156 The Pink Panther

Tyler stepped back and assessed his handiwork, wondering what went wrong. Usually, he could heal a human in seconds, but it took minutes to treat the Pink Panther’s wounds. Moreover, the restoration was incomplete.

Butch Salvatore explained a supernatural tenet to Tyler during his training years. Individuals who carry divinity or mystical power within themselves may resist the effects of another passively. Was the creature before him divine or magical? That would explain the unsealed wounds.

Tyler knew exactly what to do. Butch’s instructions in eastern healing came to his recollection. He ran into the woods nearby and reappeared half an hour later with an assortment of indigenous seeds, roots, and leaves. They were extracts from medicinal plants used in advanced eastern treatments.

Tyler mashed up the ingredients and prepared a potent paste. It smelled horrible but had powerful healing effects. The young man surmised that physical medicine might work since mystical energy was ineffec