14. WOLFSBANE .
let’s talk about wolfsbane . for humans , it’s your basic run-of-the-mill poison ( causing nausea , vomiting , and diarrhea ) . for michio , a shapeshifter , circumstances are a little different .
coming into contact with his bloodstream , it saps the oxygen from it entirely hence the black appearance it has when it oozes out of wounds ( wolfsbane usually administered through bullets and arrows ; but there have been more unique methods ) , and then it proceeds to literally eat away at anything it can ; flesh , bone , organs . kind of like a deteriorating virus , and if the wolfsbane stays in the body long enough ( even after death ) the body will dissolve completely .
there’s namely two ways to go about curing oneself ; bloodletting and ashes . most werewolves have a regenerative factor that allow them to bleed the wolfsbane out of their system with a large enough cut , but they’re only bleeding themselves into their grave if they don’t catch the poisoning soon enough . ashes are the safer option , but are harder to get a hold of . you need to know the type of wolfsbane you’ve been shot up with , and the chances of actually finding it are a million to one .
burning the wolfsbane you’ve been poisoned with and smothering your wound with the ashes will eliminate the poison and really , that’s that .
but the symptoms of wolfsbane poisoning for a shapeshifter aren’t only physical .
along with the flesh eating and drowsiness , a werebreed extremely close to death will start to experience hallucinations . of the past , present , and future . of what they want and don’t want to see .
luckily , michio himself hasn’t been pushed that far .