Venom Pool Novels & Stories

“We can use the pool’s source energy to cleanse your body, to forcibly strip away the black magic. But the process…” “Will it hurt?” “It will be a pain worse than death.” I closed my eyes. I thought of the years of silent loneliness. I thought of my daughter calling me a “monster.” I thought of the undisguised disgust in Damon’s eyes. I’d already been living in hell for five years. What could possibly be more painful than that? “I’ll do it.” The Sacred Pool was deep beneath the sanctuary. Ancient stone pillars surrounded a spring that glowed with a silver light.

Without hesitation, they descended. The basement was a nightmarish laboratory. Cracked glass containers lined the walls, their contents long gone but leaving behind sinister stains. At the far end of the room, a large, empty pool dominated the space. The dried blood coating its surface glinted under the dim lights. Rowan’s gaze fell on the massive blood pool, bigger than an Olympic-sized pool, his stoic expression tightening. The dried blood clinging to its surface shimmered faintly, the metallic stench making the air almost unbreathable. His sharp eyes caught strange carvings etched into the stone surrounding the pool. The symbols seemed to pulsate faintly, emanating a sinister energy.

He begins. "Taipoxin is the active ingredient in the venom; it is a complex mixture of neurotoxins, procoagulants, and myotoxins. Its bite paralyses muscles and ruptures blood vessels and tissues, resulting in muscular injury. It is primarily found in Australia." He speaks with a smattering of fascination before gently placing the vial on his desk, his gaze fixed on the exquisite gold watch on his wrist. I lean forward, my pulse quickening as I pick up the vial and bring it closer towards my eyes, examining it.

They deserved the gridiron. "I didn’t dabble,” Vydon swore, raising his good hand in mock surrender. He understood exactly the concerns I battled inwardly. “Gossart hunts people who do not pay Ozric back, and he is also an avid collector of krait snake venom in Streppes. Their family line is famous for the garstini drink that's made from larvae roots and venom. It makes their blood acidic and corrosive to others upon contact. Drawing their blood is a no-no. They will never be wolf's meat.”

Then, the two began concocting their potions in the courtyard. After a while, Western Venom held up a jet-black pill and coldly said, "Kid, my Devil's Pill is ready. Dare you to take it?" As he spoke, his eyes were full of provocation. Stephen couldn't help but taunt by saying, "I bet he won't dare to take it! If he does, without Western Venom's antidote, he's as good as dead!" Even ordinary people could see that the black pill contained deadly poison. Western Venom had concocted it using venomous insects, poisonous plants, and toxic flowers.

Nonetheless, Chaos decided to not give this any more attention than it needed, as he checked his new Abilities. [Venom Secretion (Claws, Tail, Fangs): Level 1] An Ability unlocked from the Poison Dragon Skill Tree. Grants the ability to naturally secrete venom from specialized venom glands within the fingers connecting to claws, and the stinger of the tail. The intensity of the venom increases as the level does, alongside the Magic Stat. Venom properties can be edited the higher the level of the skill becomes. [Stupefying Charm: Level 1] An Ability unlocked from the Incubus Vampire Skill Tree.

Seeing Tyler still hesitating, Lynette said bitterly: "Tyler, did you already forget how she tried to kill me earlier? Are you really gonna choose some girl over your friends?" When Tyler didn't respond, Lynette had them dump all the Venomous Shadow Vipers into the pool. I witnessed the most horrifying scene of my life. Hundreds of Venomous Shadow Vipers, plopping one by one into the water. Their massive bodies and glowing green eyes stared at me menacingly. Suffocation and terror made my scalp crawl. I could only desperately try to dodge them. The rough, slimy skin of the vipers scraped against my body. Some slithered onto my shoulders, others onto my head.

“It’s not safe. I don’t want you to do that.” I looked up at him. “I did this with Ecaeris and Daerton day after day whilst you practiced your swordplay with my brothers and Tarra, Aien,” I told him, my voice tight with remembered hurt and anger. “This is no different. Let go of me and let me get on with it. I need to brew the poison into an anti-venom. There are people dying.” He released me slowly and reluctantly and shadowed my movements towards the spike. I stabbed it through the leather lid and we both watched with a mixture of disgust and awe as a hollow point at the tip of the sting released a spray of black, oily-looking liquid.

He walked toward me, joking with Jared about how he’d have been dead if he hadn’t caught me in time. "The Luna knows Moonshade can’t survive a day without me. She’d never kill me," Jared responded with exaggerated confidence. I laughed. My first real laugh since yesterday. "You should be resting after taking care of the pack all day, Ari," Vayne said, voice full of concern. "I will. I just need to finish testing these, stop by the clinic, and then I’m done." I dropped the crossbow and started arranging bottles of shade serpent venom into a brown carton. The blue liquid corroded living tissues. Mixed with silver, it became a slow, agonizing poison for wolves.

she murmured with her eyes gleaming as she motioned for the bag to be opened. That’s when I remembered the vial of blood I took from Kael and instantly took it out of the bag, tucking it into my palm. Veyra narrowed her eyes slightly at me but said nothing as she was much more occupied with giving brisk instructions to her team, who were already assembling at nearby workstations. "We need to determine if the venom is an exact match to what's in Maya's system. Start by isolating the venom’s active compounds and sequence markers. Use her latest bloodwork as a reference for comparison. I want a full sequence alignment."