The men are about to be overwhelmed by the sword wielding creatures when the mute Snake appears from out of the jungle. He telepathically instructs Geo to throw him the jewels then demonstrates a small portion of their power to rescue the others. But later refuses to carry them and they are divided between Geo and Iimmi to carry. Render based on a scene from Samuel Delany's 1962 novel, "The Jewels of Aptor". Characters created using Michael 4 with morphs. Snake hair; Mon Chevalier by Neftis. Fireball modeled in Hexagon 2.5, painted using fire stone texture by Nobiax from ShareCG, burning creature also has same texture applied. Fireball tail; 20 Smoke Transquares for Poser by SnowSultan from ShareCG. Skeleton from ShareCG, modified in Hexagon (might no longer be available). Tropical plant by 1032 TRIS, from ShareCG. Derelict building, debris, grasses, clothing, jewelry, backdrop and wings modeled in Hexagon 2.5, rendered in DAZ Studio.