Arcanum - Chapter 41

Chapter 41






The professor walked into the other room and came back with two small crates one filled with a mushroom and flower heads and the other large flasks of water and empty smaller flask and vials .

"So Aloe is a key material for two potions, an Elixir of Soothing and a potion of fire resistance, also a minor component for a healing potions . . . . . So if you would all grab a dried Blood of Ellen, and a fresh Araksu . " Professor Courtney explain pulling out a dried red mushrooms with white spots and a flower with purple petals showing the class .

"Now if you turn to page 8 you will see instructions of a minor healing a potion . . . . " she instructed us waiting for us to turn to the page, "Blood of Ellen is a necessary ingredient for healing potions fresh ones at the peak of maturity will give a more potent healing effect, this miraculous fungus can grow in all climates and season so they are always in abundance . . . . . Then minor healing potions need one other supplementary ingredient, in this case we will use Araksu or Aloe . Now just follow the instruction and make your very first minor healing potions . " she smiled at us and began watching the class closely .

Looking down into the book, 'minor healing potions - one Blood of Ellen, one herb or spoon of minor healing properties, a preserving agent . Firstly grind all components into a fine powder then add a preserving agent with distilled water to make it drinkable .

Following the instructions I placed the mushroom info the pestle and mortar and began grinding the mushroom into a fine dust, then added the Aloe balm and began mixing, slowly the mixture began to turn red and viscous, picking up a flask of water and an empty smaller round bottom flask, I combined the water and the red mixture into the small flask and began stirring it in circles till they both combined to form a red drinkable water .

"Well done!!! Miss . . . . . sorry I forgot your name . . . " Professor Courtney said looking at me and my success .

"Ohhh sorry I wasn't present on the first lesson . . . . its Emilia Patel . . . . Professor Courtney . " I replied to her .

"Ohhhh it's okay Paul already explained why . . . . well it's very nice to meet you Emilia Patel, well done on making your first potion . " She smiled .

The whole class began to start whispering to each other looking at me . Calista looking extremely furious, glaring at me as if she was trying to shoot lasers with her eyes .

" . . . . guys . . . why does it feel like everyone is talking about me . . . . . " I asked quietly .





"Because Paul is an S-ranked student . . . . and everyone gossips… . . " Daisy replied .

"Yeah remember you was the talk of the school because you was seen leaving Paul's room early in the morning the other day?? . . . . and now he's covering for you when you missed a lesson . . . . . " Jay whispered back .

"Don't worry about senseless gossip . . . . " Grace replied .

"Yeah!!!" Helen agreed with grace .


"Remember children because the Aloe balm is already infused with preservative, you don't need the goal of citric juice unless you used fresh Aloe . " Professor Courtney said to the class noticing several students failing .

"Jay . . . . If there's no reaction sometimes applying some heat would help in making most potion . . . . " she said to him noticing the lack of reaction .

"Okay thanks Professor Coutney . " Jay replied and reached for a small box amongst the apparatus pulling out some kindling . Pulling out his wand and holding the tip in contact with the kindling, he whispered something quickly lighting the kindling on fire . Holding the flask over the fire and gently stirring it in a circle . Slowly the red powder dissolved into the water producing a vibrant red potion similar to mine .

"You did it!!!" I said in excitement .

"Yeah . . . . " he replied looking uninterested .

"You don't want to learn potion making? . . . " I asked .





"It's useful . . . but not something I'm interested in" he answered .

"Ohhh . . . . " I said looking at the other to see their progress .

Helen easily creating several batches of potions with ease getting most out of the ingredients, whereas Daisy was a little slower reading the book carefully . Professor Courtney slowly walking around the class helping students who were struggling . Calista looking extremely furious that she failed multiple attempts .

Grace was engrossed in the potion book, allowing Helen to make the healing potions for her . Curiously peeking over at what Grace was so interested in, it looked as if she had the book open on a different page, 'Caecus' and then turning to another page . . . . 'Aegrus'

Turning to the contents page of my own book, scanning down each Category eventually finding them under poisons . . . . Remembering their page number and flicking to them, 'Caecus - Used to cause momentary blindness in the drinker until the poison passes, normally lasts between 12-24 hours . . . . . Ingredients - The flowering bud of a member in the Mayweed Family, add water and boil slowly over night . The concentrated remains can be applied on weapons and arrows and will dissolve quickly in water, leaving a small dark shimmer on the surface . ' . . . . Flipping a couple more pages over I came to the next potion . 'Aegrus - Used to cause Nausea and Sickness, the drinker will feel extremely levels of nausea followed with offset volatile vomiting, normally lasts between 30minutes - 1 hour – Boil the Root of a Eldlas plant for 2 days, and allow to evaporate into a dense green liquid, one drop is enough for a standard person . '

"What you looking at? . . " Daisy asked beside me, causing me to quickly slam the book shut hoping she didn't notice what I was reading .

"Ummm nothing much . . . . was just looking at random stuff . . . " I replied casually opening the book and flicking through the pages . 'I wonder why Grace is so interested in learning about poisons . . . . . '

The number of plants and herbs needed for all different potions are crazy . . . . "There's alot of herbs . . . . . " I said to my group .

"Yup . . . . . There's probably million if you include other planes of existence . " Helen added .

"By the way what do you mean by planes of existence . . . ??" I asked her in return

"So . . . . . This isn't the only plane in the Cosmos . . . there are also other "There are infinite number of 'planes' that had their own inhabitants and climates . . . . " Helen explained .





"Ohhh . . . . . What are examples of other planes? . . " I asked trying to understand .

"So as mentioned before . . . there is the Planes of Hell . . . . so from the scriptures I've read . . . . . Demons and Devils have an eternal conflict there for who reigns over it . . . then there's the opposite . . . . the Heavens . . . the home where the Pantheon and their loyal followers of Angels and Celestial beings reside . " Helen carried on telling .

"But after 'The departure' the Pantheon no longer resides there . . . " Grace added .

"So the God's just left? . . . " I asked .

"Yeah . . . . Kinda all the scriptures and ancient text we've read . . . . never mentioned a reason . . . just that they left after a great battle against an unnamed evil . . . . . " Grace explained .

"Ohh I see . . . . " I nodded filled with intrigue listening intently .

"There's also . . . the Elemental planes . . . . . Vast chaotic worlds filled with elementals, Planes of endless lava ash and fire . . . eternal winters . . . screaming winds . . . . . " Helen carried on explaining .

"Is it possible to visit these planes? . . . " I asked Helen .

"Hmmm . . . . depends . . . . some are easy some are hard, some are impossible . " She answered .

"Ohhh . . . I see . . . . there's so much I have to learn . . . . " I replied to them .

"Don't worry it will take time . . . There's much to learn . . . " She smiled .

"Wow I must be living under a rock . . . . I only studied about Ayena . . . " Daisy confessed .

"Ohh the lesser god of healing, compassion and peace? . . " Helen replied in excitement .

"Yeah! You know about her? . . " Daisy asked in return .

"Yeah! . . . It's been known that she takes good care of her followers even on occasions talk to them!" Helen replied

"I haven't heard from her in a while sadly . . . . but I know she's looking after me one way or another . . . . "Daisy replied .

"Lesser God? . . . " I whispered to Jay slyly .

"Ayena is a God . . . but there aren't many followers like major religions . . . so she's classified as a lesser god . . . " Jay answered quietly .

"Ohh I see . . . " I whispered nodding with the conversation .

"Anything cool with you? . . " I asked quietly to him trying not to interrupt the others conversation .

"No . . nothing . . . . " He relied pulling his sleeve down lower .

The bell sound rang in my head notifying us that it was the end of the lesson and the end of today's lessons . "Children if you could please place the potions in the crate so we can store them for use . " Professor Courtney shouted out to the class as everyone erupted in conversation and began packing up their books and bags .

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