Epic Of The Demonic Sage

"Can you please wait here a moment, I need to get permission from the head healer." The nurse suddenly spoke.

Lucius, who had been observing the wards, stopped mid way and looked at her. 

"Okay," Lucius replied.

He looked at the guards that were standing around and narrowed his eyes.

"I thought guards were not allowed inside the hospital," Lucius muttered.

"They are not the guards of others, but rather those of the hospital itself. This is the highest level ward of the hospital and only the most important patients are brought here. This includes those with severe diseases or the nobles." Kiana informed.

"Ah, I see." Lucius nodded his head.

He observed the guards closely and saw the symbol of the hospital imprinted on their uniform. The symbol was that of a glass bottle that was suspended between two praying hands. This was actually the symbol that was used by healers all over the world.

Surprisingly though, Goddess Alana who represented Healing, Light and Faith herself, did not use this symbol. It was not a religious symbol and was said to have come into existence a long time ago.

It was said at that time the only way someone could be healed was through the grace of the gods. But then came a healer who created the healing arts and wrote the tomes about the medicines. 

That is the reason why the symbol is that of human hands holding a glass medicine bottle between them. This showed the capability of the humans when, gods had turned their faces.

There was even said to be some friction between the Church of Alana and the healers guild once upon a time but over the years it got resolved as the Pope of the church said they were all followers of Alana in the end.

Anyone that healed someone was said to be gaining merits for themselves and Goddess Alana would like them. Thus by default anyone that healed and took care of them would become a follower of Alana.

When Lucius had found this out, he couldn't help but praise the cleverness of the church. Not only had they resolved a conflict in a few words, but they had aromatically expanded the domain of their goddess.

That way even if one did not believe in the Goddess Alana, they would still end up being considered as their followers. It could also be said to be sneaky. Games like these were something Lucius had seen a lot during his time in his past life.

The door of the ward opened and the nurse who had brought Lucius and his companions here appeared.

"You can come in, young lord Asher." The nurse spoke.

"Thank you." Lucius spoke before entering the ward.

This place was quite large and took up a quarter of the entire second floor. Lucius could also see decorations that were of a much better quality than other areas here. Just the floor itself was the same as the rest of the building.

Currently, the ward was empty except for one bed where a man in blood stained white suit was lying. It had not been long since Keith had been brought here, and thus the healers and nurses had not gotten enough time to change him into different clothes.

There were two guards who were supposed to look after Keith standing at the bedside. These guards were from the Drew Family and not from the hospital, as could be told from the crest on their uniforms.

Along with these guards stood the most important personnel of the hospital. There was an old wizened man with a long beard standing near the head of the bed along with two senior healers and three nurses.

"Head Healer Berk, this is Young Lord Asher Inanis." The nurse introduced Asher.

The old wizened man turned around and saw Lucius standing there. His eyes twinkled upon seeing him and he nodded his head.

"It's been a long time since I saw you, Young lord Asher." Head Healer Berk spoke.

"We've met before?" Lucius asked. He tried to go through his memories to see if anyone had told him about this or not, but could not find it.

"Ah, I almost forgot you had amnesia. What a pity…" Head Healer Berk shook his head.

"Head healer Berk was one of the people that were invited to heal you when you were injured," Kiana whispered to Lucius.

Lucius raised his brows upon hearing it and wondered if this man had really come at that time or not. 

"I wanted to heal you back when the Count requested me, but upon hearing the kind of injuries you were suffering, I realized that they were beyond the skill of my gift. As for the usage of the medicines and herbs, the resident healers of the Inanis family had already done what could be done." Head Healer Berk spoke.

"Ah, I see. It's still good to meet you, Head Healer Berk." Lucius replied.

The old man nodded his head and looked back at the patient in the room. The senior healers had been checking up on his wounds and had not touched them yet. While the junior healers were simply observing without doing anything.

It was not that they did not want to, but that they did not dare to. They were in the presence of the Head Healer Berk. He was a man with over seventy years of healing experience and had worked in various armies during his young.

It was even said that he once gained the favor of the king when he saved one of his close confidantes. The king granted him a noble title and land, but Healer Berk did not take it. Instead of that, he asked a hospital like this to be built in various cities of the kingdom, so that the people would benefit.

This was one of the reasons why many nobles had great respect for the old man. Even the Count was in favor of the old man and had thus requested him for his help. Alas! Lucius' injuries were something that needed direct divine intervention to be healed.