Time Passed...
The little serpent and Black just stared at each other while the dark-vail enshrouded the dark cave like death embraceing the dead.
The long silence stretched just like the eternal river of time. Even so the two pairs of Golden and Scarlett just gazed into each other for next 150 seconds without even blinking as though caught in a trance.
One in worry and concern while the other in fear and dread.
Both not knowing what the other wanted or was thinking.
Black waited for the little serpent to answer. Even as he calmly gazed at those pair of Scarlett orbs, but even after 2 and half minutes she didn't answer.
He got worried, and thaught 'I must have frightened her a lot, I would've been frightened too if I didn't have the innate Pride and the innate qualities of a Proginetor.'
Hearing Black's absurd thoughts. How could Double miss a chance to mock him.
Thus, He objected.
"What innate Pride and qualities you are thinking about — retarded. You almost shouted like a little girl back then when the little serpent had suddenly *hissed* in fear. Clown talking about the Pride of a Proginetor." He mocked him in his own mind.
Nonetheless Black didn't have any counter to that.
Still he tried to defend himself.
"I.. I was just caught of guard.. Otherwise that would've never happened!" He argued. Towards Double's mockery. However even he wasn't so sure of what he said.
'This bast**d I was just praiseing myself a little. If he didn't like it. Then so be it. Why did he have to bring the pasts wounds up and mock me.. ugh.. I swear he is so irritating!' Unable to defend himself. He like a third rate young master started cursing at Double.
Not wanting to hear his blabber and witnessing that they were again going off topic and ignoring the little serpent. Double suggested.
"Anyway. Instead of waiting for her to talk you should try to talk to her first. She is too frightened of you to even speak. And one more thing this time keep your voice calm and low or a little bit gentle at least. To not seem threatening to her."
Noticing Double changing the topic and the subject of the topic. Black also decided to forget there previous squabble.
"But what should I talk to her about. I haven't talk to anyone before. Let alone someone so young. Moreover who is also so afraid of me." Black questioned. The same old question again. That he didn't know how to talk to her properly without frightening her.
It was like he was struck in a predicament.
Where he indeed wanted to help her, reason being the little serpent just so happens to be the first living creature he met so he didn't want to kill her.. A bit childish. Yeah. So what. He is no different from one himself.
The other being he wasn't that strong emotionally because well he haven't lived that long to develop that particular skill. So when he saw the little serpent pleading for mercy, even if he was born as a merciless or heartless creature he still would've chosen to spare her instead of killing her.
However the main problem still remained that he didn't know how to.
"I haven't talked to anyone either except your idiot self." Double replied. Grunting.
However when he thought about it again. 'If I left it to this fool to figure out how to talk to this little serpent.. He would just frighten her again.' He frowned. Gazing at the little serpent through Black's Golden eyes.
'And I'm also curious to know how she got in here.. just within 4 hours since her birth!?'
Double thought all that in a second and quickly replied.
"Ugh.. Just talk to her about — if she is alright or not. That she doesn't have to worry, that you won't do anything to her. Something like that.. Just try to calm her down first.. so she isn't this frightened of us! Frightened of you! That she doesn't even have the courage to talk!?" Double muttered.
"Alright!" Black nodded. Turned towards her. Opened his mouth. His voice calm..
"Little serpent you don't have to fear me." Black whispered with a reassuring tone. His voice low even husky.
However seeing that she had no reaction to his words as if she didn't believe him or couldn't believe him. He added. "If I had really wanted to harm you. would I be talking to you like this. You should be able to tell that I'm very strong right!?" He uttered with a light smile.
Hearing his words the little serpents scarlett eyes widened as though she finally realized that if the unknown creature really wanted to harm her it should've done so already.
Thinking this the little serpent finally calmed down a little. The adrenaline coursing in her vains also dying down. Her serpentine body slowly moving and relaxing. She's been on alert for so long fearing for her life that her body was really close to just giving up.
Although still cautious she still decided to take a leap of faith and trusth him. Hence she gazed up at the strange creature. Her serpentine mouth parting, her voice quivering! uncertain! nervous! even afraid.
"Really you.. you won't kill me and.. and.. and eat me!?" She stuttered her voice feeble yet still radiated with a unique innocence. Like she was afraid. what if she accidentally angered this unknown creature and He.. decided to eat her.
No she didn't want to be eaten.
Hearing her question and seeing the innocent look with Which she asked the question.
Black didn't know what to feel, should he feel amused by her unique sense of humor or should he feel sad because of how afraid she was when she said those words earlier.
'However where did she get the idea that I would eat her of all things!?' Black wondered.
Sensing his thoughts Double answered him.
'Oh!! So that's why!?' Black exclaimed.
Apparently. In the world of magical beasts killing and devouring there pray is the natural law that all of them know upon there birth either through there instincts or by there inherited memories.
Furthermore, Magical beasts can be the most cruel being. Going to the point of eating there own kin. While at the same time can be the most compassionate willing to even die for family.
Nevertheless all these traits mostly depend on there race. Then the individual characteristics of the magical beast itself like a wolf which can be both cruel and loyal to death at the same time.
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