CHAPTER 4 GOD OF POISONS

It took Kuru 2300 years of training with War until he was fully satisfied. Although he seem a little reluctant to let go of Kuru but did not let it show. Next was Pestilence.

Pestilence, he goes by many names in different universe. Mainly known as the God of Poisons. His role is originally was to spread deadly disease to all sinful nations. Poisoning waters sources of kingdoms, spreading diseases through bugs, rats and all kinds of creatures. Creating plagues, viruses leading to pandemic. All in the name of decreasing over populated planets. He whispers in the ears of doctors to make them go mad and kill millions of people. His weapon of choice is a poison Bow and poison daggers. He uses his bow only on planets that are deemed can not be saved. He would simply aim on a single person and create a zombie Apocalypse.

Kuru had been a sleep just after his final day with War. But he wakes up to find himself on a operation table. Both hands and feet tied. Kuru looks around to see what seems like operating room that doctors use. It's old, dark and dusty. Shelves with jars of different organs of different species. Jars of strange plants and some seemed even to be alive.

"what's going on? Where am I?"

"Ah, you have finally awaken." a strange, old man like voice came from the dark corner in the room. Kuru looked and out of the darkness, emerged Pestilence in human size.

"Are you Lord Pestilence?"

"ah...I see what War said is right. Your eyes have changed. Your no longer the timid child that once cried at the mere sight of us." Pestilence said as he walked past Kuru to a table with many syringes.

"War may perfected they way of violence, But poison. There are so many different types. You need at least 100 000 years or more to learn them all. There components and chemical reactions they make. Some can kill painlessly depending on dosage or you may die a violent painful death. And you would not never need to be there." he said as he picks a syringe.

Just above Kuru a system panel appears.

1ST TEST

STAGE 1

POSIN LEVEL:LOW

PAIN SCALE:0/10

DOSAGE:SMALL

MISSION: SURVIVE EACH DIFFERENT TYPE OF POISON AND NOT DIE.

Pestilence looked at Kuru with an evil smile that can scare adults.

"I'm so sorry. I haven't had experiment in such a long time and one without the permission to die. So I'm most excited."

'some how I feel this won't be easy.'

"Let's begin, shall we."

Pestilence stabbed Kuru's chest with the syringe, quit harshly.

'Ah, fuck did he have to stabbed me with it'

To Kuru's surprise. He did not die.

"uhm Lord Pestilence was that really poison?"

"Surprised? Well you don't have to wait for long. Low level poison are used to kill without detection. It tasteless and painless. It takes some time to work through the blood stream"

After 5 minutes kuru began to feel dizzy.

'my head, it feels strange. I can't seem to keep my eyes open.'

[1st Death]

Kuru woke up and found himself in a Dark cold place. Where no light shines.

"Hello? Is anyone there?"

Kuru's voice echoed but no one replied. So he walked. It's so quite that all he can hear is his own foot steps. After someone time of walking. Kuru could see a spot light at a distance. As he got closer he could see a man, women and a child with their backs facing his direction.

"Hello? Can you help me? I don't know where I am." although Kuru kept walking but could not get any closer. It was as if he was walking on one spot.

'What's going on? I'm sure I'm moving right?'

The people under the spotlight turn around. To Kuru's surprise it is his family. His mother is holding Sakuya in her arms but they all looked sad.

"Mom! Dad! Sakuya!..." Kuru shouted but his voice could not reach them. Kuru ran faster and faster but made no difference in distance.

"Mom! Dad! Sakuya!..."

Kuru woke up frantically.

"wha.. What happened did I fall asleep?"

"yes and no" Pestilence answered

"you died a painless death."

"Then how do I pass the test?"

"That is up to you. The human body is as amazing as poisons. Once the body is poisoned with small dosage it can improve the immune system and not to be fatal. After time the human body can adapt and even increase your immunity to said poison."

"So over time with small dosages. I would be able to become immune."

"Yes but for you who is forbidden from death. You don't have the privilege of small dosages...." Pestilence then picked up another syringe.

"It took you 5 minutes. Try to hang on a little longer." Pestilence said then stabbed Kuru's chest again.

'ahhh.. take it easy'

7 minutes later after injection.

'dame I'm getting dizzy again. It's so hard to stay awake. It's like my body is begging me to sleep.'

[2nd Death]

Kuru once again woke up in that dark place. But can see his family at once this time.

" Mom! Dad! Sakyua.. It's me Kuru!" he shouted and yet his voice still can't reach them.

Kuru woke up again and with out a second though Pestilence stabbed him.

'damn!'

9 minutes later after injection.

'I'm lasting longer than before.' Kuru thought to himself but imagined his family in that dark place.

'but it's not enough I have to pass this test.'

[3rd Death]

Kuru is still running towards his family. Reach out his hand but not getting closer.

'No, I have to get to them.'

He woke up and stabbed again.

39 minutes later after injection.

[14th Death]

45 minutes later after injection.

[24 Death]

'But I still try'

50 minutes later after injection.

[30th Death]

'I started to notice after each time I die and come back. Pestilence would up the dosage.'

1 hour later after injection.

[42nd Death]

'but I will hold on'

1 hour 34 minutes later after injection.

[60th Death]

'I will still reach out to them'

1 hour 50 minutes later after injection.

[74th Death]

'I won't let go of those who harm my Family!'

6 hour later after injection.

"it's been 6 hours and you have not died. You have stop dying at your [81st Death]. You seem to be immune. I'm quite impressed." Pestilence said while taking another syringe.

"War had told me that you have a relentless will. But I don't you will have any after this."

"It doesn't matter..."

"oh"

"It doesn't matter how long or how painful it gets. I am no long the Kuru that cries from his own pain. No matter how much pain you give me or how much I have to endure. It will never compare to the loneliness of having a family you loved taken away from you."

"oooh.. I guess War was right. That fire that burns in your eyes. That will like monster in your heart. See that your are so high spirited. I will up the dosage. I do hope you give me entertainment as you suffer."

1ST TEST

STAGE 2

POSIN LEVEL:LOW-MIDDLE

PAIN SCALE:3/10

DOSAGE:HIGH

MISSION: SURVIVE EACH DIFFERENT TYPE OF POISON AND NOT DIE.

After the injection Kuru's body began shaking uncontrollable.

'What the fuck is this. This poison feeling 10x stronger than the one before.'

1min after injection

[82nd Death]

'Seeing my family brought the feel of joy and sadness.'

1ST TEST

STAGE 3

POSIN LEVEL:LOW-HIGH

PAIN SCALE:5/10

DOSAGE:HIGH

MISSION: SURVIVE EACH DIFFERENT TYPE OF POISON AND NOT DIE.

Kuru went blind and suffered great dehydration. Causing him great kidney failure.

[242nd Death]

'Each time I pass a stage. I get closer to them.'

1ST TEST

STAGE 4

POSIN LEVEL:MIDDLE-LOW

PAIN SCALE:6/10

DOSAGE:HIGH

MISSION: SURVIVE EACH DIFFERENT TYPE OF POISON AND NOT DIE.

Kuru began to cough uncontrollably. His body temperature had gone up and suffered from heat strokes.

[456th Death]

'What kills me the most is. More closer I got the sadder they become'

1ST TEST

STAGE 5

POSIN LEVEL:MIDDLE LOW

PAIN SCALE:8/10

DOSAGE:HIGH

MISSION: SURVIVE EACH DIFFERENT TYPE OF POISON AND NOT DIE.

[737th Death]

At this point. Kuru's pain high level threshold began to crumble and his skin gone gangrene from the poison.

'Just Why?...'

1ST TEST

STAGE 6

POSIN LEVEL:MIDDLE-HIGH

PAIN SCALE:9/10

DOSAGE:HIGH

MISSION: SURVIVE EACH DIFFERENT TYPE OF POISON AND NOT DIE.

Kuru's nose bleed as his brain began melting inside his head.

[1060th Death]

'Just why did the happen to my family'

1ST TEST

STAGE 7

POSIN LEVEL:HIGH

PAIN SCALE:10/10

DOSAGE:HIGH

MISSION: SURVIVE EACH DIFFERENT TYPE OF POISON AND NOT DIE.

Kuru's body swelled up and exploded.

[1784th Death]

'At some point I stopped running towards them.'

"STOP!" Kuru shouted just before Pestilence injected him again.

"What is it boy. Have you finally had enough?"

Kuru is in a weak state. He can barely move or breath. Death was watching from his thrown as well.

"How... How long have.. I been.. Here?"

"it's been 988 years."

Kuru looks down and seems disappointed. Pestilence looked closer and smiled.

"I see you have met your breaking point. I understand not many grown men can't handle some of the poisons that you are immune of now. But all humans eventually give in."

"hahaha...hah...aha....." Kuru began to laugh but coughs in between.

Death is intrigued by this laughter and Pestilence looks back in shock.

"You dare to laugh at the face of Pestilence!"

"haha.. No. Haha not."

"I'm not laughing at you. I'm laughing at myself."

Pestilence is confused by his statement.

"because... I almost gave into your words."

Kuru sits up and gives deadly look in his eyes.

"let's make a deal."

"a deal?"

"Yes, this system method of going through each drug is taking too long. There has to be a faster way."

"what are you talking about? There is no short cuts to immunity."

"come on Lord Pestilence. You're the God poisons. The embodiment of poison it's self. You're tell me that you don't have some powerful poison that can nullify all other poisons with it?..." Kuru said with a deceive look in his eyes that made Pestilence even more intrigued in him.

Death's eyes shine red. It was as if he smiled.

Pestilence suddenly grabbed Kuru's neck. Choking him. But Kuru never stopped look him in the eye. Showing no fear at all.

"haha.. Hahahahahahahah" Pestilence laughed loudly. Letting Kuru go. Leaving him to gasping for air.

"Never before has a mortal the guts to talk to me in such a way."

'Crazy old man. Almost killed me without using poison.'

"that look... Yes that look in your eyes. I like if only I could take them. The eyes of a monster."

"there is a short cut but I want to hear what deal you can make me."

"if I can take on your most powerful poison within a 100 Deaths. Surely with it I'll become immune to all poisons."

" What happens if you lose?"

"I'm sure you have many more poisons that you want to test out. If I lose, then you can use the remainder of my 10 000 years as an experiment for your poisons."

"hahahahaha....the arrogance. I can see that you are no longer that little bitch. Well 2000 years can do that to you."

Pestilence looked in the same direction where Death was watching.

"This is the boys choice let it be." Death said

Pestilence smile ever more greedily.

Pestilence then takes out from under his robe a wooden black box. The aura that box gave off felt as if you could die just being near it. He opens it and takes out a glass vile bottle with gold lining and seals. The liquid inside is of dark purple colour and moved on it's own.

"In this box is your short cut. Out of all the poisons that I have made. This is my master pieces. A poison so painful it could kill a God. Is so strong to can kill any other poison there is. No man could ever survive it. To become immune to it would mean to gaining immunity to all poisons. But there is just one part of our bet that I want to change."

"which part?"

"I Only have one vile bottle of this. Which means you get only one chance."

"just one chance?"

'are you fucking kidding me.'

Pestilence snapped his fingers and a system panel appeared.

HIDDEN TEST

STAGE: FINAL

POSIN LEVEL:SUPREME

PAIN SCALE:100/10

DOSAGE:HIGH

MISSION: SURVIVE EACH DIFFERENT TYPE OF POISON AND NOT DIE.

"are you sure this is what you want?"

Kuru lies back down and settles himself to get comfortable.

"I'll admit. I am nervous but it'll make a good show, won't it?"

Pestilence smiled with excitement.

He opens the vile and grabs Kuru's mouth to open it.

"Yes, please give us a good show."

Then he poured the liquid into Kuru's mouth. It was the worst taste Kuru have ever had experienced in his life.

Pestilence is holding him still as he struggled to swallow it whole. After it was done Kuru felt surprised as he had no reaction.

" Lord Pestilence, are you sur....."

Suddenly Kuru began to have an erratic seizure. His body moved on his own. Kuru grunts his teeth. Trying to control himself but it's seemed not to work.

His body temperature increased rapidly. His bones began breaking.

" aaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!" Kuru's screamed for the pain of feeling each bone in his body.

The veins in his body began to show and turn colour's of red, purple and black. It spreads from his chest, hands, feet and face.

The feeling in his veins began to burn with unimaginable heat.

'fuck I have to fight it. I have to stay awake it.'

The bones in his legs broke and twisted. His internal organs ruptured and he vomited blood.

His ears, nose and eyes began to bleed. His finger nails began to decay and rote away. The bones in his arms began to break several times over.

"aaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!!!" after a loud scream. Kuru past out.

"Too bad, but you are not a God. There was no way a mere human could have survived it."

Pestilence look up at the system panel but what he saw shocked him

"What is this?"

Kuru opened his eyes to find himself standing in front of his family. Just outside the spot light.

"Mom, Dad, Sakuya." Kuru spoke. They looked at him but said nothing. If anything they look so sad.

"Damn it if I'm here that means I failed" Kuru falls to his knees.

"I've failed you all again. I couldn't save you then and I couldn't save Sakuya."

Kuru began to cry.

"I know you're not real. You're just a figment of my imagination. But I hoped, I had hoped that by any chance that your real. Then I could jus.."

Kuru could not finish his sentence as his crying blocked his voice.

His mother and father looked at him. Tears began to roll down his mothers cheek.

"all I wanted was to see you guys smile again."

Then through the mothers ears Death. Whispered.

"You have endured seeing you son's suffering. I give you my permission to give him your last goodbyes."

His mother knelt down in front of Kuru.

"my son, my beautiful baby boy."

"Mom? Kuru says as he looks up a t his mother smiling at him."

"I can't say much and your father can't speak. So I'll have to keep this short."

"You're father and I have been watching over you since we died. I'm so sorry for everything you're going through. The tests your taking. The pain your going through. It hurts us so that we can't help you."

"No Mom, it's not your fault."

"but it is.."

Kuru's eyes showed confusing.

"I can't tell you much but what I can tell you is that the mam that killed us took your sister. Please my son, please. Save her.

Pestilence looked up at the system and it showed:

HIDDEN TEST

STAGE: FINAL

POSIN LEVEL:SUPREME

PAIN SCALE:100/10

DOSAGE:HIGH

MISSION: SURVIVE EACH DIFFERENT TYPE OF POISON AND NOT DIE.

[#*§*? Deaths]

"What is the meaning of this?"

"Is this your doing Death? You dare to interfere with my test!"

"listen my son. You have to be strong."

"but what if I become something I'm not. What if I become a monster...."

"No you won't. You are a Tomo. Tomo's are strong and we never back down. Even if your fail, even if you become a monster. We will always be proud of you."

"mom.... Dad.." Kuru said then looked at his little sister. Kuru whips his tears and stands up.

"Rest assured I wont give up. I'll serve my time. I'll find Sakuya and make those bastards pay for what they did to us."

"My son we love you. Now go there and kick that test's ass!" his Mother said with enthusiasm. Hold out a strong fist.

Kuru smiled, held his fists together and closed his eyes.

'I have to go back'

Kuru began using his manna to cover his body.

'I have show them.'

Pestilence look at Kuru's body and noticed his manna began to cover it. The swollen vein's colour began to fade.

"what is this? His using his own manna to fight the poison. Impossible! Not even a God can recover let alone survive." Pestilence said and looked at the Deaths panel.

[#%* Deaths]

'I'll us the power locked deep down.'

"haha... Hahahahahahaha" Pestilence laughed as he raised his arm.

[*~%# Deaths]

"You truly are a monster"

[+#*% Deaths]

Kuru's Parents watch as a strong vortex of dark red Manna began to ferociously manifest around him. Kuru began to float in the air.

'I'll change.'

On the table. Kuru's restaurants broke off and his body began to float as well.

[%#=* Deaths]

'I'll get stronger!'

"I love you my son. Now go and show them what a real Tomo looks like."

Kuru began to manifest dark red angel wings from his manna. As well as his body in the lab. Both bodies, their manna gathered and released into an explosion. The lad including the building exploded. The manna burst out with a face of an evil skull. It's mouth and rowed with rage.

The building is reduced to rubble. Pestilence just stood in the smoke unscratched. He just kept looking at the Deaths panel.

[1784th Death]

"He did it. He really did it." he said, then looked down on the ground. Kuru was lying there unconscious. His body injured but still breathing.

"I work on that poison for 3479 years and it was the best work that I have ever done. This human, no this monster beat it." Pestilence said with anger in his voice.

"haha.. Hhahhahahaha" he spontaneously starts laughing.

"I can't believe this. Bet with all the odds against you with nothing but will and a broken body. You still beat the odd."

"Fine for the next 1000 I Pestilence of the Four Horsemen shall teach you the way of 10 000 poison."

Death looked and slightly laughed that echoed throughout the Hall's of the End.