"I opened the small box, and what I found inside was a vial with a clear liquid inside."
"What's this, a potion?"
"Yes, but not any kind of potion."
"It is the Goddess's tear."
"Wha-"
As I was surprised, the vial slipped from my hands. And all I can think about is "oh sh*t."
But to punish me, my mom lightly hit my head, and before I knew it, they were already near me, and the vial was in my father's hand.
"What are you doing—don't you know how hard your father worked to get that?"
"It's okay; I too would have that kind of reaction when having a godly item like that at his age."
Who wouldn't be surprised? Although I understand my mother's point, anyone would be surprised.This is an item that is only known in legend, or at least not in the era of my great-grandfather.
At his time, he finds the item to save his sister, who was the oracle at that time, though it was accidental but a miracle at the same time. And some say that his sister told him where it was, but they missed the point that an oracle can't see their own future.
Still, it was a debated topic at that time. But the thing that people really talked about was the effect of the goddess's tears. because he saw not one, but five of them
And people might think that the empire would hide it in their treasury, but it would not. It was all used in my great-grandfather's time. And we held some information on what its effects are, and it was proven to have three effects, with more yet to be known.
And those effects are the healing of disease or poison, the repair of the power root, and the improvement of the power root when it is not damaged. And these effects are instant, though it is still not proven if it can repair lost limbs, repair damaged parts of the body, or even restore their mana cores.
They learned of this from two people: the oracle and the sage. who at that time also damaged its power root, though slightly, which lessened his strength. But with the potion, he improved, and so did the oracle. And upon learning of the effect of improvement or of their roots, the other members who are in the top three in strength beside the sage
"Father, mother, I believe this would be a waste of my time.You saw it earlier, right? They didn't see me absorbing mana in my body. So this would only be a waste with no use for me."
Though it was because of what I wore, it would still be a good excuse for me. Because having this would be more beneficial than harmful because it has another side effect when taken.
"It's not a problem; it is only one of the three vials I found, and they would have to accept my decision since I am this country's ruler and I am also going to give the remaining vial to the Treasury."
"That's right, so please accept it and show them what you've got."
They say that they encourage me, but from their words, I only feel like they don't want the family to be looked down upon. But still, I am glad that they still give these things to me, even if they will not be useful to me.
"Okay, mother and father. I will do what I can from now on."
Though I say that my power roots are already restored and are close to being completely repaired. And once that happens, I might even be stronger than I was when I was three, but it is kind of sad not to have a "limit break" for myself.
Well, sometimes you win one and sometimes you lose some, I guess.
"Well, then, that is all we still don't know about who is responsible for what happened to you. So it's best not to come back here after all, because we'll be busier."
"That is true; we apologize for this, but I do hope you will prepare for the upcoming ceremony two years from now."
"Okay, I understand."
I answered that, thinking that it was kind of expected, so it didn't matter much to me. And as for the ceremony, it is kind of like a citizenship ceremony for us children, where we will be baptized and be recognized by the gods.
So I guess I need to find a way to use this huh. I thought to myself as I looked at the crystal like a vial in my hands.
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"Do we really have to do this? He doesn't have to restore his power root, right?"
"We have to; we won't be with our children forever, and you noticed it yourself while I was away, right?"
"Of course I know that, even though I am doing my best to prevent and solve the corruption in this country, it is still a huge burden for our family since we don't know who to trust anymore."
"This is a problem when dealing with such a large country. But my sibling never thought of that and is becoming even more greedy as time goes by."
"Do you think it was one of them who tried to poison our child?"
"I don't know, but it is highly likely it is someone among them, after what happened was truly unexpected and somehow timely."
'This is really a headache. Oh yeah, what happened to the little princess?"
"That? Let's just say it was a very timely event that may have given us an advantage in the future."
"What do you mean? Did something happen to her?"
"Yeah, you can say that. You can also say they owe it to him for saving his daughter."
"I see that as a good thing. Having more allies is reassuring now that we are fighting both inside and outside."
"Yeah that's true.'
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Returning back to the mansion I got in, in my room. And as i got in-
"Ow! Fu**!S**t! Argh!. Why?!"
I was bitten by this alligator snapping turtle. Though he is not one, it is kind of close, and it hurts like heck, though it was only for an instant.
"What? "
Even after he bit me, he kept nudging me about something. And then I noticed he wanted to eat the ore I had. And, as if in response to him, I offer a few.
"You really are doing whatever you want, huh? It's a good thing I can heal myself quickly. Here, take a few"
"Prince Dustin, are you okay?"
"Yeah, it's nothing. I just stepped on something on my way in; it's good now."
I said, reassuring Kiara that I was okay and that there was nothing to be worried about.
After what happened, I laid in bed looking at the vial in my hand and the Goddess' tear. It is named as such by many not just because of its miraculous effect but also because of the clear liquid within. not to mention that the gods were thought to be giant beings with incredible abilities, with us as their descendants. So a tear can definitely fill a vial this small, if not more.
Well, it was only lore-based, and it could only be just chemical substances that are mixed together. But hey, people like mysterious things, so this type of naming is welcomed by many other than boring ones.
But here comes the problem: I can't use it. Someone gave a detailed explanation of its flaw.
The ones who did the research were the sages and my great grandfather. They talked about the amazing effects of the potion in the first half of the book.
Like how they absorb more mana and their bloodlines' abilities improve, so do their physical attributes. It is also described here how the sage rearranged his roots during the healing process, which was crazy because it also helped him improve his roots.
But it came with a cost because, during that time, an incident happened that could cost millions of lives. Coincidentally, they were near the tragic place, so they charged there and saved everyone at the cost of one of their companions' lives.
What happened was that this person overcharged his mana core to execute a special move. And this was normal since this would only damage their bodies a bit and they would heal naturally. And having this type of special move is common to all, but what happened at that time was unexpected.
He died in an instant after making that one move. But before that happened, he told them that he felt he could do something even more amazing. saying that he executed the move, costing his life.
After what happened, they conducted an investigation. After many years, people who used the potion began to exhibit symptoms. They found it shocking and realized the effects of the potion, except for two individuals.
Which was the sage and which was the oracle. So they concluded that a person who has damage in their body can adapt to the side effects. Although they don't know if it affects those with severe injuries, it was suggested that those with severe injuries use this.
And as for those who have taken the potion like their great-grandfather, they realize that they have less time left as their body deteriorates because of the potion.
So with this in my arm, I only have a few choices for this potion. After all, I hold both fortune and a curse.