The Lonely Snake and the Naive Human Girl

The Lonely Snake and the Human Girl

"Long ago there were many different races before humans one such race was the Naga. The Naga were a mixture of both snake and human, they had the torso and head of a human however the bottom part was a snake. Don't let the snake part disgust you, they were actually considered one of the most attractive species. They are usually water dwellers as the snake in them is that of a sea serpent however there are land ones too.

When humans came to this land, most creatures went into hiding while others were slaughtered by mankind. No one knows if any Naga lives today however one thing is for sure if you go near the water and it starts to bubble or if deep in the jungle you feel watched you better run, AND you better hide. Because if a Naga catches you, they will..."

"EAT YOU!"

The screams of children could be heard in the small cottage, as could the laugh of an old woman.

"MOTHER STOP IT!" The old woman stopped and smirked lazily at her daughter as the much younger woman came rushing in trying to hush the whimpering children.

"Grandma, Grandma is it true? Could there still be Naga?" Grandma looked down in affection at her curious little granddaughter and carefully picked the giggling girl up.

"No (y/n) there is no such thing they are nothing more than fairy tales." (y/n)'s mother said still trying to calm down everyone.

Shaking her head, Grandma pulled the now disappointed child closer and whispered into her ear, "Yes my child they are real I saw one as I child myself." (y/n) stared up at her grandmother in shock and amazement.

"How did you survive Grandma?"

"Oh my ha, ha, ha now that is quite a tale. One that I think we do not have the time for at the moment. Next time dear." Stubbornly crossing her arms and pouting (y/n) was placed gently on the ground.

"Come (y/n) we must go home quickly." (y/n) was quickly dragged out of the house giving her laughing Grandmother I quick wave goodbye.

Although promised a tale the next time they spoke, that time never came. (y/n)'s Grandmother passed away. That night the village mourned the passing of the great story taller especially (y/n).

Soon after the funeral finished, the aggravated girl ran to her 'special' spot. It was a lake that sat not far from the village. Looking into the water, the girl saw her reflection staring back at her. Small crystal-like tears rolled down her (light/dark) skinned face and fell hitting the water surface leaving behind a short trail off water.

"W-Why did you have to die Grandma?" Small hiccups fell from her trembling lips, "why?" (y/n) fall forward onto her knees clenching her small fist in anger.

"My, my, my. What do we have here?" An unknown voice spoke causing the girl to stand up immediately, "Oh. Spirited are we?" A deep chuckle soon followed making the girl shiver in fear.

"Who's there and what do you want!?" (y/n) yelled out trying to show no fear although the stranger was not convinced. There was some rustling from the bushes before a figure slithered its way over. Gasping in amassment at what (y/n) saw, the man was a Naga. His upper body was a dark tan and covered in many blue tattoos, he had gold, and blue jewels and chains that hung from his body, on his arms were golden bracelets and rings too. His nails were long and sharp with black paint on it. He had pointed ears that hung many earrings and one clip on earing at the top, on his face there was blue pain around his green slits of eyes and in lines from his nose down and the corners of his mouth. On the bottom lip was a black line. His hair was on feature that stood out the most aside from his tail, it was a snowy white colour and was tied up in a rather messy high ponytail, parts of hair that didn't make it into the ponytail fell out over his strong shoulders, the ponytail even tied up high still touched the ground. The thing used to tie it up was many Chinese hairpins, what also stood out was two pairs off ebony black horns that two had rings on them. Finally, his tail it was a snowy white colour like his hair and was long and thick, it looked soft but also rough due to the scales underneath was yellow like in colour. Thick, black silk was tied around his waist and kept in place by a large blue gem.