Thread: The Great Serpent (M2) Dreamie~Middie

The oasis was a peaceful place to live... full of life and colored a vibrant shade of green, with plantlife providing shade to weary passerby who stayed at the edge, wildlife that provided nourishment and water that quenched the thirst of those traveling the great desert, this oasis had not been touched by humans for a very long time. One the large rock in the middle of the body of water lie coiled a great serpent, a fascinating creature by the name of Sei'raan, a Naga. 'Raan was lying back, with most of his serpentine body coiled around the rock, the human upper body hanging off the edge near the water, eyes closed while he soaked up the sun. 'Raan was a beautiful Naga, an excellent specimen of his kind, attractive to other Naga, and unfortunately even moreso by humans, his human upper Half was incredibly attractive by human standards, a lithe upper torso and arms, muscled well through exercise, though nowhere near bulky. The muscle was lean, and accented the well-tanned skin that covered his body, scars covered his form, several across his back from a slavery a long time past, fresher ones that were slightly more interesting marked the area where human skin met snake scales, several gashes from a female's talons, indicating he was not a virgin. 'Raan's angles were well sculpted, especially in his face, soft angles in some places, hard one where they needed to be. Golden eyes marked nearly straight through with slit-pupils looked lazily out from his basking rock, and a mane of messy blood red hair fell to a length that fell past his shoulders. Even more striking was the coloration of his scales, vibrant reds mixed with browns and tans provided camouflage and protection from the hot sands of 'Raan's home, the colors mixing into intricate patterns along the back of his long, serpentine tail. Altogether, 'Raan's body was longer than three humans stood tall, and it was essencially made of pure muscle. The creature was also formidable in that instead of humanlike fingers and fingernails, the bones in his hands were hardened and sharpened, his fingers terminating in slightly hooked talons. 'Raan hung from his rock lazily, absorbing the sun and enjoying himself A smell 'Raan had not recognized caught his attention, it was a sweet smell, one he did not recognized... it smelled really good. 'Raan's mouth watered at the smell and his body uncoiled, sliding off the rock and moving towardes the smell. In an opening in the trees 'raan spotted what looked like a dead deer, though it smelled far better than any carrion he had ever smelled. Though 'raan preferred his prey much more alive, he was curious, he slid through the trees, remaining low to the ground and curious. The Naga approached the thing, wondering what it could possibly be. 'Raan was interrupted by scuffling sounds coming from near the outside of the oasis, his pointed ears were much sharper than a humans, he heard the sound of grinding sand, a human foot sinking into in it. The great Serpent's attention moved instantly away from the deer and towards the sound. Those who had tried to lure him out of the safety of his oasis were going to pay for their transgression. The humans likely didn't know that the Naga had heard them, they were fairly stupid creatures, and thought the same of Naga kind, it was easy to get them to underestimate him. The carcass was bait, they were trying to lure him out and capture him. The Naga male slid towards the carcass, moving curiously and cautiously to the free meal... 'Raan could assume that the deer had died of heat, but there was no sign of it dragging itself towards the Oasis, as those who died from the wrath of the desert always did. When 'raan grew close enough the sound of scuffling came from behind him, he noticed a wire in the sand, and every sense went on red alert. The human moved quickly through the deep sand, a club in hand... One of the slavers got impatient, and perhaps thought he could chase the Naga into the trap. The slaver was young, and inexperienced, he thought he could actually chase the Naga into the trap. 'Raan moved before the human could react, spinning and aiming a vicious backhand swipe of his claws at the human's face. The blow landed despite the human's intentions. 'Raa's backhand strike killed the human who was leaping towards him instantly. The miserable creature hit the sandy ground hard and bounced a couple time before rolling to a stop. The hard bones of the back or 'Raan's talons had smashed face and crushed his skull. The charging humans didn't have time to cast the net, the great snake moved far too quickly for them to catch up with, the net that they had prepared hit the sand and covered the end of his tail, not the area they had planned to net. 'Raan's feelings sunk when he noticed there were many of them, they likely had been traveling and had spotted him, this raid was inevitable. Fuckit One of the humans roared, the rest of them rushing from their hiding spots to confront the great serpent. The humans attacked him en masse, trying to overwhelm him. 'Raan reared back, his upper body rising a good seven feet in the air, towering over the humans. They came at him with clubs and axes and nets, intent to bring him down by force. 'Raam grabbed the first one by the arm and squeezed, tossing him aside when he heard the crunch of bone, the second human wasn't so lucky, the talonlike claws cut through him nearly effortlessly, gouging four even lines into his chest. Blood met with sand as the battle waged on. 'Raan fought hard, striking with his tail and with his claws when the humans had gotten too close. Humans were nowhere near as tough as a Desert Naga, they were notoriously hard to capture, but collectors payed a royal ransom for them, especially full grown, handsome Naga like 'Raan. The slavers had likely been watching him from the shadows for some time, waiting to set their trap. 'Raan killed another human, but more took his place, the humans outnumbered him greatly, and eventually one might get lucky. Two humans swung ropes, catching one of 'raan's hands and one going around his neck, the loops at the end of them tightening. The naga hissed angrily, showing the full of his fangs to the humans as they gathered, trying to force him to the ground. 'Raan was beginning to tire, there was far too many of them. 'Raan roared, he would fight to the death if need be, there was no way the humans would capture him again.