“Give me the Heart of the Phoenix, right now, and maybe I’ll refrain from killing you,” the woman said, and in the next second Maria was lifted into the air. Maria stared down at her legs and saw that something resembling the tale of a snake curled around them. Then, she looked over at the woman but instead of seeing the former beautiful, young woman, she found a horrific creature made of half human and half snake. The entirety of the woman’s lower half was one humongous, green snake tale. The woman lifted her human torso until she came face to face with Maria.