(Snake Perspective)
Slithering out of the small tunnel I looked around and could vaguely see the landscape.
Everywhere I see was a flat dirt floor and stones littering the way. No plants or vegetations. But a small breeze was blowing that wasn′t there before, it feels nice and smelled like fresh mint air, so I′m not complaining about it. But I don′t have a destination and not knowing were to got next I just picked a random direction and slithered while making a to do list. I can′t continue to explore this unknown world with monsters like a headless chicken. I have to make plans!
So, first I have to find a food source, find out what is edible and what′s not. Just drinking the sweet water isn′t cutting it out for me. I need sustenance. How else am I going to grow into a big and strong snake? Second, I need to find a shelter for myself. A save place to call home. I need a place to eat, sleep and rest. Being under constant stress that some monster could attack me isn′t good for my mentality. Third, I need to learn about the world and go exploring. Find out if there are humans, how to do magic and learn about the geography of this world. Jup, I think that′s all for now.
After choosing a random direction while flicking my tongue every few seconds I smelled the same green scent again. It was different from the first green color; it is lighter and more yellowish in color. Maybe lime green? But it gave me the feeling of mellow and calm. A strange experience. Can′t really get used to it so fast.
All in all, I have smelled two colors up till now, namely purple and green. Those are the colors I have tasted up till now. And my evolution said I have a danger sensing tongue. So purple means life threatening or just dangerous I assume. I have to investigate that more thoroughly next time. Green means friendly and nondangerous right? Everyone knows green stands for good and stands for red bad right? I hope I am not wrong with this.
Whatever, even if it gets dangerous, I can always turn back and run. I can′t just roam aimlessly around anyway. So that′s what I did. I followed the green scent. While traveling the landscape didn′t change much. Just a few bolder her and there. But the floor is getting softer, and it′s feeling pleasant not like the hard dirt floor scraping at my scales.
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Oh did I mention some of those boulders are moving around. Jup, I saw moving boulders. The first time I saw a moving beginning to start moving it scared the shit out of me. I don′t know if they are monsters or not, but I′m sure to keep my distance from those things. I am not going to risk it. Maybe if I am stronger, I will come back and find out why those boulders are moving. The strange thing is they are all moving in the same direction. Guess they have a family meeting or something like that.
*sigh*
It is so boring just to follow the scent like a dog, not knowing what awaits you at the end of it.
As time goes on, I feel myself slow down ever so slightly, but because I am too concentrated on the moving stones, I didn't realize it. But after it was too late, I realized that my body is shivering, the temperature is dropping rapidly. I find it odd and remembered that I didn′t see a sun or any light at all. In the beginning I couldn't see anything at all, but now I can only see movements. Feeling sluggish and seeing my own breath coming out of my mouth when I am flicking my tongue, I hectically searched for a cover where I can shelter myself during the night, I presume.
Guess, I can see as clear in the night as in the day as I didn't see any changes in the brightness. Looking around I didn't find any cover just those boulders that are here and there. Not finding anything and too far away to go back and reach the tunnel I don′t have a other choice. Either I freeze to death or I cover myself under one of those moving boulders.
My body temperature is dropping quickly, getting dangerously low. I can feel my brain slowly shutting down and my body getting heavier. With my last remaining energy that I can muster up, I slithered towards a bolder that wasn′t moving and went in a crevice. I curled myself into a small pile of snake to preserve as much heat as possible. Immediately after curling up I fell into a deep slumber.
In pure darkness, I feel a warm wave surrounding me and I let out a satisfying hiss and a smile covering my mouth. I went back to sleep and let my mind wander in my dream land. Dreaming about me laying on a hot stone on the beath while drinking a fruit smoothy and listening to snake jazz, or should I now call it normal jazz? Just chilling about it I am feeling sati-
*poke*
Hmm, stop it. Just a few more minutes. I waved my tail in annoyance. I buried my head into my body. Continuing to relax on the beach, while the sea breeze is blo-
*poke*
WHILE THE SEA BREZZE IS BLO-
*poke*
'AHH, who is disturbing my sweet, sweet dream god damn it' though I to myself cursing whoever dared to disrupt my sleep, while looking up at what poked me.
...
Oh.
Maybe I will just let it go and forgive it for disturbing my sleep.
Jup, I forgive you. Ha haha ha...
Please don′t kill me!
