From The Dengu Odyssey—
The spirit god, carved from a single rock, produced awe in everyone who gazed upon it… As beautiful as the stone was, the beast it depicted was grotesque. It had a body of a man, with a long, snake-like tail. It’s giant arms rested on huge columns, and the long, sinewy fingers ended in great claws. However, the face was what made Uri shudder. A fierce animal face. Lips drawn back, exposing sharp teeth, a beak-like nose with gleamng eyes all across the top..Everyone was silent. Uri looked around, and noticed Kee stood close to his left. The Bast tribe had surrounded them from behind… Uri looked directly at Master Tau. “I will not bow to anything on this world. It did not create me or you. You have created it.” .. Uri bowed his head, looked at the ground and prepared himself for swift action, his death, torture, or something just as horrible.
