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The Great Serpent hissed and undulated across the stone floor towards Morgan. It grew with every breath, its body expanding with thick muscle and shimmering dark magic. It was magnificent now, with a strange and terrible grace. Its emerald green eyes sparkled in the candlelight and Morgan was hypnotized by the stark beauty of it. Lucifer was said to have been the most beautiful of the angels. Was that dark presence in this creature now? Was anything left of those it had consumed?
Then she remembered the vial that Ben had found with the seal. Perhaps those ancient protectors had known this day would come.
"The vial, Jake. Quickly!"
Morgan feinted in one direction as the snake's giant body slid through the blood left from the sacrifice. Its mouth opened wide, its fangs dripping venom
