Poison

"Their remains had been rotting in there for more than a few days. The husband went into madness as he kept hugging the corpses. And I was a witness to what occurred next."

Bryan gulped nervously, worried about the result of this poor story.

"He walked out of the room in defeat as I followed him. The man was crying a river as he did so. I couldn't touch him since it was our policy not to show emotion in our missions. In the end, he lost all of his kids. He hired me to save his kids but couldn't save a single one."

"The next day came, and I had left the premises. He'd hang himself out of grief. I think one of the most deranged things I've seen during that case was the woman playing with the triplets' dead bodies. When we found her, she was using the babies' bodies as toys."

"That lady was using dead boys to play make-believe scenarios. And when we found the daughters, their eyelids were cut off so that they could resemble dolls. Their mouths were sewn shut as well, and the woman had removed the noses rather poorly."

"That was only one of the many cases I have in my previous world. Now then, do you think that your missions can beat that?" I asked, daring him for a comeback.

"The craziest mission I had was the Albion Mission. The doctors experimented on both women and children to the brink of insanity. It was horrendous for me, but the rest were alright with it. But I've got a thing for poison, so it might just be me," answered Bryan.

Hm... Poison, huh? I don't think I've got anything about that within my skill list. Thus, if I get into trouble with the Element of Poison, I might not come out of it unscathed. But looking at how much power was at my disposal, I'd bet that I could put up a fight and not lose my life.

"I've known some things about poison as well. It's the most reliable killing method I've got, if played properly," I replied, thinking back.

"Why? I thought poison takes time to take effect instead of a quick gunshot or a stab in the chest. It would've been a horrible way of putting your targets down," asked Bryan, confused at my reply.

"That's because you haven't got the proper poisons yet! The way my world used poison as a whole was unforgivably tragic and disgusting. But I've found that I could get more information out of my targets using poisons," I explained.

"But how? Poisons are used to stop people's minds from functioning..."

"Well, you can give them in small doses. Poisons have different side effects. Some can kill you by sabotaging your heart, and some will make you vomit or have a stomachache. And you'll find that giving them a mix of poisons will result in fascinating symptoms."

"What was the poison that you dealt with in the Albion Mission?" I asked, trying to link back to my memories within the previous realm.

"It was called 'Deadly Nightshade.' It was from a bunch of berries that looked bigger than blueberries. It was from the plant named 'Atropa Bella Donna.' The women who ate the berries said it was like eating candy but with visions," answered Bryan.

Candy with visions... That was what the drug dealers used to say when giving out Mellow Yellows. Otherwise known as LSD or Acid. It was a psychedelic drug that caused the consumer to trip over some weird visions. This drug is one of the least dangerous ones but the most common.

The death rate from Mellow Yellow is far from the other hardcore drugs such as crack cocaine or heroin. This makes it easier to get since the others turn a blind eye to weak medications. But since it is so available, many others abuse it. Luckily, I didn't do drugs.

Those things are nasty, and I've seen enough people go into cold turkey to know that doing drugs isn't worth it. It costs too much, and I've pretty much got a better way of getting high without the use of narcotics. And it was called doing my missions and playing with my baby brother.

Back to what Bryan had answered, it does check out with the one from the novel. Although, the author had a very intriguing thing with poisons. The writer only focused on natural toxins, something like 'Deadly Nightshade,' 'Mercury,' and the classic 'Poison Ivy.'

The novel had no mention of drugs; I thought it would be a great and exciting addition. But the plot was set before the dawn of medicine, so there isn't any lab to create those narcotics. Nevertheless, the poison Bryan specified isn't too bad.