A great tremor shook the realm, followed by the revelation of a great serpent, with that, it burst forth from the sea of clouds.
In the boundless realm within Zephyr, this beast towered like no other, its length spanned hundreds of feet long, its body emanating a deadly aura.
It was a Winged Serpent!
Zeke shuddered, a Winged Serpent was a great beast, it's powers were immeasurable.
No one has ever encountered one, it has only been mentioned in hushed legends.
Zeke knew nothing about it, save for the characteristics he remembered from the legends which matched it — a great serpent, a devourer of the sky.
Zeke was shaken, this was no easy challenge.
He knew he could not risk getting attacked by the Snake, not even once.
"Why is a Winged Serpent here, in my spirit realm?" Zeke could not help but ask.
"For this beast to appear, wouldn't that mean… unless…" Zeke suddenly thought of something, back to when he murdered Kenzo of the Winged Serpents.
When he was looting Kenzo, a green ray flew out from his corpse, but quickly disappeared before Zeke could react.
'Winged Serpent... the Winged Serpents? If I'm not wrong, this beast must've come from that green light!' he thought.
"But, no matter how strong the Winged Serpents were, they couldn't possibly have a real Winged Serpent, could they?" he continued to ponder.
"Unless, the Winged Serpent in my spirit realm is not a real animal, but instead a spirit manifestation?" He looked at the great beast and wondered.
Seeing it, Zeke became more and more sure of his guess.
If the beast was a true Winged Serpent, Zeke doubted even his full power could take it on.
However, if it was just a figment, Zeke might stand a chance.
'Is it asleep?'
Zeke thought, as he traversed closer, he noticed its eyes closed.
Apart from the occasional spirit pulse, it made no moves.
"It must've taken a beating... It's nursing a great injury! That's why it's asleep!" Zeke concluded.
"I best make my move now!" He looked up and thanked his stars.
The spiritual energy that the beast pulsated was still Winged Serpent worthy, a strong essence indeed.
Zeke absorbed some of the essences that came his way, he immediately felt stronger, rejuvenated even.
'Wow, this is something else!'
Zeke thought to himself, he believed that if he continued to ingest the Serpent's essences, he would no doubt easily make a breakthrough.
With that, Zeke started a mantra, and chanted with full intent and focus, following by, he casted a ward over the beast.