Serpentis Family/Yeux/Heaven Besides You, Hell Within
Yeux wandered alone in his beloved region. Without a Captain or his Berserks, he was appointed again after surrendering his allegiance to Epic of Gilgamesh. In Cori, he searched for the last survivors who had left over and hid up in the cliffs near the wild sea. In vain he tried to offer his justice and benevolence, but the people didn't trust their former Lord anymore.
Under the cold nights he marched alone to a small village destroyed by the recent raids and abandoned by the people. He was looking for the traces of a special person. Someone who could be dead. And there he slept tired and tormented. But in the middle of night he woke up with a sound of the door and when he opened his eyes, the old hero saw the beautiful woman.
Yeux Serpentis: "I thought... that maybe you were dead. I searched for you."
Vânia: "I know. I saw you talking with the refugees. I led them..."
Yeux Serpentis: "Why do not you show yourself to me?"
Vânia: "You chose your fate and I cannot understand you. Why you not run away to come to me victorious once again? Why you chose to serve the enemy?"
Yeux Serpentis: "Someday... you'll understand my decision..."
The woman was a warrior. She was determined to kill Yeux that night, but seeing him there, she pitied her heart. Vânia dropped the dagger and sought shelter in the arms of the old hero. During long hours they were silent. Embraced. And when the birds began to sing heralding the day, he kissed her. An intense and affectionate kiss. And whispered:
This is the end
Beautiful friend
This is the end
My only friend, the end
Of our elaborate plans, the end
Of everything that stands, the end
No safety or surprise, the end
I'll never look into your eyes... again
Can you picture what will be
So limitless and free
Desperately in need...of some... stranger's hand
In a... desperate land?
It hurts to set you free
But you'll never follow me...
The leaving was sad. One last kiss on her forehead and he stood up. It was time to confront a monstrous fate. He hardened his heart and went to his old property. His house had been looted and destroyed. But he knew that the old shelter was intact. Yeux Serpentis was still the Master of Potions. And there he began his work. He mixed different herbs. The small cauldron bubbled. When he finished the infusion, he mixed it with the wine that his Berserks drank before a battle. And without thinking... he drank the all the potion in one long sip.
That morning, a monstrous roar echoed through Cori. Yeux Serpentis died to rebirth as a dragon. A great and monstrous serpent. Mankind has died inside him. Rage and hatred aroused, turning him a senseless beast. He felt the power reverberating in his muscles. Then he left Cori to lead the hordes.
