Alchemist Konoha: Manifester of the Plague

Ever since the wizards of the Runiverse had been introduced to years of havoc and war, not much attention has been given to the origins of some of the disasters imposed upon them. Particularly, the genesis of the plague that led to the demise of thousands of wizards and stranger folks was largely unknown. Never would the lower dwellers have imagined the one who had promised them escape from famine- Alchemist Konoha- was the same wizard who had unleashed a plague onto them.

Alchemist Konoha was once known for his extraordinary alchemist skills; his ability to create substances was unmatched. No-one knew for sure what had happened, but one day, Alchemist Konoha left the Alchemist's Archipelago towards the Wild in search of materials that he could use for his alchemy that would allow the famines to subside.

At one point during his quest, Alchemist Konoha encounters a stranger folk who offers him a passion potion, claiming that it is the cure to the famines that would save the lives of many. Unsure of the way the potion works, he decided to test it for himself and take a sip. After a few moments, he found himself hallucinating and experiencing eccentric visions. His face began to bare a tengu appearance and his skin slowly turned red.

As he attempted to fight and gain back control of his mind, he realised that he was beginning to have visions on how to make use of the matter around him. His unconscious mind was guiding him on how to create substances from elements around him– essentially being able to create anything from the simplest of materials. Realising that this was the key to success, he caved into his mind, dousing himself in more passion potion until his eyes had turned to glass.

When he returned to his island, he was unrecognisable to all except for his wife, Medium Cybele, who noticed the ring on his finger. Worried by his strange appearance and behavior, the other wizards moved away from him. Alchemist Konoha rejoiced over his new abilities, oblivious to the fact that he was not communicating to the wizards in a comprehensible manner and was merely speaking to himself. He does not think much of their eerie silence, and continues to speak utter nonsense.

Then chaotically, his visions fixate on his wife’s familiar, an ember frog, telling him to use it for it would end the famine. His new abilities allow him to quickly create a transmutation circle that- in his mind- transforms the ember frog into satiety potions. Yet in reality, the frog became corrupted and produced spores that in turn produced miasma, a heavy cloud of toxic organic matter. His glass eyes had shut him away from the realities of the world, tricking him that the toxic cloud in front of him was indeed the key to making satiety potions that could end hunger.

The wizards watched in horror as the miasma spread, and some of the stronger alchemists charged up against Alchemist Konoha to stop him. Lost in his deteriorating sanity, Alchemist Konoha plunges the wizards into the transmutation circle. The wizards screamed in agony as they slowly rotted away and their organic matter added to the miasma above.

His wife, in the process of running away, inhales some of the toxic air and develops large swellings on her hands and black markings on her face. She continues towards the south and, while her escape was victorious, she inadvertently carries within her what will become the beginning of the plague in Calista’s Citadel. With every breath, she releases spores that infect others around her.

The Runiverse would be met with years of an unstoppable plague caused by a wizard who remains under the spell of a passion potion. It remains unclear who the stranger folk was that had offered him the potion, or how to make Alchemist Konoha come back to his senses. Supposedly, wizards like Holy Monk Aldo have tried to come up with a cure against the plague, but to this day none remain successful.

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