Everyone bolted out the way in random ways after landing. Fire, rocks, and dust came crashing down spreading wide.
Cough,cough, cough!
A few coughs were heard as the dust settled. Damon turned around to see complete darkness at first until he reactivated oculus.
Immediately he saw the whole area was blocked with debris.
"Welp, we won't be getting out that way. What a brilliant idea to cave in the hole that was originally a hole that fucking caved in earlier." Damon thought while laughing silently in a sarcastic manner.
Looking around he realized he was alone. Either the others were dead,hurt, or on the other side of the debris. Damon immediately believed they were simply on the other side.
Their were multiple tunnels around six foot wide going in many directions. These tunnels and this section of the rocky Hill was different as the tunnels and rocky floor were much stronger than where they were prior.
He didn't sulk or curse his current circumstances because he knew what he had to do, which was to find a way out.
Looking at each tunnel he figured one or all of them had to lead to their main objective but he decided to make his choice by what he could see. He heard slight squirming and vibrations coming from the tunnel on his left.
"Well, if your nasty babies are coming from this way than i bet you're in the same direction." He thought as he took out his soul dagger.
It was now beginning to glow a bright blue as the line was middle ways up the blade. Damon decided to just slash and slash while using minimum amount of ki.
It only took him twenty minutes to clear the tunnel to the point where he was now seeing them every now and then.
Eventually he came to a spacious area like before that had more tunnels. it also had a huge hole that shot straight up. He could see the sky and so it brought in light but only in the center as the rest of the area was still dark.
Entering the area Damon felt he was being watched. He slowly looked all around him and saw nothing.
Looking up and to his far left away from the huge hole with oculus he could see four pair of eyes and two heads of what looked like a snake with their mouth wide open striking from above with speed.
Just before it was about to swallow Damon up it's speed slowed down tremendously for some reason.
boom!
one of the beasts head crashed into the ground missing Damon by a hair as he jumped out the way rolling and pushing himself to his feet quickly.
Getting up fear struck him for a second as he was dodging once more but this time his reaction was too late as a heavy weight crashed into his chest sending him back flying.
Blood trickled out from the corner of his mouth as he pushed himself up holding his chest.
"Where, how. He thought to himself. The beast was nowhere to be seen as he looked around.
Oculus was active but Damon couldn't see the beast that attacked him. He wasn't completely sure but it looked liked a big twin headed snake of some kind.
Suddenly a pair of red spilt eyes appeared high above in the corner of the huge cavern room and then a second pair that were blue in color appeared 20 feet away from the first.
A slight pressure was released from the beast as Damon stared into it's eyes. His legs began to shake and it became difficult to keep eye contact.
Javalin slithered out slowly from his cloak and crawled up Damons back. she rose her head from his shoulder stretching her fangs out.
"Thank you for not killing us. You could have the second we entered." Javalin spoke mentally to the beast.
The four pair of eyes remained still like statues fixated on Damon but in return to javalin's taunt and words one of the heads began to hiss while opening its mouth showing it's teeth.
Compared to javalin the snake in front of them was beyond huge and could swallow them both up in one bite.
"Don't thank me yet, I only missed my attack on purpose because you were able to connect with my mind. Informing me that you are a beast of intelligence like myself. You're lucky I'm in a listening mood." The beast spoke to Javalin.
Oversee!
[ shadow king twin snake~ A beyond rare beast that is said to be only a myth. A snake that controls and rest in shadowy places in wait for prey. Origin unknown. Maturity level supreme prime beast. Power Level 14,700]
Damon eyes became wide in disbelief as he managed to move his legs very slowly backing away. "Shhh,shhh, shield." Damon stuttered.
"Yes. I'm here just stay calm. Just like the hyencalue I sense no clear intent to kill you. Well not at the moment. The beast and Javalin are communicating let Javalin try to get you out of this."
"Sssssssss, "why are you here. Are you hunting me young one." A feminine voice asked with a long hissss.
Damon eyes bulged out even further as the voice he just heard came from the snakes direction.
"You,you,you can speak." He stuttered.
Damon didn't know what came over him. The second he saw the beast power level and the maturity of the beast he suddenly felt sick to his stomach and not himself.
"Of course I can. I am a highly evolved beast. I understand you and your kind very well. Sssssssss. You didn't answer me. So why are you here. "
"I'm here to find a beast called the blow souse. A man has been infected by it and in order to save him we need it." Damon responded.
"We. Sssssssssss. So you are with the others.
Damon eyes widened once more immediately thinking the worse. The beast saw this and knew what may crossed his mind.
"They are still alive. They passed through here an hour ago. " The beast spoke.
Damon became confused. He was wondering what this was all about. If his squad came this way and this superior prime beast saw them.
why didn't it attack them but attacked him. Was it because he was alone. He questioned himself.
"So you saw them and didn't attack them because of their numbers and then saw me and decided to attack because I was alone." He asked.
'ha,ha,ha. Their numbers didn't matter to me. I could have wiped them out without much effort. Sssssssssss. I did not because of my own reasons. " The snake spoke.
"Well why attack me then. "
Sssssssss. "Are you a snake lover."
"wait, what. What are you talking about. You didn't answer my question." Damon said.
"Sssss. This is my domain. If you want to leave here then I suggest you answer my questions. Im the the one showing unnecessary mercy."
"I could have killed you the second you stepped in this area. I slowed down my previous attacks on purpose. you had no chance if I didn't." The beast said aggressively while sliding closer.
It kept changing the head it spoke from. One second the head with red eyes would be swaying from side to side as she talked and then the other. The snake mouth did not move and it was telepathy.
"Ok." Damon said rubbing his chest. He was still in great pain. It felt like he had an internal injury as every now and then his mouth would have blood in it but he had been swallowing it back down.
He didn't want to make any type of movements that seemed threatening. Not to even spit and so if their was a chance for him to get out. He would take it.
"Ahh, I'm not really a snake lover, I mean I do love my beast and she isn't exactly a snake. Not completely anyway. I don't dislike snakes though."
"I think they can be pretty cool when their not trying to eat you if you know what I mean." He responded slickly while adding that last part hoping the beast takes his hint not to eat him.
"Sssssssss, interesting. His heart tells no lies so far." The beast thought to herself.
Unbeknownst to Damon the shadow king snake had a passive ability to detect untruthful words and emotions when listening to ones heartbeat.
"What are you, your smell,your energy. It's not the same as others. Sssssssss." The shadow king snake asked.
Damon wasn't surprised by this. With the beast level he figured it would be very wise and observing with keen senses.
"I'm half Demon but don't be alarmed. Im different from other demons. Im not an evil minded person." He said.
Sssssss."ive heard whispers of your kind before but I've never encountered one myself until now, and to answer your question from before."
" Yes I attacked you because you were alone and im a bit hungry. However her, your beast quickly communicated with me while in the middle of my attack and so I purposely missed you once."
"My second attack was simply to show you how far outmatched you will be if you tried to face me."
Damon looked at Javalin and she shook her head up and down .
"She tells me she's the first of her kind, like me. It'll be a real shame if I have to kill you both. I'll let you go on one condition."
" You must never tell a soul that you saw me. I've been hunted time and time again in the past. I live in peace and out of sight and I would like to keep it that way."
" I don't know how much time has passed but for as long as I could remember many people were fixated on capturing me. I need you to promise me you will not tell anyone."
"If you can't do that, then I'm afraid your bones will turn into dust right here in this very hill or turn into waste in my stomach." She hissed saying.
Suddenly the room increased in pressure and Damons legs buckled. His chest became heavier and blood rushed up his throat.
Gwaaa!
It poured out hitting the ground. Javalin mouth opened wide releasing multiple fire balls. They surged forward disappearing in the darkness hitting nothing.
A large shadow hovered over them that looked to have come out the wall itself and soon four pair of eyes could be seen again. The pressure stopped and the air around them went back to normal.
"Will you keep your word, or will you die." The beast said as its second head opened its mouth.
Nothing could be seen but pure darkness that looked like space itself.
Damon looked into the mouth of the beast. Javalin knew they couldn't win but she was prepared to die trying.
Even though Javalin and the beast could communicate and she stopped her earlier from killing them. it did not mean they were ok and out of harms way.
Javalin and the shadow king snake communicated the entire time and while the beast was also talking with Damon.
Javalin knew it was serious about killing them if Damon didn't agree with its terms but she didn't like the beast using it's will to hurt Damon more and so she was ready to give it her all no matter what.
"I promise. " Damon mumbled. The beast looked at them with for a few seconds more.
"His heart is true. I will keep my word." The snake thought as it disappeared.