Necromancer Knight Chapter 3: nagas woods " Treth where'd the creepy old hag go wasn't she following us? " asked Gurk. Treth turned around to see Gurk was telling the truth Mareyea had gone. " Treth I'm still here just...... Hiding in plain sight. I'm hovering above your head as a bee." Mareyea whispered. He just grinned and walked forward in his armor give to him by all the kingdoms. Black as Thratos' s scales and hard as diamond this armor saved him many times over. It bared his symbol of the arrow hearts and branches. The scales were smoothed out to look more metallic and man made. " so how long till we reach the forests edge Gurk?" Treth said. Gurk pulled out the map and examined it. " we have arrived look!" He exclaimed pointing a small finger to the huge wooden archway. It was carved into two snakes curling around each other to the center were each held real skulls in between there jaws. As soon as they stepped through the archway the dirt turned dark the sky and air became fogged. " we'll they sure now how to make people feel welcome." Treth said. Looking down he noticed snakes of all sorts slithering by. Gurk who's lower to the ground just jumped and fumbled trying not to touch the nasty things. " god damned she beasts and there trickery! " Gurk shouted. Treth just laughed at his mad little friend. Then a load feline shout echoed through the woods right to them shaking the branches and leafs. " what in the world was that! " Treth asked stunned. He looked back at Gurk. he was just as shocked as himself. " it's the nagas queen, Sheela she knows of all who enter he domaine. But she usually welcomes visitors especially.. Men. " whispered Mareyea into Treths ear. " ow well let's continue we have a job to do. Come Gurk just ignore it." Treth said motioning to keep moving. They walked in silence for a time longer every once in a wile looking over there shoulder to check on a mysterious figure following them. " it's a male naga roughly nine feet, thin probably starving. And he has a cut above his right eye." Treth said. " how do you know that?" Asked Gurk. " because he's right next to you! " Treth yelled at Gurk. They both ducked as the naga leapt overhead. " to arms!" Gurk yelled and he and Treth both pulled out there weapons. Gurk had a double bladed axe roughly the size of his body. Treth was sporting his steel mace. As they drew there weapons more nagas came out. Lots surrounding them. They went back to back . " put down your weapons! Our queen would like a word with you!" A female naga said shoving a spear in Treths face. " then why did you stalk us and pounce on us!?" Gurk asked. The nagas just looked at each other then back at the two intruders. Then one walked up a small female naga probably six years of age. " please mister come quietly my mama just wants to chat about what your..... Carrying." The little naga said in a sweet voice. Both of them just lowered there weapons. As soon as they did there weapons were taken. Gurk tried taking his back but got instead a face full of snake spit as one hissed in his face. " sorry no weapons near our queen, we have to keep all possible threats at bay. " a male naga said. Then they all started to slither away. The little girl naga gestured to follow them. " after you my good friend." Gurk said. Treth just sighed and begun following the horde of nagas. They started to turn tail and walk strait into the dense fog. Then they dispersed. " Treth they are tricking you leading you into a trap." Mareyea whispered. Dead silence and no nagas. They both took up fists as they were unarmed. "Why don't you use your magic you could just walk by them without needing to worry about anything!" Mareyea whispered loudly. " because I don't want to divulge my power to Gurk yet!" Treth angrily whispered. " Treth who you talking to ?" Gurk turned and asked. " ow uh...... Just uttering a ugh... Prayer." Treth lied. " since when do you pray?" Gurk asked. Treth was just about to reply when they came upon a great thrown. It was Sheela's thrown but she was gone. In fact every one or thing was gone. " Treth look at the pack! " Gurk yelled. Treth turned and say a freighting sight. The pack was seeping black mist. Just like the book that first summoned Mareyea. " give me the package!, Treth ordered. Without hesitation he tossed it to Treth. He opened it to his horror it was just like the book he found. It even had the same skeleton hand on the cover. Then right before he opened it they herd a mighty hissing and out came Sheela the naga queen.