"I think the right question we should be asking is where are we?" Fina asked.
"You are in the House of Snakes"
They all turned to see a very, very, very, huge red snake behind them.
Shelly and Fina moved in front of Zo at once, protecting her as they raised their wands, prepared to fight.
The snake eyes were total red and its fang was long and dark blue. Its length filled the whole room and they all knew they were no match against it.
"I'm not dangerous" It said
"It speaks" Shelly said.
"Animals speaks in Amenix. You are in the House of Snakes. I will say I'm quite surprised. It's being long since I've gotten visitors. Not that long if you ask. I got visitors three months ago"
The girls stilled.
"Three months ago" Fina repeated.
"Yesssss" The snake said, drawing out the 'sssss' "Nice visitors. I also got one years ago. Centuries? And those who have visited me have always ended up dead except one although I'm not dangerous"
Fina and Shelly glanced at each other.
"Did Carly Brooklyn come here?"
The snake rolled it eyes and hissed so loud Zo whimpered.
"The bloody bitch. That voracious monster!"
"What about the other one?" Fina asked.
"You mean the ghost wandering around in Elfina? She came here too. Looked haunted. Distraught. I almost pitied her but can you pity the devil himself? You can't get out after playing with the devil. You go to hell with him. You belong together"
"What do you mean?" Fina asked
The snake began to twist its head like in a dance.
"Can you hear it?" It asked
Fina glanced at Shel.
"Hear what?" She asked
"The sound of destruction" It replied "Can you feel it?"
The snake began to twist its whole body.
"Feel what?" Shelly asked
"The touch of doom" It replied, its whole eyes closed now. "Can you taste it?"
"Taste what?" Fina asked.
"The taste of blood"
It opened its red eyes slowly and fixed it on Fina.
"You. Are. Death. You. Are. Destruction. You. Are. The. Key."
"CMANTUS-' Shelly said
"You. Are. The. Eye. Of. Everything. And The Slave Of Fear." The Snake said to Zora. "You. Are. Free." It says to Shelly.
"Do you want to know the truth? It's not a thing that can be told. It's a thing that should be seen."
"Tell us about the book" Fina said
The snake turned it's red eyes on her.
"Your enthusiasm will always push you to the dark. Stop learning. Don't look. Don't ask. Don't open a hundred years worth of secrets"
"Tell me, who are they?" Shelly asked.
The snake began to dance again and then, it opened its red eyes.
"We are they!" It said "And we shall stop you!"