Gate of Memoirs/ An Unwelcome Surprise

A platoon of naga awakens Sero-Anya's powers, but at what cost?
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Music: "Twilight Gleam"	Music: "Twilight Gleam"
 	
*Since leaving the Vale, Tevarius had tried speaking to his young charge again,
*determined to find out if Juno-Seto had indeed "reawakened" in her new form.
 	
*The little goddess-girl, however, recalled no such incident with the Sage.
*She insisted that she merely tried to ask if "Zeru" was fine, nothing more.
 	
*Any further queries confused her, and soon, even made her snappy.
 	
*Left with more questions than before, the dragon-spirit could only escort her toward their next destination.
 	
*It was a huge favor for his old friend Juno, and to the Great Sage they were both acquaintances of.
*Slumbering beneath the earth for so long had hardened his heart and nurtured within him a weary apathy.
*Further south, polished, slick stone began to replace the fine sands.
*The roar of myriad waterfalls in the distance crash into the depths below, sending up billowing clouds of spume where it meets rock.
*Just up ahead, rising into the heavens, was the pagoda Zeruiah spoke of.
 	
*Tevarius: Almost there...
 	
*Sero-Anya: Tev...I'm tired. Can we go rest by those rocks over there?
 	
*Sero-Anya: I wanna look down the waterfall!
 	
*Tevarius: All right. Careful you don't slip.
 	
*Tevarius looks up at the sky again, and inwardly heaves a small sigh of relief.No storms here...yet.
*For once, there seemed to be relative peace and quiet over the pandemonium of the past few weeks.
 	
*The crystal-clear water babbling over the rocks was a pleasant distraction from the worries swirling inside his head.
 	
*Tevarius: (Heh. Would be nice to take a dive...once this is all over.)
*Tevarius: (Just like old times—)
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*Tevarius: ?!
*Tevarius: (Wait, this...choking sensation!)
 	
*?: <... ...>
 	
*Tevarius: (Tsovinar!)
 	
*Tsovinar: <You concern me very little, insignificant whelp.>
*Tsovinar: <But for your insolence, I shall make an exception...>
 	
*<In the name of the Endless Abyss, we have come to claim this land!>
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*Tevarius: *gasp*
*Tevarius startles back from his vision, and a flash of pain in his chest sends him doubling over for a few moments.
Music: "Battle Spirit"	Music: "Battle Spirit"
 	
*Sero-Anya: *scream*
 	
*Tevarius: Sero-Anya?!
 	
*Sero-Anya: Tev! They- The-
 	
*A great undulating swarm of Naga rises slowly from the waves, encroaching dangerously upon the lower plateaus.
*All of a sudden, an enormous presence parts the swarm, crashing up the waterfalls and making its way straight toward the pagoda.
*Its serpentine scales glitter in what's left of the setting sun, as dark clouds gather about its titanic form.
*As it lowers its giant maw toward Tevarius and Sero-Anya, it speaks, cadence somewhere between a monstrous bellow and a sneer.
*Naga Leviathan: Ssssooo...This is the speck who slew my kinsmen, and disrespected my Goddess!
*Naga Leviathan: I shall crush you in Her name, and quench Her thirst for vengeance!
*Naga Leviathan: Die, mnahn'!
 	
*Tevarius: Sero! Run!
*Tevarius: I'll handle this!
*Tevarius draws a bolt of electricity in his hand, but it was deceptively swift for its size.
 	
*Sero-Anya: Tev, no!
 	
*Barely seconds before the Leviathan's massive claw crashes down, a sudden streak of purple energy lances right into the side of its head.
 	
*Naga Leviathan: GRROOARGH?!
 	
*Sero-Anya: Fool!
*Sero-Anya: THIS servant belongs to ME!
*Sero-Anya: I'll send you packing back to your "goddess", worm!
 	
*Sero-Anya: And you! Don't just stand there!
 	
*Tevarius: (S-Sero?!)
*Tevarius: Right...
 	
*Tevarius: Vile serpent! Fall back into the depths where you belong!