Before the snake could strike, James's inventory glitched violently.
The mythic egg forced itself out of storage against all normal System rules. It materialized above his chest in a burst of dark energy that felt wrong and overwhelming at the same time.
[UNKNOWN EGG FORCEFULLY MATERIALIZING]
[HATCHING PROCESS COMPLETE]
The egg cracked open with black light spilling through fractures in the shell like concentrated death energy escaping containment.
A small girl appeared from the broken pieces while dark angel wings spread from her back with a sound like tearing silk. She had small black feathers on her wings that absorbed light instead of reflecting it. Her pale skin seemed to glow faintly with power that should not exist in something so young-looking. Her eyes burned with intensity that did not match her size or appearance.
She landed on James's chest while her small feet pressed against him.
She looked at the snake about to kill him.
