It's Too Far

"Heh, how are you guys afraid? Look, it stopped before spreading to my entire body." Reizen snickered. He brought his hand closer as he said, "You can't hurt me again." When he said it, his eyes focused on the tan color on his hand. Ridicule and mock flashed over his eyes.

He remembered how painful it was being ravaged by this virus. He almost died, in fact.

"Again? Does that mean you've been infected before? How are you still alive?" The kind man asked.

"What are you saying? Isn't this common?" Reizen looked at the man as if looking at an idiot.

"Common?" The kind man looked at Reizen strangely.

Reizen was puzzled, "What? Did I say something wrong?"

"Yeah. This disease is nowhere common. There are no records in the empire! It's a strange disease turning someone into a wooden statue! It wouldn't be weird if we call it a curse at this point!"