the cauldron.
Suddenly, he began to cough. It was out of nowhere and sudden. He backed away and coughed, but could not stop. He grabbed his throat, and it was closing in on him.
Melly looked over concerned, but as they met eyes, she saw a drop of blood falling from his eye.
She panicked as Skymender spoke. "Leave the room!"
Melly hesitated, but the look in Skymender's eyes made no room for refusal.
She left, and Skymender knocked the cauldron onto the ground.
More mist was released, but he was not concerned at all.
He grabbed a nearby vial, his hands uncontrollably shaking, and scooped up a bit before sealing it shut. He then exited the room.
As soon as he closed the door behind him, he fell to the ground. His body was weak, and he could barely move and inch.
Melly came running from afar, bringing someone with her.
By now, Skymender had passed out. The person she brought carried Skymender to the hospital in the city.
When he woke up, he saw his father, as well as Melly looking at him.
His father was instantly relieved to see him awake, as was Melly.
Skymender felt as if he could move, but stayed laying for a moment. A doctor came over.
"As expected, your son should be fine, my lord. He inhaled some poison, but it was only temporary. However… the injuries sustained from it may not be so easy to get rid of."
Skymender could feel something wrong with his body, and the doctor's words confirmed his worries.
He sat up and took off the mask on his face. He breathed in, and it felt as if he could breathe fine.
He opened his mouth to speak, but as soon as words started to form, he began to cough.
The doctor came over and put the mask on his face. After a moment, the coughing stopped.
He looked at the doctor with confusion.
The doctor explained. "As a result of inhaling the poison, your throat has shrunk a bit, and something has changed within it. It was hard to identify it, but it seems that the trigger is the vibrations caused when you speak. The mask filters the outside air and mixes it with a chemical that relieves your throat and allows you to breathe normally, though I would avoid talking too much."
Skymender was shocked. In other words, it sounded like he may need to wear this mask his entire life.
"Is that all?" He asked. His voice was rough, and sounded muffled due to the mask.
The doctor shook his head before grabbing a small mirror. Looking at his face, Skymender saw a patch of skin that seemed wrinkled and aged.
It only occupied a small portion of his left cheek, but it changed appearance greatly.
He was once again surprised. Were it any other nine year old child, they may feel despair, but to him, the issue with his looks was minor, while the throat injury was much more important.
However, deep inside, he felt excitement. Poison! He had never thought about it before.
However, now, after thinking about it, poison was incredible. Just a small amount may have killed him without medical assistance.
A Sword Master could destroy an army, but so could poison.
The doctor took a green vial from the stand next to his bed and spoke. "We need to get this to a lab in the Imperial Capital and have it thoroughly examined. If everything goes well, we…"
Skymender interupted. "That's mine."
The doctor stopped speaking and looked confused, unsure of what to say.
"Lord Skymender, I understand that you made this, but if it is taken to the Imperial Capital and examined, we may be able to create an antidote that can help others."
Of course Skymender understood that. He didn't want an antidote to be created.
"It's mine and I'll keep it."
His father spoke. "You're not thinking that you'll be allowed to continue researching, are you?"
Skymender looked over to him. "I will continue researching."
His father showed a rare face of anger. "No you will not! You nearly died! I'll be damned if I let you continue!"
He looked at Skymender, but who looked back was someone he did not recognize.
"I WILL continue to research, and there is nothing you can do to stop me." His voice took a tone it had never once taken in his life, and it stunned his father, as well as Melly.
At this moment, not a single person in the world would recognize this behavior of Skymender.
Melly spoke. "Skymender… Your father is right. It's dangerous for this to continue. There is no need."
Skymender's eyes snapped over. "Who let you talk, girl. Don't forget who you are."
Skymender was not in his right mind, still injured from the poison. His body began to shake as the doctor ran over.
His father and Melly were forced out of the room while doctors rushed in. Basically the entire hospital was in that room.
Baron Sky's eyes were angry, but deep inside was shock in disbelief. Skymender talking like that had thoroughly baffled him.
He looked over to Melly, whose head was lowered.
She finally remembered that she was not Skymender's girlfriend, nor his wife. They were engaged, but that was only what everyone else said.
From the moment they had first met, she had willingly become a servant.
Skymender viewed her as nothing but that.
In his moment of injury when his mind was not clear, he had finally spoken his deepest thoughts to those around him.
His unnatural arrogance finally showed.
The doctors remained in the room for an hour before leaving. However, they kept Melly and his father out of the room.
"He needs rest and quiet. If he gets angry again, the same thing could happen. Wait until he is healed a bit more."
Baron Sky and Melly reluctantly nodded. Outside, they met the rest of the family that had rushed over, but they explained the situation to them.
Neither Melly nor Baron Sky spoke of Skymender's outburst. It seemed as if it would stay between the three of them and the doctor.
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