Vengeance

CHAPTER: 23 THE DREADFUL MOMENT

OKAY SO A BRIEF NOTE ABOUT WHAT LACIUM IS AND HOW IT WORKS: LACIUM PRONOUNCED AS LĀCÌÚM IS NOT AN ACTUAL EXISTING SUBSTANCE, BUT MY IMAGINATION AND IT IS A POISION WHICH WHEN ENTER ONES BODY SPREADS SLOWLY, LIKE AT A REALLY REALLY SLOW SPEED FOR EXAMPLE IT MAY TAKE APPROXIMATELY TWO DAYS TO COMPLETELY SPREAD IN THE ENTIRE BODY, AND DON'T HAVE ANY SYMPTOMS EXCEPT FATIGUE AND BREATHING PROBLEM. IT EATS OUT YOUR RBC'S HENCE DECREASING THE OXYGEN LEVEL IN ONE'S BODY. IT WORKS SLOWER IN A COLD ENVIRONMENT AND FASTER IN A WARMER OR HOT ENVIRONMENT.
NOW UÑLACIUM PRONOUNCED AS ÚLĀCÌÚM IS AN ANTIDOTE AGAINST LACIUM IT WORKES ON ITS BEST LEVEL WHEN CUT IS PRESENT ON THE OUTER LAYER OF THE BODY TO INCREASE THE OUTFLOW OF BLOOD AND DECREASE THE DURATION OF THE WHOLE PROCESS. AND THEN IT IS INJECTED, IT INCREASES THE BLOOD PREASURE AND FIGHTS AGAINST LACIUM WHILE THE CUT HELPS LACIUM EXIT THE BODY. IT IS MAINLY USED WHEN THE POISION HAS STARTED SPREADING THROUGHOUT THE BODY AND THE TIME IS SHORT.

HERE IS THE WARNING FOR THIS CHAPTER, THE FOLLOWING CHAPTER CONTAINS GRAPHIC DEPICTIONS OF BLOOD AND INTENSE PAIN. PROCEED AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION. THOUGH I'LL PROVIDE WARNING BEFORE THE STATING OF THE ACTUAL SCENE AS WELL BUT I STILL FEEL THE NEED TO MENTION THIS AS MANY TIMES AS POSSIBLE, SO READ IT AT YOUR OWN RISK, YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN WARNED!

So Hee's Perspective
After what felt like hours of riding but in total actuality were just two and a half hours! I finally reached back to the club at six in the morning drained out of every ounce of energy I had in my body when I left from here, but that was reasonable, what else would you expect after throwing out all of your stomach's content and then fight like crazy to save your life and then travel for such a long duration with a literal poisonous knife stabbed into your abdomen!

The first rays of dawn painted the sky in hues of pink and orange, a stark contrast to the darkness I had left behind. Exhaustion weighed heavily upon me, every muscle screaming in protest as I dismounted my bike. Despite the physical toll, a sense of grim satisfaction washed over me. I had faced death head-on and lived to tell the tale, a testament to my resilience and determination. But the battle was far from over, and I knew I couldn't afford to let my guard down now.

As I made my way into the club, I could feel everyone's gaze fixating on me, their expression a mix of shock and concern. I knew I must have looked like a complete mess, but I couldn't find it in me to care. The exhaustion weighed heavily on every fiber of my being, and yet, there was a strange sense of satisfaction in knowing that I had survived against all odds.

My hair, normally carefully styled, now hung in disheveled strands around my face, damp with sweat and clinging to my skin. The vibrant glow that usually adorned my complexion had been replaced by a pallor that spoke volumes of the battles I had endured. Dark circles rimmed my eyes, a testament to the sleepless night and endless struggles that had brought me to this point.

But despite the outward signs of weariness, there was a fire burning within me, a determination that refused to be extinguished. The stains of blood on my clothing served as a grim reminder of the fight I had waged with death itself, the wound on my abdomen hidden beneath shirt. Namjoon's eyes widened in shock as he took in my disheveled appearance, the gravity of my injuries finally sinking in.

Without a word, I made my way to the back room, all the while removing all the weapons I carried across my body, where a tub filled with ice awaited me. With trembling hands I took out the knife pressed into my body, as soon as I pulled it out along with it my blood flowed with no intention to stop, so pulling my shirt over my head I pressed hard on my wound to stop the blood flow. The sight made my stomach churn, but I pushed aside the nausea, focusing on the task at hand.

The doctor soon rushed in to examine my injury, applied some medicine and wrapped it with bandage followed with a plastic, he also confirmed that the wound wasn't deep enough to damage any intarnal organ, he continued saying "But lucium is a tricky poision, even though it's a slow reacting one, it gives enough burning to the person to die with every passing second, so I would request you guys to exit the room for me to take this poision out her system and give her an antidote for her to recover faster."