Nikolai suddenly jerked back, and a sour, rotten taste filled his mouth.
"Urgh..." He forced himself, clawing the ground, digging several inches deep, anchoring himself. A violent, sharp pain assailed him like blades tearing apart his throat, quickly spreading further like merciless hands of venom reaching towards his stomach and lungs.
Chills shot down Nikolai's spine as he peeked at Zara lying in his arms with dilated pupils and remaining unresponsive. His stomach clenched tight, forcing his aura to rage around his body as if fighting an invisible battle and driving him insane.
"What's happening?!" Oi! What are you doing to my sister?!"
A shrill shout sounded, but Nikolai ignored it, his lips kissing Zara's soft pink stomach, sucking the murky green goop from her belly. With each mouthful, his mind dulled. As if he sat drinking sand and salt water.
"Verna, calm down. Look at his face, that is not the look of a reckless man!"
Vladik's voice came and went.
