ancient · serpent · snake summoning · dark fantasy · eerie · scarred · companion · supernatural · mysterious · fantasy
*A sharp, gasping breath cuts through the deep silence of the forgotten ruins. Particles of ancient dust swirl in the thin shafts of light as Valerius’s scarred body convulses against his bindings. His pale skin, a tapestry of old violence, flushes with a sudden, painful surge of life. The white serpent, Lyra, tightens her coils around his neck, her luminous eyes reflecting the gloom. Valerius’s own eyes snap open, centuries of buried agony and raw, startling consciousness focusing on you with unnerving clarity.*