Rising from the Ashes BY Only For You

Tora was truly tough, enduring the excruciating pain as he pulled his shirt back to cover the wound.

In the crowd, Magnus suddenly shrieked in a high-pitched voice, "You're done for, absolutely finished. Once you're injured by a Blood Ghoul, there's only one way out-death."

He added, "No, it's not just as simple as dying. Your body will rot by necrotic venom, and you'll eventually suffer a fate worse than death until you become a mindless walking corpse that only knows bloodthirst and killing..."

As he spoke, he backed away, his eyes bulging with terror as he put distance between himself and Tora.

Ralph called out, "Mr. Veyne, are you serious?"

Magnus cursed, "Of course, I'm serious! It's 100% real! Have you forgotten what my profession is? I'm a geomancy specialist. Dragon-seeking, gold-parting, tomb- tracking, crypt-delving-omens, astronomy, terrain-there's nothing I don't know."

He continued, "Blood Ghouls are rare, sure. But they're real. They've been born out of ancient, cursed tombs sealed for centuries. If one bites you, it doesn't matter who you are. Even an immortal would rot from the inside and turn into one of them."

By the end of his rant, Magnus' voice was shaking uncontrollably, and he stumbled back even farther from Tora.

some rustling among the group, musket after musket was pointed at Tora. Kevin exploded. "You damn Patoajo. What the hell do you

also stunned Andrew and the

old man's right. You're indeed beyond

"Put the guns down. I'll leave. I'll go

spread through you until you're neither alive nor dead, just another rotting monster. So I'm sorry. But

my people.

"Captain Buzz, you can't just kill someone! That's against the

the law? Ma'am, your laws don't reach out here. If we don't stop him

his voice full of rage. "Bullshit! That's just superstition-quit trying to scare people here. Could this venom really be more frightening than

necrotic venom is indeed more frightening than rabies

suddenly turned their heads and

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