When the DAMNED pain finally subsided, my awareness finally decided to get its traitorous butt back to me. It allowed me to get a grasp of what was happening. Actually......I would have rather not to have seen what I had just noticed.
Yep, just what I had feared. Two large as heck shadows blocking the little sunlight that actually gets in through the tall, somewhat densely packed swirly patterned trees. Moreover.....the two snakes are actually so tall I can't even see them?!?!?
Well f*ck, I am SO screwed. (-_-lll)
I'm sorry Eva, but it's definitely the right situation to say this.
It struck me that I was still carrying the strange rock, so I buried it underneath where I was standing. I quickly marked the surrounding area with my nail marks just in case I couldn't find it.
Only a single voice spoke this time, to my relief. "RETURN WHAT YOU HAVE STOLEN FROM US AND WE SHALL SPARE YOUR LIFE." I still got a pounding headache but I'm still thankful that only one of them did the talking. I really don't think I could endure any more of the extreme pain before I go insane.
Snapping out of my thoughts, I realized that the two monstrous snakes might have expected an answer from me. "I d-didn't steal anything of yours, g-guardians of the forest, nor would I dare to. " I tried to be as polite as possible, drawing on all the formal speeches and grammar Eva had taught me in my life before.
My polite language seemed not to have any use *cries anxiously inside*, as the other snake now had an angry tone to its words. " HUMAN-LIKE CREATURE, DO NOT LIE TO US, OR WE SHALL GRANT YOU EARLY ASCENSION TO VAZJRAL WHERE YOUR GODS ARE!" To my surprise, this snake's voice seemed a little more masculine than the one from before.
Wait. What is this snake saying??? What is Vazjral??? Is it this place's name for "heaven?" And there are actually Gods here!?!??! And it called me a "human-like creature"....... Does it also not know what species I am? How am I able to understand what they're saying in my mind anyway?
Nevermind those unimportant, random musings of mine, back to the situation at hand. I got annoyed at the two snakes repeatedly framing me of being a thief, so I yelled "Stop accusing me! I didn't take anything of yours!!"
I have no idea where I got the guts to say that. Maybe it was my anger fueling those stupid words, but boy do I regret saying that the moment it left my mouth.
Why? It's because right after I spoke, both of them released a thick wave of bloodlust directed towards me. The killing intent was so strong I felt as if I would suffocate to death. I felt my sight blurring, and I blinked rapidly in hopes of clearing my vision.
The killing intent suddenly dissipated when the snake whom I assume to be male, judging from the more masculine voice slowly spoke. "WHAT...DID YOU JUST SAY?" I gulped nervously. It seemed like the calm before the storm.
"WE WILL KILL YOU AND RECLAIM WHAT YOU TOOK FROM US!!! PREPARE YOURSELF!!! How I wish I wasn't smart enough to be right all the time....(C/V Please don't bash me for writing the "assume to be male" part. *hides nervously*)
A whistling sound was all I heard before every muscle in my body started screaming run run RUN YOU IDIOT HURRY UP AND FLEE DUMB*ASSSSS. My body suddenly jerked itself sideways unbeknownst to me. It took all I had not to lose it and start fleeing randomly. The next second, something as big as a heckin' diesel oil truck came smashing down where I was just now. It was a tail. Which snake it belonged to I couldn't be sure, but I couldn't have cared less. I could feel the turbulent air pushing me back a bit from how powerful the strike was.
Stunned, I forgot my situation for a moment, muttering. "Holy steak that was close! I nearly died......"
Did I mention that I was still in the air? No? Well, you're hearing about it now. I overjumped when my instincts were in control just now.........Tehe~ (C/V Tehe~ my ass!! You're gonna be killed! Now's, not the time to play cute dammit!!!)
The fact that the damn trees were so tall that they blocked out my view of the two snakes put me at a disadvantage. It forced me rely on my hearing. Though, this too applies to them, cuz' they are wayyyyy too big to see under the covers of the thick greenery. Or maybe I should say "blue-ery"..........haha.... *Sigh* Why am I like this in such a dangerous situation???
A rustling sound followed by heavy noises of something falling stopped my mind from making even more horrible jokes (thankfully) and alerted me to their attack.
Coming from my left side, there was something rushing near me at an incredibly high speed. I could see two blurry fangs as long and wide as the trees it was decimating with ease. Its maw was open so wide I feel like it could fit a house or two in there..........
Thankfully, my brain-dead brain was still working somewhat, and I quickly ran to its left, grabbing onto a tree a safe distance from all the destruction. Now that there is a clear open area devoid of trees, we could both see each other.
"...." What advantage?!?! Cheats my ass!! Who said isekai people have OP powers?!?! I'll sueeeeeeeee!!!!
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The snake's head turned around, its menacing and sharp eyes golden slits. It quickly closed its mouth and opened it, rapidly spitting something at the tree where I was. Guessing its intent early, I quickly let go of the scapegoat tree and fell to the ground, trying to roll as far away from it as possible.
I give thanks to all the battle and fantasy manga I've read. I turned around, peeking at the damage the snake had caused. What I saw horrified me. There was no remainder of the tree I had held onto just a few seconds ago except a puddle of a sizzling, acidic looking black goo. Even the trees around it had suffered, a few droplets bore holes through the trunks making it look like a hedgehog attacked it.
"..............*sweatdrops heavily*"
"Oh, sh*t i have no chance fighting them...." "But., I don't wanna die yet so I guess I'll at least think of a plan...better than doing nothing right, myself?"
Silently hyping myself up with pep-talks, I sprinted towards a spot where I was in between the two snakes. A spot where I would be trapped with no escape.
"HUMAN-LIKE CREATURE! YOU CANNOT ESCAPE ANYMORE! YOU WILL NOT HAVE A QUICK DEATH, FOOL!!"
I was somewhat annoyed at the insult, but I maturely ignored it and dashed straight forwards towards one of the snakes. Of course, there was no brave battle cry, what do you think I am? Stupid? Better not to waste your breath.
The two snakes smirked, although their faces looked more like creepy rap- *ahem* in my opinion. The one behind me follwed, slithering slowly with total confidence while the other one was just waiting for me to get to it.
Alright, time to execute the plan fellas!! (C/V ......But you have no friends or comrades...) The moment the snake in the front opened its mouth again, I knew what was gonna happen. I leaped into the air towards it, knowing full well I can't change my path directory in the air. The snake must have been surprised at my "idiotic" move and aimed a bit lower than where I was, wanting the poison to hit me when I was on my way down. Unfortunately for it, I spread all my limbs out wide, creating more resistance. Thus, making me slow down in my descent.
By the time the snake who had spat the poison at me realized what I had made it do, the poison had already reached the snake that was following behind me.
The snake instantly drops to ground screaming writhing in pain, stirring up huge amounts of dust, making the area cloudy. Albeit misty, I could still see the parts that were hit by the poison start to corrode through the muscles and into the bones in a matter of seconds. Trying not to barf, I was relieved that the poison could actually harm itself. I could tell that the snake was not dead yet, just out of action.
"HOW DARE YOU USE ME TO HARM MY MATE!!!! YOU WILL PAY A THOUSANDFOLD FOR THIS!! THIS WILL BE A BLOOD DEBT, AND IT WILL ONLY BE CLEARED WHEN YOU ARE DEAD!!! The other, unharmed snake angrily yells out loud. It sounded like a mixture of weird hissing and a gravelly voice. Although it didn't sound like any language or even English that I had heard before, but somehow I could understand its meaning.
Without her knowing, her facial muscles twitched and moved upwards. If other people could see her right now, her face would be contorted into an eerie slasher type of grin.
Now that there was only one snake left to deal with, I ran the opposite way. Eva once taught me a good life lesson, she said "don't wanna kick an angry guy while he's mad, or else he will surely beat you up." Anything Eva says is right! So I took her advice and tried to hightail it outta here.
Despite my kind actions, the darned snake immediately noticed my stealthy escape and instantly started chasing me. I smartly ran under the covers of the trees again, trying to run in a straight line so I don't somehow circle back to it.
To my despair, there was a giant cliff with many cracks that was even taller than the snake itself, spanning who-knows-how-far. A dead end.
Since I'm probably gonna die anyway, I'll just try anything, even if it doesn't work. I climbed into one of the deeper cracks of the cliff, then proceeding to head upwards until I nearly reached the top. My trembling hands covered in dirt had clearly been over-exerted, nearly failing me a few times, causing me to have mini-heart-attacks every minute. I stayed there sweating, trying to catch my breath, waiting for the snake to catch up. I know it definitely will. There is no "if it goes away", or "if it doesn't notice me."
The snake was gigantic, so it had a hard time finding things as small as a human, not to mention she was a child. But the snake finally caught up to where she was, "tasting" her smell. (Snakes flick their tongues in the air to "smell" their surroundings).
It suddenly yelled, " COME OUT, LOWLY CREATURE!! I WILL HAVE REVENGE FOR MY MATE!!!" The snake could smell the human-like creature, but it could not pinpoint where she was.
The snake turned its head left and right trying to find her, while head turned the other way, she jumps from where she was hiding from and lands on snake's head.
I clung tightly onto the scales of the snake, in fear that I would fall off to my death.
As I had expected, the snake started yelling again. "GRAAAAGGHHHHHH!!! GET OFF ME!! YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO TOUCH ME WITH YOUR FILTHY, THIEVING PAWS!!!!" The snake then started swinging its head around crazily.
Feeling even more afraid of falling off now, I stab all of my ten nails and fingers deeper and deeper inside the snake until my nails got past its scales and into its flesh. My arms were submerged inside snake till the forearms, as to not get shaken off. The snake's blue blood was spraying and dripping everywhere, drenching me in it. I was surprised I could even scratch the snake's metallic looking tough scales.
The snake roars in pain so loudly I could feel my eardrums nearly burst.
I suddenly thought, eh? Why am I not scared at all anymore? In fact....I feel like...I want to taste this blood....I wanna kill this thing... this snake that dared to try and kill me.......
I shook my head. What!?! Why'd I suddenly think that.!?!? There must be something wrong with me.
Brought back to reality, I remember I was still fighting the snake that was still flinging its head wildly.
The snake abruptly charged at the cliff, most likely in hopes of ridding and killing the lowly creature (me) on its head. I panicked, quickly pulling my arms out of the snake's head. At my action, many gallons and litres of blood spewed outwards like a geyser or a volcano.
Some of the blue blood got into my mouth and I started to laugh uncontrollably for some reason. Although I was still calm, I could fell huge amounts of adrenaline rushing through me, giving me an extra boost of energy I needed desperately. I jumped off the snake just before it hit rammed its head into the cliff, and it instantly collapsed into a heap and fainted. I landed uncomfortably on the snake's body. But before I could take in what the hell just happened to me, big chunks of the cliff started tumbling down. I had no time to run.
Heh, did I survive all of this just to die from being squashed by rocks? How pathetic, I guess death was inevitable for me today..... Hopefully, maybe I can go to another world... but that's quite unlikely... So I guess this is it huh?
I smiled mockingly and regretfully at the same time, welcoming the hail of rocks.