That moment when Georgia comes for your LIFE at 7am.
That second moment when you realize that David has his Crowley contacts in, in the upper left pic.
That third moment when you actually perish while thinking about Crowley waking Aziraphale from a nap by gently shaking him awake and greeting him with that lovesick little smile and a soft “there you are” and a kiss...
I’m not even going to talk about the bottom right. That post found me in the afterlife and punched me in the face.
Thank you for checking out chapter two of my new sander sides fanfic, Guardian Naga. This is when things get real and I’ve incorporated what I believe are some of my best sketches thus far!!! I hope you enjoy it and look forward to more.
Chapters: 1
It took an hour to arrive at the entrance to the caves by foot. The opening was massive and appeared to have been smoothed out. Roman crawled cautiously against the wall as he began his descent down into the underground labyrinth. The cavern walls were cold and slightly wet as he continued to press his hands up against them. While the lantern did provide some light, it wasn’t nearly enough to snuff out the looming darkness that swallowed him with every step down.
In order not to get lost within the caverns never ending tunnels Roman wrote down his steps each time he made a turn or remained on the front leading path. He was specifically feeling for any wind coming from the openings he came across and would jot them down as potential exits. Then he would walk towards the passage with no breeze. It made sense that the Naga would not nest near any of the caves entrances, but somewhere that was a deadend. His assumption was correct as after two hours of wondering he came across a large nest-like structure.
There in the nest lay a massive monster that had the top of a human and the bottom of a snake. Luckily for Roman, the creature hadn’t noticed him as it continued to sleep soundly. He was petrified with fear but still managed to slowly make his way backwards towards the beginning of the passage. Suddenly, the creatures huge form shifted and Roman quickly clapped his hands to his mouth in order to stop himself from screaming, but as he twitched in fear he fell backwards and yelped. The Naga groaned and it’s eyes began to slowly open. Roman flew into a panic as he scrambled to his feet and took off towards the nearest exit. His escape attempt was successful, but out of fear of being hunted down he continued to run.
As he continued racing towards the castle Logan spotted him on his perimeter check and gave Roman a good scolding for venturing out on his own. Once at the gate Logan ordered some of his men to escort Roman back to the castle where Patton received him. The whole time Roman’s mind was blank as what he had just witnessed hadn’t fully sunk in.
“Did you find what you were looking for, Your Majesty?”
Patton was pouring Roman a cup of calming tea. Roman was visibly exhausted and was now resting in his bed.
“I-I’m not sure. I found something, but whether it was real or not hasn’t become clear in my mind yet.”
“Then you did see something right?”
“I did.”
“Here then, drink this and get some rest. Once you close your eyes maybe you’ll remember more clearly.”
Roman took a sip of tea and gave a sigh as his shoulders relaxed and his eyes drooped. He was exhausted and could already feel the sores coming along.
“I think you’re right. Thank you for the tea.”
“My pleasure, goodnight Your Majesty.” Patton said with a smile as he closed the bedroom door.
With that Roman fell into a deep sleep as his mind began to play that terrifying scene again and again. Violently, he sprung up from his bed with his face pale and full of sweat. He had remembered it’s face. Whatever was inside the caves was real and it had looked at him. He paused for a moment to think. If it was real then he needed to go back no matter what. Tomorrow, Roman planned to once again sneak out to the caves and face the Naga properly.
From the directions he had jotted down while inside the caves Roman was able to sketch out a rough map of the inner workings of the caves. He pinpointed where the nest he found was and which entrance would get him there most efficiently. Additionally, he armed himself with a dagger he strapped to the back of his belt this time. Sure enough he had no intentions of harming the Naga the first time, but he also did not anticipate the sheer size of the creature either. It was better safe than sorry he thought. Roman snuck out during the afternoon this time while under the guise of needing more bed rest after his adventure yesterday.
After an hour of walking he once again found himself in front of the massive entrance to the caves. This time however, it wouldn’t take a whole two hours to find the nest but a mere thirty minutes. Yet, Roman was shocked to find the nest empty and terror began to fill his thoughts as he heard slithering behind him.
Before Roman could even turn around a large hand covered in scales placed itself in front of him. Next a gust of warm air rushed up against his neck and caused the lantern to blow out. Now Roman was covered in complete darkness as the monster curled itself around him.
“Why are you here human?” it snarled.
It took every ounce of courage Roman had left to respond in a meek voice. “I’ve come here to seek your power in order to avoid a war that’s coming.”
The creature hissed loudly and before Roman could even flinch he was grabbed up into the air, locked in place by the creatures grip. This whole time Roman was holding back his tears, but now there was no way he could keep that up. He squeezed his eye’s shut and waited for the worst.
“All you humans ever want is power and you think I’ll just give it to you? You’ve done nothing for me and once you’re through using me, you’ll shun me like always.” The Naga flicked its tongue in anger. Roman, however, was too overcome with fear to even notice the Naga’s taunt.
“Please forgi-give me. I-I’m sorry. Please do-don’t e-eat me.” Roman had begun hiccuping from the fear and was stuttering profusely.
He truly thought he was going to die so the moment he realized he was being gently placed back on the ground was unbelievable. For some reason the Naga had let him go and was now staring down at him. Roman was so dumbfounded he simply stood there staring back, until the Naga spoke again.
“Run.”
“Excuse me?” Roman was confused as he wiped his remaining tears away.
“I said, RUN!” The Naga shouted, its voice echoing loudly.
Suddenly, the Naga had leaned forward and slammed it’s hands onto the cave floor. Roman dare not continue to question why he was set free and instead fled for his life. This time though he stopped once he reached the exit and turned back to look into the darkness. He saw nothing looking back at him and concluded he wasn’t being chased. Still, he couldn’t help wondering why he was let go.
He's a Dekay's brown snake and he was very cute. I booped him off to the side of the path so he wouldn't get stepped on but he didn't seem to understand and kept rearing up then settling back down to sunbathe again
