In his youth, Adam was scared of serpents. He was terrified of them.
Then he tried to use his fear against his enemies. Made it his symbol. Whenever serpents appeared on Tron, people would think of the Dark King.
That was a long time ago. He believed he had overcome his fear of snakes. But when the first of the Seven Sacred Trials began and he plunged into a pit full of vipers, that fear returned.
Thousands upon thousands of snakes writhed across the ground. They covered the floor in a living mass of scales and coils, their bodies sliding over one another as they crawled in every direction. Some were tiny. Others were thick enough to crush a man. Their countless eyes stared at him from the darkness.
Adam's heart thundered in his chest. His clothes were gone. Weapons gone. Every artifact he carried had vanished during his fall. He was completely naked.
