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As the demon fired his blue fire breath repeatedly from above, the snake creature merely hissed, slicing through them with it's blades. The ornate scimitars appeared to leave a blue shimmering trail as they moved, and dispersed the fireballs as they sliced through them in a manner no normal blade would cause. Of course, even fancy swords couldn't save it from the omnipresent force of gravity, and as the floor cracked beneath it's immense weight it was plunged down to the lower level with a high-pitched shriek. The mercenaries soon followed, although one leaped off the edge of the roof while activating some glider-like contraption. It seemed unlikely he would be a continual threat, as he dodged and weaved down towards the safety of anywhere-but-here. However, despite the effect of Firebrand's attack, it appeared the fight was not quite over.

The snake creature reared it's ugly head from the debris, although it now sported a gash above it's right eye. It screeched loudly, no doubt saying even more unfathomable things in it's unfathomable tongue. It then switched from curses to actual curses, as it drew a strange sigil in the air with one of it's many fingers. While the tentacles had long dissipated into magical energy, this new attack was far less tangible. A strange sense of dread would take hold of Firebrand, as he felt an odd pain in his gut. Whatever this creature was doing, it wasn't going to be good for his health, and it would be a lot harder to avoid than some tendrils. The creature grinned as it's other hand worked yet another magic, gesturing more wildly and disparately as strands of dark magic wove around it's fingers. Even as Firebrand would consider how to deal with the curse that now clamped it's cold hand on his heart, he would notice the mercenaries he had just moments before killed rising a new, undead slaves to the one who had brought them here. From the very start they had been but tools, and even in death they would be granted no reprieve.

Whether Firebrand realised it or not, this was no average soldier he faced. While many of those in Viral's army were mere goons, this was a Yuan'Ti Abomination, a High Priest of the Serpent Gods. A master of ancient and dark magics, this creature would form a dangerous adversary if faced alone, calling upon a thousand curses and incantations even as it wielded relics of the ancient Yuan'Ti Empire. It's motives and origins were perhaps a mystery, but it was clear the creature would not leave until the demon had been eliminated.