Toxic Empress

Deadly Poison

The rolling time changed in the morning, suddenly the atmosphere of the city sounded very crowded, the hustle and bustle of the world this morning seemed different from usual. Some nobles got the terror of higanbana flowers last night, it turns out that Carian managed to carry out his duties very well. Everyone knows, when someone has got higanbana flowers, it means his life will not be long. That was what made the storm downtown, even the news of this wind quickly spread to the imperial palace.

Derryl was overwhelmed with complaints from nobles who asked for protection, their fear of the terror of this murder made them unable to squint. They are required not to let their guard down, because the killers who are targeting their lives are now wandering around them. Searching with his subordinates did not take their eyes off the target, they were currently hiding in a place that could not be reached by others.

“Your Majesty, please protect us. Higanbana killer group is eyeing our heads, don't know what the reason is but we really never make any trouble.”

“I beg you, send stronger protection for us, Your Majesty. You also know about the rumors about this ruthless killer, they did not hesitate to skin his target alive. I still want to live, please, Your Majesty.”

The nobles begged greatly as they bowed deeply before Derryl who was sitting on the throne with Brisia. His body still hurts from Xena's kick last night, and now his head starts to throb due to new problems that come. Derryl was wary of the group of higanbana assassins, other empires were also wary of him because of rumors that the killer higanbana is actually possessed by a human-shaped demon. They have no heart, they do not want to hear words of mercy or forgiveness, and they will torture their targets before they are killed.

“Gosh, why have the problems that have been happening to me lately become more complicated? Yes, I will ask the best knights of the empire to guard and protect you later, do not worry about it, there will be no assassins who dare to approach you,”, said Derryl, he did not want to linger in the throne room again, his head seemed to want to break if it was too long there.

“Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you.”

The nobles bowed over and over again in thanks, at least at this time their fear was slightly lessened. Although there was no point in asking Derryl for help, because the assassins Xena took care of were in fact stronger and smarter than ordinary knights. Their strength had been honed for many years under the auspices of Xena directly, no wonder she had such loyal and powerful subordinates.

“Your Highness, are you okay?” brisia asked worried the maximum to see Derryl who did not stop complaining of pain.

“It's okay, I just need a break. Please take me to the room and don't forget to call the doctor for me.”

Brisia immediately drove Derryl into the room, a servant assigned to call the imperial physician. Rushing the doctor fulfilled a call from Derryl, he immediately examined in detail the condition of Derryl's body. The doctor was surprised when he underwent an examination on Derryl's body, repeatedly he tried to confirm it but the results he got remained the same.

“What's up? Your expression does not look good. Am I going to die soon?” derryl asked very slowly.

“Your Highness, it looks like your body is exposed to a fairly strong poison, this is not just an ordinary poison and until now no doctor has found an antidote. It looks like you got the poison from the outer wound you obtained yesterday. This poison will spread and destroy your internal organs slowly,” explained the doctor.

Derryl was speechless when he heard the doctor's explanation, he somehow got the poison. Meanwhile, Brisia had no power to hold back her tears, she cried hearing about the poison that hurt Derryl.

“Is there no other way to get rid of this poison from my body?” ask Derryl expectantly.

The doctor shook his head slowly, “Sorry, Your Majesty, this deadly poison I cannot handle with medical science. Already many people who died from this kind of poison, some doctors have done research to find the antidote, but the results are nil.”

“Brisia, stop crying, do you have nothing else to do but cry? Makes me sick of it,” ketus Derryl.

As the storm rages on, Brisia is speechless and distrustful of what she just heard, and this time Derryl scolds her for crying about her.

“You heart! Though I'm like this because I'm worried about you, but why your response is like that?” Brisia tightens the volume of her cries, the whole room closes its ears because the sound of Brisia's crying really interferes with hearing.

“Quick get him out of here! Just interrupt,” Derryl orders to a waiter.

“Good, Your Highness.” Immediately the maid forced Brisia to come out of the room, Derryl's heart was sensitive. The problem with Xena is not finished, and now comes new problems again, again, and again.

After the room returned to calm, Derryl continued his conversation with the doctor who had been diverted.

“But, Your Honor, I think there is one person who can make an antidote for you. However, I am not sure if we can find that person or not, because the person's whereabouts are very mysterious.”

A glimmer of hope emanated in Derryl's eyes, for now it became a restless reliever for him.

“Who do you mean? Just tell me, who knows later I can find it,” urged Derryl.

“Have you heard of Klaus the doctor of death?”

Derryl thought for a moment, he had heard about this doctor at a glance and there was not much info he had about the person.

“The death doctor's clause? Wasn't he the most genius doctor that so many people had come to wish for? Is his existence really that mysterious?” confused Derryl.

“True, Your Majesty, he is a talented young doctor, his medical ability is above average. However, I heard a rumor about him, people said that he was obsessed with research of the human body so many humans died because they were used as guinea pigs for his benefit. That is the reason why he is said to be the doctor of death, because he brings death to many people,” said the doctor.

Hearing him made Derryl's hair stand up, only this time he heard there was a doctor like that, but he had no choice but to ask for help to the doctor of death.

“No problem, I will pay him whatever it is, now I have to find him first. Another problem later I think, which obviously I must remove the poison that torments my body.”