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* AintTooProudToBeg: When hell is their only refuge and facing with demons who are not keen on sparing their lives, the archangel Jibrill resorts to begging Karai in order to save the lives of the angels under her care on her hands and knees to the shock of angel and demon alike.
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* AintTooProudToBeg: When hell is their only refuge and facing with demons who are not keen on sparing their lives, the archangel Jibrill resorts to begging Karai in order to save the lives of the angels under her care on her hands and knees to the shock of angel and demon alike.
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* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler:Gregory Haines, a willing asset to Siegfried's Pine Creek scheme in the [[Literature/UnderTheColdMoon previous story]], is visited by the mysterious "Mr. Z" and left to the whims of his sadistic partner Kasarian, [[CruelAndUnusualDeath for ten minutes]]...]]
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* PragmaticVillainy: [[spoiler:Gregory Haines, a willing asset to Siegfried's Pine Creek scheme in the [[Literature/UnderTheColdMoon previous story]], is visited by the mysterious "Mr. Z" and left to the whims of his sadistic partner Kasarian, [[CruelAndUnusualDeath for ten minutes]]...]]
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* WeUsedToBeFriends: Lucifer remembers when he and the Archangels were siblings and close as you can get. Likwise, [[spoiler: The god Ra once befriended Apophis himself to teach him of the beauty of the Teraverse.]]
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* WeUsedToBeFriends: Lucifer remembers when he and the Archangels were siblings and close as you can get. Likwise, Likewise, [[spoiler: The god Ra once befriended Apophis himself to teach him of the beauty of the Teraverse.]]
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''A Conspiracy Of Serpents'' is a supernatural-horror [[WebOriginalFiction web novel]] by Lightysnake, and the fourth full-length entry in ''Literature/TheKindnessOfDevils''. It can be read [[https://www.fictionpress.com/s/3333264/1/A-Conspiracy-of-Serpents here]].
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''A Conspiracy Of Serpents'' is a supernatural-horror [[WebOriginalFiction web novel]] by Lightysnake, [=VineLight=][[note]]Formerly Lightysnake[[/note]], and the fourth full-length entry in ''Literature/TheKindnessOfDevils''. It can be read [[https://www.fictionpress.com/s/3333264/1/A-Conspiracy-of-Serpents here]].
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* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:Apophis slowly becomes more sympathetic over the course of the story, where his motivation is explained to be that of an emotionless, cosmic predator trying to reconcile his nature with his desire to find meaning in his existence. His death ends up being quite sad as he realizes all of his efforts were for nothing and he dies alongside his beloved brother[=/=]nemesis, Ra, as he manages to comprehend one last emotion: sorrow.]]
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* CessationOfExistence: Every soul that Apophis devours is destroyed, meaning there's no afterlife for them, just nothingness. [[spoiler:Apophis's ultimate goal is to infect the Teraverse with his venom, so that ''every'' soul goes to him to be devoured upon death.]]
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* DyingMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler:Satannus and Apophis's duel initially seems like an anticlimax, as Apophis manages to mortally wound her after only a few seconds and turns his back to leave her for dead. However, Satannus then shows why she's the Sin of Wrath, as her rage at such an ignominious end gives her such a boost of strength that she manages to fly into a second duel against Apophis, this time kicking his ass and nearly killing him before finally succumbing to her wounds.]]
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* PapaWolf: [[spoiler:Yig, the father of serpents, cares deeply about his offspring. So much so that, when temporarily unbound, he seizes the opportunity to go after Yamada, who slaughtered numerous serpents in his ascent to godhood.]]
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* WhatIsThisFeeling: As a consequence of devouring so many souls, Apophis begins to feel more emotions over the course of the story, even recognizing points where he ''should'' feel something but doesn't. [[spoiler:As he dies along with his brother, he feels one final emotion: sorrow.]]
* WhatTheHellHero: Nephera gives a well-deserved one to Aleviel, combined with GetAHoldOfYourselfMan, for initially refusing to intervene in stopping Apophis out of regret for her past mistakes. [[spoiler:Luckily, it's enough to snap Aleviel out of her funk.]]
* WhatTheHellHero: Nephera gives a well-deserved one to Aleviel, combined with GetAHoldOfYourselfMan, for initially refusing to intervene in stopping Apophis out of regret for her past mistakes. [[spoiler:Luckily, it's enough to snap Aleviel out of her funk.]]
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* YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForGood: [[spoiler:Ra's, and a few others, assessment of Apophis, who could've found meaning to his life in so many more beneficial ways but chose to give in to his nature as a predator.]]
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* ExactWords: One shouldn't expect less from a Devil, but when Erin promises to ask Gregory Haines for clemency from Mammon...well, Mammon considers the vow fulfilled when Erin asks her. Erin never promised Mammon would do anything about the request, after all.
* ExactWords: Yamada's response to the fate of Kaliya's family, when confronted that he wasn't ordered to kill them: "you did not order them spared".
* ExactWords: Yamada's response to the fate of Kaliya's family, when confronted that he wasn't ordered to kill them: "you did not order them spared".
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* ExactWords: ExactWords:
** One shouldn't expect less from a Devil, but when Erin promises to ask Gregory Haines for clemency from Mammon...well, Mammon considers the vow fulfilled when Erin asks her. Erin never promised Mammon would do anything about the request, after all.
* ExactWords: ** Yamada's response to the fate of Kaliya's family, when confronted that he wasn't ordered to kill them: "you did not order them spared".
** One shouldn't expect less from a Devil, but when Erin promises to ask Gregory Haines for clemency from Mammon...well, Mammon considers the vow fulfilled when Erin asks her. Erin never promised Mammon would do anything about the request, after all.
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* TheAtoner: Lucifer has become this long, long after the war that caused him to fall to Hell; as beloved as he is by his subjects, Lucifer is still ''haunted'' by all the deaths of his servitors in the war.
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* TheAtoner: Lucifer has become this long, long after the war that caused him to fall to Hell; as beloved as he is by his subjects, Lucifer is still ''haunted'' haunted by all the deaths of his servitors in the war.
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* HeroicWillpower: Satannus's is so strong she ''wills her soul back into her body'' when Apophis mortally wounds her, leading to Apophis's utter shock in "nobody has a will that strong. Nobody."
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* HeroicWillpower: Satannus's is so strong she ''wills wills her soul back into her body'' body when Apophis mortally wounds her, leading to Apophis's utter shock in "nobody has a will that strong. Nobody."
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* OhCrap: [[spoiler:Apophis realizes ''just'' who he's taking on when Satannus fights him directly in her [[TheLastDance swan song]]: ''Neverkind''.]]
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* OhCrap: [[spoiler:Apophis realizes ''just'' just who he's taking on when Satannus fights him directly in her [[TheLastDance swan song]]: ''Neverkind''.Neverkind.]]
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** The King of Serpents seeks to consume all of existence. [[spoiler:Or that's the farce he presents--his goal is actually an ''inversion''.]]
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** The King of Serpents seeks to consume all of existence. [[spoiler:Or that's the farce he presents--his goal is actually an ''inversion''.]]inversion as he is trying to preserve the universe within his coils]].
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* SingleStrokeBattle: Aleviel versus Apophis's true body, a black snake the size of a planet? [[spoiler: The two pass one another and Apophis simply splits apart.]]
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* SingleStrokeBattle: Aleviel versus Apophis's true body, a black snake the size of a planet? planet. [[spoiler: The two pass one another and Apophis simply splits apart.]]
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* SoulEating: The King of Serpents' forte. When he devours someone's soul, it's ''[[CessationOfExistence gone]]''.
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* SoulEating: The King of Serpents' forte. When he devours someone's soul, it's ''[[CessationOfExistence gone]]''.[[CessationOfExistence gone]].
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* YouAreNotAlone: [[spoiler:Nephera lends a hand to Aleviel in a crucial moment with a spot of BrutalHonesty telling her she's tortured herself ''enough'' for her mistakes and the others are in the fight against Apophis with her ''together'' now, no matter the divides of the past]].
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* YouAreNotAlone: [[spoiler:Nephera lends a hand to Aleviel in a crucial moment with a spot of BrutalHonesty telling her she's tortured herself ''enough'' enough for her mistakes and the others are in the fight against Apophis with her ''together'' together now, no matter the divides of the past]].
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* CharacterDevelopment: Apophis starts the story off as a rather generic bad guy who just wants to devour the entire Teraverse for nothing but pleasure, but as the story goes on, [[spoiler:he begins questioning his actions, his relationship with Ra, and even dies feeling sadness for his actions.]]
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:Yamada is killed by Yig via having all of the power within him completely drained, this being after Yamada did the exact same thing to Yig.]]
* TheLastDance: [[spoiler:Satannus knows she's a goner when she finally takes on Apophis directly, but that doesn't stop her from putting in everything she has into the subsequent fight and nearly killing Apophis before her strength gives away]].
* MadScientist: Yamada, who created the drug Cobra, and plans to have the entire Teraverse converted into his own personal laboratory where he will experiment on countless people.
* MadScientist: Yamada, who created the drug Cobra, and plans to have the entire Teraverse converted into his own personal laboratory where he will experiment on countless people.
* OffWithHisHead: How Yamata no Orochi was taken care of in the past, though that tactic has been shown multiple times to only weaken the beast, not kill him.
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* OmnicidalManiac: The King of Serpents seeks to consume all of existence. [[spoiler:Or that's the farce he presents--his goal is actually an ''inversion''.]]
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* OmnicidalManiac: OmnicidalManiac:
** The King of Serpents seeks to consume all of existence. [[spoiler:Or that's the farce he presents--his goal is actually an ''inversion''.]]
** Yamada is a straight example, as with the power of [[spoiler:Yig, he plans to not only slaughter all of earth, but also enact the complete destruction of Heaven and Hell.]]
** The King of Serpents seeks to consume all of existence. [[spoiler:Or that's the farce he presents--his goal is actually an ''inversion''.]]
** Yamada is a straight example, as with the power of [[spoiler:Yig, he plans to not only slaughter all of earth, but also enact the complete destruction of Heaven and Hell.]]
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* ProphecyTwist: [[spoiler: Only Susanoo or one with the heart of Amaterasu can wield the Kusanagi blade. Kasumi states Grete has her heart and as the incarnation of Amaterasu, this allows Grete to wield the sword.]]
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler: Jormungandr turns on Yamada at the end at cost of his life.]]
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler: Jormungandr turns on Yamada at the end at cost of his life.]]
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* ProphecyTwist: [[spoiler: Only [[spoiler:Only Susanoo or one with the heart of Amaterasu can wield the Kusanagi blade. Kasumi states Grete has her heart and as the incarnation of Amaterasu, this allows Grete to wield the sword.]]
* RedemptionEqualsDeath:[[spoiler: Jormungandr [[spoiler:Jormungandr turns on Yamada at the end at cost of his life.]]
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* {{Sadist}}: Yamada gets a sense of joy from annihilating planets and feeding their souls to Apophis. He also enjoys carving people up for thrills and satisfaction.
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* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler: Kaliya tries to throw himself and Yamada off the branches of Yggdrasil so Nidhoggr can devour both of them. It doesn't work, but props for the effort.]]
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* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler: Kaliya [[spoiler:Kaliya tries to throw himself and Yamada off the branches of Yggdrasil so Nidhoggr can devour both of them. It doesn't work, but props for the effort.]]
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* TheLastDance: [[spoiler:Satannus knows she's a goner when she finally takes on Apophis directly, but that doesn't stop her from putting in everything she has into the subsequent fight and nearly killing Apophis before her strength gives away]].
* TragicVillain: [[spoiler:Apophis is revealed to be one in his final moments, as he starts to understand his ruined friendship with Ra, and for the first time starts to feel sorrow for his actions.]]
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* WhyWontYouDie: Apophis becomes quite frustrated that [[spoiler: Satannus and Hardestadt both refuse to just give up and die.]]
* WorfHadTheFlu: [[spoiler: Apophis is torn to ribbons by Satannus in their fight and faces Hardestadt considerably weakened.]]
* WorfHadTheFlu: [[spoiler: Apophis is torn to ribbons by Satannus in their fight and faces Hardestadt considerably weakened.]]
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* WhyWontYouDie: Apophis becomes quite frustrated that [[spoiler: Satannus [[spoiler:Satannus and Hardestadt both refuse to just give up and die.]]
* WorfHadTheFlu:[[spoiler: Apophis [[spoiler:Apophis is torn to ribbons by Satannus in their fight and faces Hardestadt considerably weakened.]]
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* YourDaysAreNumbered: [[spoiler: Apophis poisons Hardestadt in their first clash and he realizes that this means he's gotten a sudden dose of mortality if Apophis isn't stopped.]]
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* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: Yamada has to remind himself about the Basilisk when discussing the members of the serpent conspiracy.
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* ThatsNoMoon: [[spoiler:The 'Black Moon' that serves as Apophis's base of operations is in truth his true body: a black snake the size of a planet wrapped into a tight ball.]]
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* ScaledUp: All the members of the serpent conspiracy assume the forms of gigantic snakes when they go OneWingedAngel.
* SnakesAreSinister: The villains are all serpent monsters and deities from myth, and quite sinister.
* SnakesAreSinister: The villains are all serpent monsters and deities from myth, and quite sinister.
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* YouHaveFailedMe: [[spoiler:Whoever "Mr. Z" is, he's quite unimpressed with Gregory Haines, and leaves him to the mercy of his TortureTechnician Kasarian]].
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The conspiracy is dismantled, Heaven and Hell are closer than they have been for eons, Grete and Kasumi are an item, and Apophis is thwarted and slain, but he and his forces have still wreaked colossal damage and many sacrifice their lives for victory--most notably Satannus, Hardestadt's old mentor and Soul-Bond. Regardless, Hardestadt honors her memory and continues to push onward with his family, as always]].
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* HiddenAgendaVillain:
** Apophis' scheme is, ostensibly, to devour the Teraverse. [[spoiler:He keeps up this front for a while before revealing it's shifted; he instead wants to preserve it, and devour the souls of all those who die in a spiritually broken world forevermore]].
** [[spoiler:Whoever the mysterious "Mr. Z" is, he's clearly running some sort of scheme behind the lines, something involving the mysterious "Black Sun"]].
** Apophis' scheme is, ostensibly, to devour the Teraverse. [[spoiler:He keeps up this front for a while before revealing it's shifted; he instead wants to preserve it, and devour the souls of all those who die in a spiritually broken world forevermore]].
** [[spoiler:Whoever the mysterious "Mr. Z" is, he's clearly running some sort of scheme behind the lines, something involving the mysterious "Black Sun"]].
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* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler:Gregory Haines, a willing asset to Siegfried's Pine Creek scheme in the [[Literature/UnderTheColdMoon previous story]], is visited by the mysterious "Mr. Z" and left to the whims of his sadistic partner Kasarian, [[CruelAndUnusualDeath for ten minutes]]...]]
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* LegendFadesToMyth: [[spoiler:Satannus' name is passed on to the end of eternity as the epilogue posits, with everyone saying the same thing when the legendary warrior's name is spoken and one asks what happened to her: "she stood alone against the serpent."]]
