The person who looked like she was sightseeing stopped and chuckled. "Of course, I am here to see Blackwell territory's guardian. We've heard about you from one of our people and imagine our surprise when we heard that you still exist. We thought for sure that your slumber will continue until, well, until we conquer this place."
"Do you really think that I would stand by and let you do whatever you want?" The serpent was not happy to hear those words. "If not for my power weakening, do you think you can do all of these things?"
The woman laughed again, "We can still move inside the territory even if you are at the peak of your power. It would be limited but we can still weaken you slowly. I guess fate is with us because slowly the barrier sucked you out and weakened you now, we are freely roaming around this place."
"You won't be able to do that for long," the serpent sounded confident with his words because he knew that that man would be getting rid of the enemy.
"Is that so? But if that will truly happen then I will make sure that you will perish first," the woman answered. She brought out the fan that she always carries and opened it to slightly fan herself.
The serpent narrowed his eyes at the thing that the woman brought out then he braced himself. Just as he did, a strong gust of wind blew away the painting that was hanging inside the hall. It was ripped into shreds with the pieces slowly floating down to the floor.
"May I know the name of the guardian deity of Blackwell? Even though you are going to perish now, I at least would want to know your name," the woman asked out of the blue.
The serpent did not answer the woman's question. He remained silent and continued to watch the woman instead. There was no point in him talking to his enemy. She already started to destroy his shrine and he needed to focus on the woman's next move.
The woman could only smile because of the silent treatment so she did not insist on what she wanted. Instead of waiting idly, she decided to just go ahead and destroy everything. Using the fan on his hand, she created a tornado by just waving the fan a few times. The tornado thoroughly destroyed the upper part of the shrine.
Not a glimpse of the serpent appeared even after the shrine was destroyed. The woman used her fan to cover her mouth and her smile before she raised it above her head and brought it down forcefully. Followed by her motion, a concentrated wind that formed the shape of a drill hit the shrine's floor.
It bore through and destroyed the stone floor until the wind disappeared. The woman walked to the hole and took a peek through it. She grinned because through her eyes, she could see an empty space below the shrine. The woman did not hesitate to jump down and with the use of the wind she gracefully landed on the uneven ground below the shrine.
She started to look around to see if she could see where the serpent was. According to legend, the serpent had the ability to reshape itself into anything he desired. That was why the serpent has a human form. The woman hummed as she started to walk around while speculating what form the serpent had taken.
The guardian deity watched as the woman freely walked around his chamber. He had hidden his body but the woman might find it soon that's why he must drive her away before that happens. The serpent moved around and it caused the cave to shake.
The woman was a bit startled but she immediately got her balance back as she grinned. "It looks like you are really here," she spoke to no one in particular but she knew that the serpent was listening to her. "I'll make sure that you won't be able to leave this place. You'll die together with that lousy duke of yours." Her laugh echoed in that damp and dark cavern but the serpent maintained his cool.
'Whoosh.' Several sharp pointed rocks came flying towards the woman which she easily dodged because she could clearly see them coming. More of it came from all directions which she blocked using her wind. She made a 360 degree turn that created wind that surrounded her body and pushed back the stones.
She stopped twirling and the moment her feet landed on the ground. She came face to face with large golden eyes that stared at her. The gaze felt like it was staring at her soul and it made her shudder for a moment before she used her wind to get rid of the eyes.
Once the serpent's eyes were gone, she was suddenly standing on the surface of the water. She looked around but what was in front of her was an endless darkness. She took a step forward but everything remained the same.
And then she heard a drop of something hitting the water. She looked behind her and saw that there was nothing in there. She narrowed his eyes with a frown on her face. "This must be one of the serpent's techniques," she mumbled to herself.
She looked at both of her hands and found that she did not have her weapon. She shook her head and fully turned back to wait for whatever it was that was going to appear before her. Plip, plop, the water sounded as whatever it was came nearer and nearer to her.
eαglesnovel`c,om The woman readied herself to fight whatever it was the sound disappeared and instead there were several hands that came out of the water and started to pull her down. She tried to fight back but she couldn't outpower them. The woman was finally pulled underwater but it turned out that it was not water but blood.
She forced her body and pushed her body up until she was able to come out from under the pool of blood. The woman took a deep breath so that she could circulate air inside her lungs but the air in that place was so foul that it made him puke. She vomited on the side and coughed a few times before she could finally calm herself.
Her peace did not last long as several bodies appeared out of nowhere and started to pounce at her. they took turns in pulling her apart and tearing her flesh using their mouths. She couldn't even scream because her mouth was covered. The next time she came to be, she was with a pile of bones.
She shuddered as she looked at herself that still had the bite marks from the previous attack and when she started to move, growls sounded behind her. She looked back and saw that there were animals that were salivating while looking at her.
