Within the library, they discovered a vast collection of ancient scrolls, filled with cryptic symbols and arcane knowledge. They spent days poring over the texts, deciphering the ancient language, searching for any information that could help them defeat the Shadow Serpent.
Finally, they stumbled upon a hidden chamber, its walls adorned with murals depicting the ancient history of the world. The murals revealed the true origins of the Shadow Serpent, an entity of pure chaos and destruction, born from the void at the dawn of creation.
They also discovered that the Shadow Serpent was not merely a being of darkness, but a parasite, feeding on the fear and despair of mortals. To defeat it, they would need to not only confront its power, but also eradicate the fear and despair that fueled its existence.