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"~You are his descendant?~" She hisses in shock and a bit of awe.

"~You mean Salazar? Yup, how do you think we got in here in the first place?~" Tom asked as he motioned towards the tunnel leading to the vault door.

"~Huh? I thought you broke in or something...~" The snake says as she eyes Tom for a moment. "~How are you controlling me? Even Lord Slytherin couldn't do that~"

"~That's a long story that I don't wish to tell you, but I will say I'm very close with a certain snake goddess~" Tom gives her a small bit of info, causing the snake's eyes to widen. "Now, what's your name?"

"~Snake goddess...~" She mutters in wonder. "I'm Catalina. Do you really know the snake goddess?"

"~Nice to meet you, Catalina. I'm Tom Riddle and the woman you attacked earlier is Druella Rosier, my fiancé~" Tom says as he gestures to Druella, who still has no idea what they're saying. "~Oh, and yes I do know her. Now, If I set you free, will you behave yourself?~"

"..." Catalina thought about it for a moment before nodding her giant snakehead. "~Yes, I won't attack you or your mate, I swear~"

"~Good, you may move now~" Tom says with a wave of a hand and Catalina regains control over her body once again. "~Oh, about your mother...~"

As Tom says this, the now happy-to-be freed snake's mood becomes somber and serious.

"~What about her?~" She asks as she glares in Tom's direction.

"~I really did kill her, but she was already insane from hunger and isolation. If you ask me, I did her a courtesy by ending her life. Trust me, she was not right in the head. I apologize for using her death against you. I was angry because you attacked my mate~" he says apologetically.

Hearing Tom's words, Catalina didn't find any hints of deceit in them, but she still found it all hard to swallow.

"~I need some time alone. Call me if you need me~" Catalina says and immediately retreats back into the hole in the ceiling she came out of originally.

"Where is she going?" Druella asked as Catalina disappeared.

After letting Catalina get away and think about everything, Tom explained everything he and the snake talked about.

"Oh, should we move on to the next vault and give her time to think?" Druella asks sympathetically.

She may have been mad at Catalina in the beginning, but after hearing about her mother's death, she feels kind of bad for the poor lonely snake.

"I'm going to meditate really quick." Tom says as he grabs his snake totem necklace. "I'll go and see Manasa about what we talked about. I've been meaning to speak with her anyway, but I keep putting it off."

"Okay, I'll wait beside you." Druella says, staying close to him.

"Alright, if Catalina returns and causes trouble or I take longer than half an hour, tap my should so I know to return." Tom instructs her as he sits cross-legged and starts meditating.

As he closed his eyes, the eyes of the snake totem necklace around Toms neck light up, pulling Toms consciousness to Manasa's realm.

Appearing on the same beautiful beach, Tom looks around for the snake goddess that he hasn't seen for a long time.

"You finally come to visit me!" Manasa says while in her Lamia form.

"Sorry, but that accusation goes both ways. You could have called me here in my sleep as well." Tom turns to see her and throws half the blame on her as well.

"Hmph, I've been very busy lately..." She says as she turns her head away.

"Yeah, that's what everyone says." Tom says as he sits on the beach and admired the view.

"Yeah, what's your excuse?" Manasa asks with a raised eyebrow.

"I was busy." Tom says without any shame whatsoever.

"I thought that's what everyone says?" She says tauntingly.

"Well, sometimes it's the truth and other times it's just an excuse." Tom says with a teasing smile.

"Are you saying I'm just making excuses?" Manasa says with a pout on her lips.

"I would never." He says sarcastically.

"..." Manasa stares at him without uttering another word.

She had many times where she wanted to bring him over while he slept, but Manasa didn't have an excuse and found it awkward to just call him.

Also, the time passed since their last meeting wasn't long at all. For a more than million-year-old goddess, a few years is truly no time at all.

She just wanted to use the 'where have you been' act to mess with her avatar.

"On to other subjects, you came here for a reason. What do you need?" Manasa asks.

"Yeah, I got a basilisk for my fiancé, mainly for protection and companionship, but she doesn't speak parseltongue and is vulnerable to its stare." Tom explains.

"You want me to give her snake tongue and immunity to the eyes of a basilisk?" Manasa summed up Tom's request.

"Yes, that would be why I came here. Other than to visit you as well." Tom says.

"Alright, when you return to the mortal plane, have your mate hold the totem. I'll handle the rest." Manasa says with a wave of her hand as if it was no big deal.

"Thanks, I have to go and get something done. Bring me here later tonight while I'm asleep and we'll catch up. See you later." Tom waves his hand and disappears.

Opening his eyes in the vault again, Tom sees Druella sitting across from him, waiting patiently.

"Did she agree?" She asked as she saw Tom's eyes open.

"Yeah, hold this for a moment."