The magical spell caused the dried husk of what was once a person to fall to its knees before it could attack again, its arms falling uselessly to its sides.  But before its torso fell, a rather grotesque serpent with a humanoid head erupted from the ghoul's belly.  

[i]"Jason?"[/i] The snake slithered fully out of the ghoul's belly and toward the girl entering the room, lunging at her, fangs aiming toward her leg...