The next morning, Jack came to Ray's tiny flower shop to deliver the usual flowers, but also with some ingredients needed to make the poison: Nether Wart from the very world that destroyed the king's health, several eyes from slain Giant Spiders, dust of the electric Redstone, and dust of the bright Glowstone. "I don't like what's happening but we have to go through with it…" Jack said quietly while handing Ray the items.
"I know man, I know...But what could we do?" Ray replied, leaving the two to contemplate on the question.
Finishing the delivery, Jack silently left the building, waving his hand as he walked away.
Re-locking the door, as the shop wasn't open yet, Ray returned to the back room of his store, where there was an old potion-brewing stand. It was an ancient model, made of just mined cobblestone and a "blaze rod", which was just the glowing spine of a Blaze, a flying monster from the Nether. He placed some glass bottles full of water under the glass tubes that lead from the center and put some of the Nether Wart on the top of the Blaze Rod, where the 3 tubes leading to the bottle meet at. The Blaze Rod made quick work of it, melting the ruddy solid and letting it run down the tubes. Following that, he placed the spider eyes in the same place, watching it repeat the process. Then, placing the Redstone dust on the Blaze Rod, Ray watched it slip down and dissolve in the potion, seeing how it changed the color from a dull blue to a more shimmery, light blue. Removing the now completed poison, he replaced them with new glasses full of water, repeating the process, but with Glowstone in place of Redstone.
"This sucks." Ray muttered, staring at the 3 glittery bottles and 3 glowing bottles of blue poison. Careful not to spill, Ray put them on a shelf, keeping them lined up. Grabbing a bouquet of red roses, he divided up the dozen, putting 2 in each flask. Seeing that it was about time to open shop, he left the room, making sure to close and lock the door, before opening up the store.