The Viletails feasted voraciously upon Kevryn's corpse. Their elongated jaws tore through flesh and muscle with savage enthusiasm while blood coated their snouts and dripped from their needle-like teeth. Wet chewing sounds echoed beneath the towering Bloodveil trees, blending with the distant cries of unseen creatures deeper within Cruentus Rainforest.
Five minutes had passed since Kevryn's body had been thrown before them. Everything below the chest had nearly vanished. The abdomen had been opened completely, the organs consumed first, followed by the thick muscles of the thighs and back. Fragments of ribs protruded from the mangled remains while shattered pieces of bone lay scattered across the forest floor. The scent of fresh blood saturated the clearing so heavily that even from their concealed position, Kei could taste the metallic tang lingering upon his tongue.
