As the noise grew louder I grabbed John by his shirt and pulled him with me behind a tree. He yelped and I told him to be quiet. As I peeked around the tree I saw yet another giant creature, this one was also female. She had the upper body of a human female; however below the waist she had the body of a snake. Her skin was purple along with her eyes. I would find her attractive if it wasn’t for the whole not human thing. Unfortunately my body disagreed at the sight of her chest. I was most defiantly aroused; ashamed of my self I ignored it. I wondered if she was capable of communicating, as a native friend would be very helpful. She reached for a strange, large fruit and took a bite. Good, that makes it less likely for her to eat other living things. She could be an omnivore though. At any rate it’s a good idea to assume she’s dangerous.

“You’re right on that one Davis, that’s a naga there,” Drake said to me.

“So we can communicate whenever?” I asked him in my head. “And you can see what I see?”

“Yep, like I said that’s a naga, and I have yet to see one that didn’t eat humans,” he said. “Oh and they can speak English, but they’re more interested in a meal than in conversations.”

“Lovely,” I looked at her again, “and I assume they swallow you whole?”

“Usually, and another fun fact: they can sense prey.”

“What!?”

“Relax, there’s probably loads of things nearby she’s sensing. She can’t tell that there are a couple humans near.”

“You sure about that?” I thought back as I noticed her glance directly at the tree for a few seconds before looking away.

“Well, I make no promises. Remember, you don’t need to be faster than the naga, you just need to be faster than your friend.”

“Shut up.”

The naga finished eating the fruit and left its remains on the ground. She smiled and I swear she glanced at the tree again. However she went off in another direction, towards the waterfall. After the coast was clear, John and I moved out to where she was in till just a minute before. I looked at the bite marks on the fruits remains. She could easily fit me in her mouth with a jaw that big! I pulled a piece of the inside off and gave it a taste. It was disgusting, but I was never one for fruits or vegetables.

“What the hell was that thing?” John asked me.

“A naga,” I responded.

“How do you know it’s called that?” he asked.

“Heard of them in fairy tales,” I lied.

“Are they dangerous in those stories?”

“Yes, very. Speaking of which, we should probably forget about the waterfall.”

“Why?”

“Didn’t you notice? That’s where she headed.”

“Ah, right.”

“I say we go in the opposite direction.”

“Agreed.”

With that we started off away from the waterfall, I was in front this time. I opted to stay clear of the larger paths. At first I looked behind me often to make sure John was still with me, but I soon grew tired of that and just kept my head forward. As we kept walking more and more of the scenery looked like it was repeating itself. I dismissed it as an illusion created because of the lack of landmarks. Eventually though it became hard to ignore.

“I know most parts of this area look the same, but this seems a little abnormal,” Drake said to me.

“Really? You think something’s up?” I asked him.

“I can’t seem to hear your buddies foot steps, you might want to check to see if he’s there.”

“Hey, you’re right,” I turned around. “He isn’t there!”

“Hello there,” said a female voice behind me.

“Shit,” both me and Drake thought at the same time.