Jamming her foot into the serpent’s neck, Vala brought her Mystic Sword down, cleaving into the tough hide and muscle until it reached the spine. A second swing with both hands holding the hilt sliced all the way through, separating the head from the body. She kicked the gaping skull far into the woods, smiling with satisfaction. “Let’s see you kill any more villagers now, you slithering corpse!” she sneered. “Good! Good! Freeze and keep staring at the snake, like you’re daring it to come back to life. That’s it! Good! Now slowly raise your sword above your head and scream your line!” Bringing her weapon up over her head as instructed, she raised her face to the sky. “No creature on this Earth can defeat Vala, the Monster Slayer!” Vala, the Monster Slayer!“Hold that pose. Camera pull b

