Preparations Complete

After the battle was won, the wounded were gathered and brought back to the clinic within the small settlement of Haven. Alex was among their ranks; he had faded in and out of consciousness throughout the journey. When he was brought to the doctors, they quickly sealed his wounds with a deep green herbal salve and forced him to drink a potion they referred to as a "blood serum."

With the rapid evolution in the environment, many new plants and herbs appeared, among those with basic medicinal properties. After many hours of experimentation, the herbalists throughout the various refuges within the region had come up with their own substitute for modern medical supplies.

Among those new inventions was the herbal salve, which acted as a quick seal to wounds, helped fight infection, and the "blood serum," which rapidly replaced blood loss. Needless to say, with these inventions over the past month, the survival rate of slayers had increased rapidly.