As a boat landed ashore, I slithered from my lair, confronting an armed human horde. With a hiss, I charged, decimating them one by one. "Pesky Humans."

As I finished slaughtering all the men and women, I saw a living human.

Amid the aftermath, a young girl, wielding a small knife, approached. To my surprise, she defied my petrifying gaze, unveiling a mystery yet to be unraveled.

"Why do you not succumb to petrification?" I hissed, gripping the girls face.