chapter 10: the labors of heracles

21: THE POISONED TUNIC

Years later, my wife Deianira, deceived by the dying centaur Nessus, sends me a tunic steeped in poison. The fabric burns my flesh, searing through muscle and bone. Realizing her mistake, she ends her own life in grief. I endure the flames, seeking death as my final release.

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