Gate of Memoirs/The Pagoda of Pan'ku

Tevarius and Sero-Anya finally arrive at their destination, and they bring some unwanted guests with them.
Portrait 	Dialogue
Music: "Dead God's Law"	Music: "Dead God's Law"
 	
*The combined efforts of Sero-Anya and Tevarius were able to drive the monstrous Naga Leviathan back.
 	
*By redirecting the Leviathan's storms to himself, the churning seas fell as the beast was repelled from the cliffs.
 	
*Sero-Anya: Now! And make sure you KILL IT!
 	
*A final streak of lightning in the form of a roaring dragon slams into the Leviathan's head, flanked by cruel lashes of dark energy.
*With an earth-shaking snarl of pain, the Leviathan crashes over the edge of the waterfall and into the mist below.
*Boulders and rocks slide off in its wake, and for a heartstopping moment, the world seemed to stand still.
*The pair wait in tense silence, fists clenched, for any sign of their adversary rearing back up.
*There was only the gentle babble of the stream behind them, and nothing more.
 	
*Tevarius: Guhh...Huh....That was close.
*Tevarius: So the serpents are sweeping down this far South...
*Tevarius peers down at the swelling tides, carrying with it thousands of slick, scaled forms.
*Tevarius: This could be bad. We should inform the Queen Mother—
 	
*Tevarius: Uh...Sero?
 	
*Sero-Anya: Hehe...
*Sero-Anya: Heheheheheh!
 	
*Sero-Anya: The way that fat worm tumbled off!
*Sero-Anya: KyahahahaHAHA!
 	
*Sero-Anya: Uuhggh—
 	
*Sero-Anya: *cough* *splutter*
 	
*Tevarius lunges forward to catch her before she falls into the stream.
 	
*Sero-Anya: Oooogghh...
*Sero-Anya: Tev...Tev?
*Sero-Anya: Are you...okay?
 	
*Tevarius: Yes, but you...You were acting rather strange there...
*Tevarius: Here, let's get you to a safer spot.
Portrait 	Dialogue
Music: "Pulse"	Music: "Pulse"
 	
*The stone steps leading up to the pagoda are paved with glittering green minerals resembling jade.
*Tevarius carefully carries Sero-Anya in his arms up past the landing, coming to a stop in front of the ornate double doors.
*Sero-Anya's body felt small and fragile now, but just then, she was unleashing bolts of energy with the fury of a goddess...
 	
*Tevarius: (I have so many questions...but our first priority is to inform the Queen Mother of the Naga.)
*Tevarius: (Oh, Tevarius...Since when did you become a messenger?)
 	
*Tevarius: Sero-Anya, I'm going to let you down here. Can you stand?
 	
*Sero-Anya: Yeah. Thanks, Tev...
*Sero-Anya slips out of Tevarius's arms and stands on slightly wobbly feet.
 	
*She takes a breath to steady herself, and looks up in marvel at the entranceway.
 	
*But even at this elevation, the wind's whispers carry with them the crash of thunder from the encroaching Naga.
 	
*Tevarius: We need to get inside. The faster we act, the less they'll catch the South off guard.
*Tevarius: Tevarius knocks insistently at the doors, calling out as loudly as he could muster.
*Tevarius: Pardon us! We were sent by Great Sage Zeruiah, and we bear grave news!
*Tevarius: The Naga are flooding into the Southern plateaus!
 	
*His voice echoes around the peaks, and is quickly swept away by the wind.
*The lack of response after several nerve-wracking minutes unsettles the pair.
 	
*Tevarius: ... ...
 	
*Sero-Anya: No one's home?
 	
*A distant roar of alien language startles them both, and Tevarius glances down the stone steps to see a shifting mass of dark shapes.
 	
*Tevarius: Damned serpents...
*Tevarius: Looks like we don't have time to be waiting around!
 	
*Tevarius: Sero-Anya, stand back.
*Tevarius: I really hope no one is standing behind this door.
 	
*Sero-Anya: Tev, I don't think it's a good idea to—
 	
*Tevarius sends a bolt of energy at the door, drawing back in surprise as it simply rebounds off into the distance with a whoosh.
 	
*Tevarius: Wh—
 	
*Sero-Anya: Tevvy!!
 	
*Naga: *Hiisssss!!*