Kion's eyes shot open. He hurriedly stood up, dislodging his longsword from the earth.
He glanced to his side. He had foolishly left his brother to sleep.
Kai wasn't there, or anywhere around him.
"Fuck!" Kion said as he peered through the trees, looking for any sign of where his brother would have gone.
Soo enough, he noticed a faint flicker in the distance, like a golden drop of sunlight. He remembered reading that an indicator of the Egovore's feeding was a bright yellow light shining above the victim's head.
The Egovore had already gotten to Kai.
Kion ripped a piece of fabric off his poncho. He steadied his breathing as his hands worked to wrap the piece of fabric tightly around his nose, creating a makeshift face-mask.
The pink mist still hung in the air, and Kion couldn't risk falling prey to the Egovore's tricks again.
He jumped through the trees, hacking and slashing his way towards the golden light.
***
Kai's eyes were rolled up in white.
