And something eventually did.
Eventually
Norbert zigzaging his way through the forest, the creatures running away from the snake with him, their speed not high enough to outrun the snake; in the end, getting splattered or eaten up and running forward, dodging through the trees, Norbert skidded to a stop and seeing the wall in front of him, wondering what a wall was doing in the forest, forgetting that he was inside the hall under a mountain.
Skidding to a stop, bursting through the forest as his foot skidded on the dirt, shoulder smashing into the wall, and finally coming to a stop. Looking to his left, he saw the snake's head appear, shooting out as all the other creatures followed Norbert's' path, all splattering against the wall. None of them could change direction in time or be resistant enough to survive a head-on collision with stone.
Looking behind himself, Norbert saw a faint white light from the wall, breaking up the constant green light in this hall. Realising that he must have reached the entrance again, Norbert spun entirely around, jumping into the air as the snake's head crashed into the wall beside him.
Feeling the air shake from the impact, Norbert once more sent his arms flailing, feeling the sack on his back move as he positioned them to keep the contents in. Landing, Norbert jumped off the snake's white head, the snake shaking itself like a dog getting water off its body.
Running away, Norbert saw the light coming out, the only spot that didn't have dirt on it. A single black spot in the centre bathed in light. Tilting his head as he ran, Norbert ran through the possibilities of what it could be.
"Obvious?" Norbert shouted, asking the question to the black dot. Seeing it turn towards him, Norbert smiled, his thought becoming clear that it was the bird he was thinking of. The bird chirped to Norbert as he sprinted forward, eyes wide and taking off into the sky.
Looking behind himself, confirming that the snake was still chasing after him, happy that at least the bird had enough brains to get out of the area.
Norbert skidded to a stop again in front of the doorway, seeing the blue barrier still, holding as strong as when he first left it.
The snake continued ahead as Norbert got into a fighting stance, going on the balls of his feet. Feeling the energy around him, Norbert stepped backwards so he was just in the doorway. Bouncing on his feet, Norbert imagined sending the energy to his left foot, being released when he impacted his target.
The snake charged towards him, slithering as it did. Coming onto Norbert, his mouth opened wide as it aimed to scoop him up entirely. Crouching down, going for the lower jaw, Norbert swept his leg, sending the energy he had saved up, remembering him trying with the trees before.
Sending it all into the snake's lower jaw, Norbert kicked, his foot impacting with the snake's jaw; instantly, the kickback was more significant than the punch, his foot continuing to sail through the snake's jaw, coming out the other side.
The impact sent the head to hit the barrier. Norbert grinned as he watched a lightning tendril chase after it. The snake's head was shot away, its body following it, reminding Norbert of fireworks.
Watching the trail of blood, the smell of it burning, and the ozone in the air trailing behind as it hit his nostrils. The smell tickled his nose as he scrunched his face up, wiggling his nose around, trying to scratch his nose and stop the tickling.
CRAAASH
CREEEK
The snake finally impacted the ground again, the trees around it cracking and falling to the ground; Norbert heard squelches and squeaks as the creature moved away from the battle.
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""TIMBER!"" Norbert shouted, hearing his voice echo around the hall, the birds flapping above the trees quietening down as they left where the battle was taking place.
Norbert looked into the air; above the doorway was Obsius, somehow sticking herself to the wall as she looked down on Norbert. Waving up to her, receiving a flap of her wing in response, Norbert looked at the snake.
Seeing its lower jaw not going back correctly, the piece of meat flapping on the ground as the snake came around to Norbert, looking around as it made its way, Norbert watching as its body moved around, the trees being leaned over and crushed as it positioned its body in coils behind it, Norbert watching as it readied to pounce.
Shaking his head, Norbert reached into his sack, feeling his head light-headed again from the energy he released into the snake. Popping a piece of meat into his mouth, then another one after it, chewing the two pieces before swallowing it, feeling the energy within cascade around his body.
Popping a third piece in, now feeling revitalised again, he took a fourth piece, making sure he was filled to the brim as the snake started moving again towards him.
In the future, Norbert looked at the snake, watching its jaw clenched forward, hearing the crack and making the hairs on the back of his neck stand on end. Shivering slightly at the uncomfortable sound, he imagined what was happening to his jaw.
Still, Norbert could see it wasn't working correctly, hanging slightly open as its tongue came out. Norbert saw a black patch on the side of its head, just in front of its eye, the charred side looking at him. Norbert wondered if that left eye still worked as he watched it become bloodshot, becoming a full red orb.
The snake finally finished its mental preparations and came towards Norbert. Smiling in return, Norbert stepped to the centre, waiting for the snake to come towards him.
The snake rushed forward, opening its mouth wide to swallow Norbert. Seeing his chance, Norbert dived inside, going straight into the snake's throat and down inside.
Surprised, the snake, unable to stop as it was once more flung into the air, Norbert felt himself become weightless as the hairs all over his body stood up, the electricity going through him.
He continued down the snake, and Norbert smashed into the ground, bouncing around within it. Able to stand up, Norbert felt his feet tingling in his liquid. Looking around, only seeing darkness, Norbert pushed the energy around his body, creating a small amount of light.
His feet continued to tingle as he realised where he was, within the belly of the beast.
Unsheathing his sword, not caring about hitting anything, Norbert carefully slices it against the stomach walls. Examining the line he had made with his sword, no mark was found.
Norbert held the sword as he thrust it forward; this gave a response as Norbert tumbled around, becoming completely covered in stomach acid and standing up once more. Norbert felt the snake whip its body around, trying to make it impossible.
Enough being enough, Norbert stabbed the blade into the snake between his feet, holding onto it as a raft in the storm, stopping himself from moving about. The snake insists on moving about, taking the sword and slipping around as he puts more weight into it, creating a broader and broader gash.
As Norbert moved around, watching the liquid near his feet change colour as the sword went further and further in, it all mixed with the rest of its body.
The snake's body launched into the air; Norbert wondered what happened to it as it came back down before twisting around. Unable to hold onto the sword, Norbert watched as he moved around the stomach, like a piece of clothing tossed around in the dryer.
As this continued, Norbert heard the sounds of more creatures coming in, watching as mice, bison, and tigers came in. Instantly, when they hit the liquid, their screams worsened; slowly, they fell deeper into the liquid until they all disappeared.
Watching as the cut Norbert made slowly healed itself, Norbert bounced off the walls towards his sword, seeing the game plan of the snake.
Latching onto the weapon, Norbert grasped it and ripped it out, sending a stream of blood around him. Sticking his foot in the wound he just made, Norbert wriggled it around as he felt the muscle around it trying to push him out to heal properly.
His foot causes wildly, and the stomach acid pools there, making it unable to heal. Stopping, Norbert felt it close around his foot, holding him tight.
Nodding to himself at the solution to moving around, Norbert sent energy into his legs to stop the acid from eating into him too much. Looking around, none of the other walls were close enough. Norbert started swinging wildly, hitting all corners as much as possible.
More creatures were being swallowed as the snake continued to move, the gash that Norbert created too much as he was wrenched free. Keeping a hold of his sword, Norbert held it next to himself, feeling it cut into him and the snake.
Hitching on something, Norbert hung from it on the ceiling as he saw a white line before closing up. Grinning to himself that he was doing some damage, Norbert clenched his fist, punching as hard as he could, releasing the energy within it as he focused on it going into the snake.