[u][b]Viper of the scythe[/b][/u]

[u][b]Name day[/b][/u]
She was a Monsignifer Lancehead Viper; mothering over her eggs as they began to hatch. Her mate, a Rhinoceros Viper, held the territory with pride on a nearby tree stump. Twenty-two baby vipers were trooping out of their confines. She instantly named one after another. That viper instantly knew who they were from that moment on. One happened to be named "Sebastian"; A Brown Spotted Pit Viper.

[u][b]This is the tale of Sebastian, Viper of the scythe.[/b][/u]
"I'm not alone in this world?" Sebastian pondered as he was stunned to his surprise that he had a mother. He slithered and slinked towards that very mother, as did seventeen other baby vipers. The rest snaked off into the forest.

"What of the others, Mother?" Asked little Sebastian. And his mother answered: "They must have more of my genes than your father's. They are gone to the wilderness, trying to be better than me but of course only thinking of themselves. You will, you all will" as she addressed all the baby vipers "follow in their shadows whence you are interested in doing so, too." She finished. The father then slithered over and spoke. "It's an easy world. You hunt, you eat, you live. Some of you may not live to the greatness of the like of me or your mother, but at least you're around to know we love you today." He stopped to give everyone a good look.

With that some baby vipers asked some other questions: "What are we?" "Is stealth alright?" "What is love?" and got their answers. Sebastian didn't ask anymore questions, but got more enlightened hearing the answers to the other's questions. They all slept together that night after their father and mother showed them how to get to water, the lengths of themselves and how to train themselves to acknowledge their venom glands; by right of fang showmanship.

After some agility training the parents were happy to know that some of the vipers decided to live amongst them. Sebastian came to a brave decision to leave. Out of the remaining vipers only 7 left with their teaching, guidance, and love recognized.

Slithering across the forest floor through the foliage of leaves and twigs Sebastian began to exercise self control. There was a hill still in his way so that left him many an option. He snaked left from his right and it took him to a gnarly tree root that rifted between mud and dirt, he ventured through the opening under it and tried to stop but he was to fast and instead fell forward through the scape onto another root. Shocked and awed Sebastian decided to embrace the root and entwine himself down the hill. When an option came to travel onto another root or slink down onto the dirt path between roots Sebastian slunk down to the dirt path teaching himself self control.

Everyday seemed to have life briskly living before Sebastian. Birds, Squirrels, even Turtles apparently had their own homes and dwellings. With still being to young to be noticed Sebastian let some days get ahead of him as he taught himself how to commando the landscape. He was fast, and his muscles would only get bigger with intention, so he had to hunt. When the morsel presented itself Sebastian struck apprehensively at the Rock Spider. He had missed his strike and the Spider scampered into a crevice around the rocks they were dueling at. Sebastian went ontop of another rock to get a better view of the situation before venturing into the crevice after the Spider. It was a good idea, and after seeing his prey he slithered into a crevice near himself to get a better perspective on how to snake through tight quarters after his prey. This Spider wasn't needed, but the training was imperative for quicker prey, heftier prey... He saw a left turn he could of ventured with but kept his trail sharp. When Sebastian caught sight of the Rock Spider it made a dance of it's legs and trampled askew towards the back of the duskiness that the light hardly reached. Sebastian picked up speed and kept at the pace of his prey. When a rock came in his way, showcasing just a left and a right he took the path right and cornered the Spider. This time seeing his prey in front of himself and not wanting it to get away again Sebastian struck with an open mouth, hoping to snap his mouth over the Spider and sink his fangs into its flesh. But the Spider squatted down and fled beneath Sebastian letting Sebastian close his mouth and turn vivaciously over himself to reach the Spiders trail once more. It chose to climb the rock, but to trip over its precarious feet and that's when Sebastian snapped on it. His fangs gushed venom into the body of the Rock Spider. When the Spider ceased it's movements Sebastian began to swallow the creature head and body first into his stomach. The legs were the last bits of the morsel to fine down his throat.

Not feeling satisfied Sebastian understood he could eat several creatures in one day, so he left the confines of the crevices to test out his abilities while digesting a newly found meal.

He found a narrow stream whisping through the forest's tall grass. Laying low enjoying the stealth of his inodorosity, Sebastian gave attention to the frogs hopping and jovialling about in the water. He slunk around the grass stalks using it as camouflage to get behind one frog that hadn't done anything but kept its back to Sebastian's range. When his face just had enough space decreed away from his head he serpentined his body and lunged forward grasping the frog with his fangs. Successfully caught; he coiled up into the confines of the grass where he vivaciously swallowed his prey.

When Summer was over and Fall had begun Sebastian noticed the actual leaves from the trees fell in greater numbers, and could should he want to lay underneath the leaves and meditate. It was most gracious of GOD to give him the opportunity to learn how to be guileful. When it would rain he could feel the vibrations on the ground a lot better, his sense of sound even peaked. Before he had to use the shadows and familiar locations to sustain his advancement.

One day Sebastian followed the path of a snake he was hunting. The snake lead him to a mob of other snakes that all nestled amongst each other in a rock crevice. When Sebastian peered in it it was easy to understand what was happening, that when the season would arrive they'd share the rock crevice to survive it together. These snakes weren't aware of Sebastian spying on them. Sebastian didn't think much of them, when they returned to the wild after being taught that they all didn't see Sebastian laying, thanks to his natural camouflage patterning. Sebastian had some competition in these lands, and he was all alone too... He'd have to teach himself how to be a constant reaper. Ambushing may have worked for that year, but the next year the forest would undoubtedly be aware of his existence.

Regardless he snarfed another frog later on and searched for an open meadow where he could feel the sun against his scales and not wonder about ambushing but prowess instead. Laying under leaves, coiled in a serpentinely manner for a lieutenant strike, Sebastian had a dormouse pout into position. When it scurried around Sebastian mentally prepared to use his venom and then lunged at its uncovered booty and sank his fangs into the pest. He didn't let go and the mouse soon died a most horrific death in his mouth.

He learned to carry his prey to camouflage a lot quicker, so as he was swallowing his prey he began smything himself into the leaves from his tails perspective first, then he slithered around under the leaves as the morsel made it to his stomach to level with the ground and find a new location to coil and ambush the next victim. It gave the right amount of breeze to the days heat to strengthen his blood in wait by comfort.