After a moment, the skull's mouth opened, and a serpent, also bathed in green light, crawled out, coiling itself in the sky to the left of the skull.  The light emanating from the skull slowly darkened and became deeper in hue, slowly fading to a deep blue.  The mouth opened wider and a dark blue raven flew out.  The light seemed to change back to green for a moment, but eventually shifted into a yellow light as a badger walked out, nodding to both the raven and the serpent.  The skull dimmed, the tint changing to scarlet, and out stalked a lion.  The snake reared back as though ready to strike, but held itself in check.  The four creatures took positions around the skull, which began to change color to white, getting brighter and brighter, until it vanished in a flash of bright light