Chapter 69
The scene shifted to the back of a pharmacy , where Elysia was seen brewing medicine in a small pot .
It was clear the had decided to use her self- made concoction to treat Caellan .
As speculation buzzed about whether Elysiaâs remedies had cured Caellan , he firmly denied it .
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â No , it wasnât Elysia â he said with conviction .
â I remember â the never gave me any medicine to drink .
My recovery was the result of two years o effort from the doctors at Stoneford First Hospital .
If you donât believe me , go ask them yourself â
So thatâs it .
She mustâve realized it wasnât effort and was still misunderstood
the ris
right thing to do and decided not to give him the medicine .
Poor Elysia , she went through so
so much
[ If she didnât give it to him , why was she brewing it in the first place ? What a waste of time .
Can we just skip
part already ? ]
As if responding to
g to the comment , the stream jumped ahead , leaving the scene behind and returning to Elysiaâs hospital room .
Her bedside table was now crowded with strange , vividly colored liquids â greens , reds , blacks â all looking unsentingly unnatural
[ Those colors are definitely not normal .
Whatever these are , theyâre more likely to cause heart problems than cure anything 1
This sparked a collective realization .
[ No wonder she didnât give it to Carllan .
Even she could see it was too risky .
Poor Elysia , trying her best but still fumbling .
This is both tragic and hilarious .
]
[ Honestly , I thought her academic brilliance might translate to this , too .
I hoped sheâd surprise us and slap everyone in the face with her success .
But no , turns out even she has limits .
]
As the viewers assumed she had abandoned her attempt , Elysia shocked them by picking up one of the green concoctions and drinking it herself .
Within moments , her pale face broke out in red rashes .
Then her pupils turned gray , and she muttered .
â I think I canât see anymore ⦠â
She waved her hand in front of her face , confirming her loss of sight .
Yet , despite the disorienting side effects , a smile broke across her face .
Even as dizziness overtook her , she reached for a small black pill and swallowed it .
In
mere moments , the rashes disappeared , her gray pupils returned to their natural black , and her eyes regained focus .
â Good .
Good .
It works .
Next one .
She continued this process , drinking each strange liquid , experiencing a series of side effects â loss of motor control , unfocused eyes â only to cure herself with the same black pill .
â What ⦠what is Elysia doing ? â Torinâs shocked voice broke the tense silence in the viewing roomTL .
Someone quietly answered , â Sheâs testing poisons on herself ?
The words exploded like a thunderclap .
The room fell silent , each person grappling with the weight of the revelation .
Even Stellanâs expression darkened , and he muttered , â Elysia doesnât know what kind of poison is in Caellanâs body , so sheâs trying every possible toxin and counteracting it with her own antidotes â
The gravity of her actions sank in , leaving everyone stunned and heavy â hearted .
Finally , comments trickled into the chat .
[ Testing poisons on herself ? A 16 â year â old ? How is this even real ! ]
Why doesnât she value her own life ? What if her antidote fails ? Does she want to die again ! Sheâs so reckless and heartbreaking .
]
( What is so special about Caellan that sheâs doing all this for him ? All he did was hug her and promise her the moon .
Caellan , what have you done to deserve this â ]
( Or maybe she knows she canât die .
Have you forgotten her bodyâs been altered ! ]
The Last com
comment was dismissed as too far â fetched , though it planted a seed of doubt .
Torin and Fenwick had already felt a pang of jealousy when they saw E
saw Elysia holding Caellan .
Now , witnessing the current scene .
Their envy was
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evident in their expressions .
Elysia had gone to such lengths for Carllanâs Iness â researching treatments , personally gathering herbs , brewing medicine , even testing toxic
remedies on herself
â Did she ever think about what it would do to us if she died ? Torn thought .
Torinâs chest tightened at the thought of the bright , clever , and selfless girl disappearing forever .
The idea was suffocating , like a heavy weight pressing against his lungs .
When he caught sight of Carllanâs dumbfounded expression , his simmering anger erupted like a volcano
â Callan , donât you understand yer â Torin shouted , his voice trembling with fury .
â If Elysia had been the one to poison you , why would she go to such insane lengths to save you ? â
Fenwick , urable to hold back , added , â Sheâs risking her life to save you ⦠â
After a brief ;
pause , he mumbled under his breath .
â Why doesnât she care for me like that â¦
At that moment .
Torin felt an overwhelming urge to throule Caellan .
If Elysia hadnât stopped him from drinking that cup of milk back then , who knows he might have already lost everything .
Finally , Elysia reached the List poisonous ingredient for testing
But this time , she couldnât endure it .
Almost immediately after ingesting the substance , her body gave out collapsing to the ground with a loud shud
Everyoneâs hearts stopped for a moment , only to remind themselves that she was still alive in th
the present .
Theorins began circulating .
Was it because she passed out that the doctors managed to treat her , and thatâs how Callan got better ?
Too coincidental .
Iâm sticking to the theory that Elysia gave him the medicine , and he just forgot .
]
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d , drenched in sweat , her complexion a sickly blue .
Caellan , experiencing her pain through the immersive VR , let out an
convulsed .
anguished scream .
Hours passed before Elysiaâs fingers twitched , and her eyes fluttered open
The doctor rushed in , horrified by her state .
Her bloodshot eyes , veined with crimson , were unerring enough to make him pause .
â Whatâs wrong with you , Elysia ? Why are you like this ? â he asked urgently .
Elysia finally opened her eyes again .
Those eyes were entirely veined with crimson , the bloodshot appearance stretching across the whites of her eyes in a chilling pattern .
The sight was so unnerving that even the doctor , who had been reaching out to weady her , instinctively froze for a
momxnt
Callan , consumed by guilt and anguish , could no longer hear to watch .
He would rather Elysia had never done any of this for him â rather that she had never accompanied him , never led him out of the shadows that lingered in his heart .
At least then , the pain he was feeling now wouldnât be as unbearable as the agony of realizing he might have misjudged her all along
Surprisingly , when the doctor examined Elysiaâs body , all her metrics appeared completely normal .
â Could it be a relapse of her injuries ? Or maybe conjunctivitis causing the pain ? â the doctor speculated aloud .
Elysia , still regaining her strength , heard this and feeling guilty , quickly apologized .
Tim sorry .
I shouldnât have been moving around so much .
It must have aggravated the wound .
â
This response seemed to confirm the doctorâs theory , and his tone turned sharp with frustration .
â Whereâs your mother ! How could she leave you alone in the wand like thi
Elysia frowned in confusion .
The doctor , now equally puzzled , continued , â I called your father earlier , and your mother answered .
She said sheâd come to take care of you .
Didnât she show up ? â
â And these past two days â eating , washing up â youâve been doing everything by yourself ? â
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Before Elysia could respond , the livestream that burst into action :
Of course , Elysiaâs been doing it all herself ! And not just eating and washing : heâs been helping take care of your
That stepmother is awful ! Pretending to be Elysiaâs mother is bad enough , but making promises slar korut keept At the very least , hir
e a nurse if youâre not coming ! I
Honestly , Iâm amazed by Elysia .
Itâs been less than a week since they removed a knife from tear her heart , drinking black , green concoctions â yet sheâs perfectly fine !
Elysia turned her head slightly , her gave Lading on the empty bowl mi the Lible
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Her voice was calm as she replied , â I did see my mother .
She was ,
She was just losy and left early â
Once the doctor had left the room , Elysas reached for the small bottle on the table
I pointed out the remaining tres jalla
Without hesitation , she pricked her linger and let a drop of liland Call onto them .
The meiland was identical to what she hai qued to save Rowena before .
As the blood merged with the pills , she thought back to the medicines she had just com
Each time , the earlier poisons were neutralized almost immediately after taking the antidote pill .
Bon with the last pohon â the flower toxin â she hadnât taken any antidote and yet still recoveril
This could only mean one thing : her body wasnât just healing , wounds .
It was also neutralizing toxins .
â Maybe my blood isnât just an antidote for snake venom .
.
â Elysia umurnaited softly .
She had witnessed her resistance in snake venost firaband in the Lib â while the toxin caused her brief pain , it didnât affect her beyond that .
But the flower toxin was entirely unexpected .
At that moment , her emotions were indescribadile .
Elysia thought , â Is it joy ? Belief that Caellanâs eyes might finally be saved ? Che sorrow ? What have become Ami Lieven aan zynere ?
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