Valencia was very full in a way that she was never before, there was almost no space on her stomatch after eating various chunks of meat of the bear, sometimes her teeth would tremble and almost break when in contact with strange mineral structures inside the bear, after eating so much, she made her way to the waterfall, there she found an opening behind the water, it was't very big, maybe able to fit two adult humans crawling inside, however it would do it for the night.
As she coiled herself to sleep behind the waterfall, she was feeling her body a little itchy and her mouth hurt because of the chunks of minerals of the bear, the rest was very uneasy for Valencia and when her opened her eye, she felt a terrible sensation arround her entire body, noticing that there was something arround her.
She quickly motioned to the water -I Cannot Live like this, all the time something has to happen?! -She asked herself, weeping a little because of her predicament, as she passed her body by the waterfall she could feel some of what was over her body pealing off and an terrible itchy sensation taking place on that spot, as she could see with the morning sun light over her body, her old skin was tearing and she appeared to had grown a little bit, considering that the skin was already tearing because of her size, she could notice that some of her new scales had strange colorations an strange green to them, similar to the green of the minerals that she ate from the bears body.
At least underwater the itchy sensation was lessen by a lot, were she began to use her mouth while underwater to take the old skin off, seeing that her wounds were now scars. -But, this is... -As she became confused, she slithered herself to the shore of the river.
-Wait ,din't pass that much time, this wounds probably would take weeks if not months to heal -She began to think, ignoring the itching on her body to look at this scars on her scales, there were still scales on the scars ,however they appeared to be a little deformed. -Theres so much wrong here. -She noticed seeing the texture of her own scars, as she could also feel a little better the surroundings with the scar tissue of her body.
As Valencia rested her body on the shore, making her best to make sense of all of this, she could see in the sky something strange, it was a bird but his feathers were all colored up, many tones of blue, red and orange, however the strangest part was that it almost appeared to be looking directly at her, before it flew away from her vision, as if she would do something to it.
Her Stomatch was weirdly empty -Snake's weren't supposed to be feed for various days after eating? -She asked tired to herself, at least she could move without any pain, making her way through the forest, it was truly an weird sensation, while on her distraction she noticed that her tongue was sticking out of her mouth way more since the bear chase, she felt also that somehow this was helping her to notice her surroundings, even without seeing it all.
Strangely however was noticing how quiet was the forest after the chase ,before she would hear the birds and the other animals, however on this morning in specific she was noticing the entire place way more quiet, almost dead in some way, she however could hear some movement in the woods, approaching her head to see the source of the movimentation.
Her eye din't mistake her any detail as her head made her way through the bush, she could crearily see a dirt road, however there was something weird in the road, trails of blood and pieces of armor all arround, while something was eating in the dirt, it had a long tail similar to one of an monkey, however its body was build similar to one of an ape, it appeared to have one deformed arm while the other was holding the waist of an armored body, bringing it to its mouth that was under an wood mask, with the mask having finger painting with what appeared to be blood, being two circles arround were his eyes were located and some risks made on the mask that din't appear to hold sense, until Valencia saw it puting one of its deformed nails on the viscera of the human body and painting one more mark on its mask, it was a counter of victims, the strangest thing however was it's colour, were the fur on its extremities appeared to be fully red of the blood but its fur appeared to be an gravel gray.
Valencia began to count the bodys that she could see, at least three humans or similar beings were half eaten by the creature, he appears to focus on eating their hearts and their heads, also looking their armor, taking pieces out of their bodys and throwing it on the road however somewhat together. Valencia stood watching, learning, to shocked to move and at the same time to curious, this overhelming and morbid curiosity slowly taking over as she stalked the creature, she could see him after a while droping the last body and going to the pieces of armor and leather, one of his hands fingers were in terrible state, all curved and crooked, appearing similar to when bad calcification happens to some people, he began to adjust those armor pieces on his body, while Valencia could notice an malicious smile under that mask, seeing his big fangs, something inside of Valencia made her snap with the scene of those fangs and she retreated to the forest, even being large as she was, she was very nimble on her movements as far as possible.
Slowly as she took distance from all that scene, she could hear the chirps and screeches of animals coming back, it was somehow calming to her, when she located with her vision something interresting, it was an Snake!, it was similar to her, however for some reason it was smaller, way smaller, while Valencia could easily take some branches out of a tree with her weight alone if she was not careful and probably was as big as a human, this one appeared to be of the size of an small dog. -Wait, I din't came out this small. -She noted as she began to look to the top of the head of the other snake, seeing that it also had an eye in there, an strange red eye that was staring directly at Valencia.
Before Valencia could react, she felt her entire body being paralyzed, as she saw the eye of the other snake glowing. -What?!, WHAT?! -She was confused as she saw the small snake making her way to the bushes and trees, hiding itself from Valencia and as the visual contact of her eye was broken with Valencia, Valencia felt herself free from its influence, being able to move again.
-There's no way. -Valencia spoke while thinking on what just happened, making sense of it, until things began to click slowly. -I Woke up in an Egg. -She began to speak while closing her eyes. -Those bats with blades, that giant beetle, that ape, that elf, now this, I have no doubts, I'm in a magic world huh? -Sorrow took over the girl, she moved her head down.
She could still remember the voice of Cantado, his face, however, all her plans to the future slowly were being shattered as the situation finally began to make sense, reincarnation, she was reincarnated as a snake, a creature that poisons, a creature that eats the weak and defenseless, a creature of the mud and the murky waters. -Is this a punishment? -She asked the heavens, waiting for an answer that would never come, putting her head down, she began to think. -All my work for nothing?, now, I cannot even, do things with my own two hands.
Valencia in an mournful march made her way towards the waterfall, she decided to not eat that day, her itching body made contact with the mud of the cave behind the waterfall, while she coiled herself, tears coming out of her eye, cyring herself to sleep, heartbroken by this reality.
Waking up after sleeping on empty stomatch, Valencia was tired ,exausted, she could't feel a thing in her head and yet, she was moving her body slowly, she hated this body, she hated being like this, a snake, however she also din't feel like she had much option left, lifting her head inside the cave, she began to speak with the only person that she ever had on that world since the arrival, herself. -What do we do? -She asked as if waiting an miraculous answer. -Cantado is here to? -She asked again, to no avail, to deaf ears of nobody. -I Guess that whats left is move it right?, I don't want to die, even if I hate how i'm right now. -She began to look at herself more, sad and feeling an certain disgust.
After adquiring the courage, the snake made her way out of her cave, feeling the water agaist her scales and her old skin peeling out now, the itching was gone, as it was the bear's body, having totally dissapeared from her view, she could see trails, as if something had dragged the rotting meat that she could't eat and the bones, however she could't care less, deciding to follow the stream of the river. -Maybe catch some fish? -She told herself, imagining to fish of this place, she never had opportunity to truly eat fish on her old life but as far as she knew, it was delicious.
Looking at the sky while swiming, Valencia noticed that the clouds were black, the winds were a bit strong, even to she had some dificulty feeling because of her scales, she once more saw that strange bird in the sky, he was however flying arround the place that probably those humans died, she though in going looking for food there, maybe some animals eating the rooting flesh but she also din't feel like turning back agaist the river's current.
The smell of the forest began to change a bit, the smell of the trees, the sounds of the animals and while swiming, Valentia saw something moving right in front, she was still with her mind empty, simple letting her instincts act, she enveloped her body arround it and then let her fangs ready to finish the job, seeing only that the creature that she just got was taken by surprise, before the creature screaming made Valencia stop with her fangs close to the head.
Valencia noticed that she was with her body warped arround a women, seeing that she was not alone and as soon as she screamed, one man came with a sword and there were others close by, they all had the same armors that she saw on the other day.
-WAIT, WAIT, IT'S A DEMONIC SNAKE, DON'T LET YOURSELF BE ON IT'S GAZE! -The Women screamed to the man desperate, even with her body totally imobilized by the giant snake.
The Snake however, before the man could even do his attack, simple let the women go.
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The women took instance and ran to take distance from the snake, before getting her spear out, only to see the snake looking to all of the soldiers with such calm, not even showing her teehts or even coiling herself. -Wait! -Told one of the soldiers.
All the soldiers had stopped on their tracks, looking at the snake.
Valencia stood looking at each of them, she could see that they appeared to not want to hurt her if she din't hurt them -I'm desperate, but not as much. -She though about eating a human, it surely was a thing that she would not do, not until it was the last of the last options ; As Valencia began to turn her back to go back to the river, she could see some fish on a pond nearby.
The pond appeared to had recently had been cut from the river and Valencia made her way towards it, seeing the fish and the frogs, they appeared normal at least ,with her now being able to full herself.
As the soldiers watched the snake making her way to the pond, the man who screamed them to wait took front, looking at the soldier who was almost eaten, he was an senior, something easily noticeable by his grizzy hair, however his face was very well shaved, his armor contained some symbols of his honour and valour in battle. -Are you hurt? -The man asked the soldier.
The Woman was still in shock, she felt her life passing in an instant by her mind, she took her helmet off, letting the brown hair out, while taking deep breaths to calm her heart -I though that I would die there, but, I'm fine Sir Sergeant, however. -Her eyes were taken by the form of the snake, eating from the pond. -I din't expect an adult Demonic Snake to be so subtle nor that big.
The Sargeant smiled seeing the soldier well, while the other soldiers gathered to observe the Demonic Snake from afar. -Indeed, her coloration is also a bit off and her eye, Golden, it is not common at all for an Demonic Snake, normaly their eyes are Red or Purple, also, about her size, normaly Demonic Snakes go from the size of Mantis to the Size of some hunting dogs breeds, truly, I never saw one thigs big before, it can probably eat an adult human with ease.
-Do you know much about this species Sir Sargeant? -She asked looking his interrest on the snake.
-Of course I know much about them, they are animals native of the forests of my beloved country, It is not more or less then my dutty knowing about them, after all, they can be really useful, including in our current hunt. -The Sargeant smile became slightly bigger, while moving one finger to his chin. -Demonic Snakes like to hunt preys with high magical power, however, some other animals when hurt will hunt Demonic Snakes to eat their eyes, those that are their cores of mana, with them an magical creature can be healed from various injuries in an instant.
-Sir, with all due respect, how exactly will an Animal help us in the hunt of a monster? -She asked still not understanding were her Sargeant was going with all of this.
-It is very simple really, our target is with one of his arms mangled right?, still hurt by his battle with the heros, so, he will try to find a way of healing it, he is not falling for our bait because he probably can feel all of our smells arround the bait, however, if we give this snake the bait, he probably will attack it, because it will think that is a simple target. -He explained ,making a hand signal to the nearest soldier to bring him a leather bag.
Inside the leather bag there was a piece of an strange blue meat, the meat, considered an delicacy amongst monsters.
Valencia stopped giving attention to the soldiers after some of their conversation, she could't care less, while eating fish, however her tongue catched an strange smell, a smell that made her remember...Home...Looking at the source of the smell, she could see a soldier with an more worn off armor, holding a piece of blue meat, as he observed she looking at the meat, he began to rub both hands on it, streeching his arm foward and waiting Valencia to approach.
At first, she looked at the soldiers, finding all very strange, she din't notice any of them holding any weapon or piece of rope or even chains, Valencia then approached the man's hand, feeling the smell closely, while the soldiers took an step back.
-What is this? -Though Valencia, looking at the blue piece of meat, it appeared to be raw, however the smell was so delicious. -It smells like the pieces of candy that received on one job interview, they made my tongue numb for an entire week but their taste was divine, maybe ,just a bite. -She opened her mouth, feeling the strange soldier putting his dirty hand on her nose and rubbing it, she allowed because she could barely feel his hand there, while she could only feel the amazing taste of that meat in her mouth, it was surely divine and above it all, she din't feel her tongue weird afterwards.
After the meat was over however, Valencia took an step back herself to not end up eating the hand of the man by accident, while the women watched the strange behavior for an snake, seeing it simple turning her back.
Valencia was confused once again, at least with her mind more back on her focus -I have to survive, but, this was weird, what if that was poisonous?, but it was so damn good!, ah!, what do I do now? -She began to make her way outside the water to the forest.
The soldiers keeped watching her go and when she was fully out of their sight, the Sargeant began to speak. -Three Scouts, take your armors off so you don't smell to strong, take with yourselfs the sinalizers and some weapons to self defense and follow that Demonic Snake.
-Yes Sir Sargeant. -Three of the scouts made reverence to him, before making their way to the trees to take their armors off and pass some of the herbs on their bodys, before following the snake.
While this happened, Valencia was confused with herself. -Hurgh, maybe I should go back and try to comunicate with those guys?, no, this probably would be like, a freak of nature, they spoke of me as an animal!, also, about that -She calmed herself, thinking. -He spoke something about monsters and animals, even to, I saw that other snake making something weird with her eye and that bear had strange crystals on his bones and body, so...We are all animals on this world?, then, what is a monster? -She asked herself, as she has been doing to try to keep some semblance of sanity. -I wonder what Cantado is doing.
After some minutes, Valencia was in the middle of some big oak trees, she could however notice that something was weird, the birds were once again beginning to become silent in the forest, as the rain began to fall, she could feel the water falling on her scales and the smells becoming a little more dificult to feel arround, however, she could still hear very well, noticing one of the oak trees bending towards her.
In quick motion, Valencia whiped the floor with her tail and launched herself out of harm's way.
Were the oak tree stood before a foot steped, with Valencia seeing the same figure of the last day, that strange ape monster, he was looking at her by his wood mask, making Valencia forget her sadness, doubts and confusion for an instant, feeling all her scales rise in a way that she never felt before.
The red eyes of the creature looked down Valencia, even if she was bigger then the creature, she began to coil herself. -What is this thing? -She asked looking at that monster.
Before she could think on anything, all that she could hear was the sound of the oak beneath the feet of the ape monster breaking, while seeing it advancing towards her, moving his mangled arm into a fist and aiming a punch in her head.
-SHIT! -Valencia din't knew what to do, however she could not let this land, clearily he was way faster then her, so she began to warp herself arround the arm that was going to hit her, putting her head behind his back and making strength to pull the arm behind the creature back.
The ape creatured roared in fury of such disonored tatic, using his other hand to take hold of Valencia's tail and pulling her out of his arm, throwing her in a tree.
Valencia could feel her entire body hurting, however, none of her bones were broken, as her scales appeared to be only slightly craked, she din't had time to think about this, seeing the foot of the ape creature coming to step on her head, Valencia opened her mouth and threatened an bite on his knee, making him take a step back for instinct.
The Ape creature began a barrage of punches, were Valencia prefered to avoid them using the distance that she had, she could try to bite his arms, however the problem was on the makeshift armor that he had made with the soldiers, she felt that her teeth would not be enough to penetrate that.
As Valencia made her way behind an oak tree she made a U turn on that same momment, knowing that the Ape Monster would be right behind, with she being able to warp herself arround both of his legs and giving a nasty bite to his inner thigh, making the creature scream and roar, with him once again trying to take Valencia's head.
She made her best to avoid the fingers of the ape ,however he was able to take hold of her neck, were Valencia could feel him taking her up, her entire spine hurting at the momment, forcing her to unwarp her body from his legs, he lifted his mangled fist and punched Valencia in the head, making her fly with her back on a tree.
Valencia could feel that her inferior right jaw was mangled, entirely destroyed by that punch, the pain was incredible, as she could see that Ape creature putting his hand on the place that she just bit, she could't see his face because of that damn wood mask, however she could feel his murderous intent.-Dammit, Dammit, Dammit. -Valencia spoke to herself, while trying to move, feeling her body paralyzed by pure fear.
The Ape Creature approached more and more, he was't moving slower, the time that was slowing down, as Valencia could see her death approaching.
-REACT, REACT, GODAMMIT, REACT! -She screamed for herself, feeling the body trembling and slowly trying to offer some resistence, while seeing the Ape creature lifting his fist to finish the job and smash her head agaist the floor.
-NO!, NOT LIKE THIS!, CANTADO!, SOMEONE! -Valencia felt her eye hurting on her forehead.
The eyes of the Ape Creature bulged out of the sockets, as he was pushed by an anormal force back, repelled by a powerful force, his back hit an oak tree behind him, with Valencia feeling herself getting control back of her body for just an instant, she din't need to understand what just happened, she just needed to make it count!
Valencia began to warp herself arround the arm of the Ape Creature, his mangled arm reached for Valencia's head, however, as soon as it reached distance on her sight, the mangled arm was repelled in a way that made the Ape Creature scream in pain, seeing the bone of his arm getting out.
-WE DIN'T END HERE! -Valencia screamed as she forced the good arm of the Ape Creature to his back, until she heard not only his desperate screams of pain but the snaping of bone.
Valencia was't liking at all causing so much pain at the monster, however, she focused on her own pain, on the pain of her destroyed jaw and with what was left of her jaw, she bited the neck of the Ape Monster, while warping herself arround his body, sufocating it, until he stoped all movement.
She stood up on his corpse, feeling herself tired once again of such fight. -Damn, why I'm always so damn tired! -She asked herself in disbelief, however, she had to finish this for real, even with a broken jaw, she just din't knew how.
After some minutes of figuring out, Valencia was able to descolate her jaw fully and them began the process of eating the ape creature whole, this process took several minutes and she felt herself incredible full after, deciding to go under the oak that was taken down by the creature, as a cover agaist the rain, even if would't cover her entire body, she at least would be able to sleep.
The Scouts were ready to sinalize the momment that the Demonic Snake lost their location, when the monster would be the most weaken, however they all got in shock when they watched the creature not only using a magical attack strong enough to lift that monster out of the ground, as also able to break its bones in an instant, after the confirmation of the monster being dead, the Scouts decided to return to the camp to report to the Sargeant.
