[Somewhere not too far off in the forest there's another worm, just like the ones Fai remembers from Tokyo, but this time he doesn't have a crossbow to deal with the thing. He hadn't meant to go looking for them; rather, he'd simply been out exploring this new iteration of the world he's found himself stranded in. The worm just happens to be an unpleasant surprise.
There isn't much time to decide. Rather than run, either deeper into the forest and possibly encounter more of the blasted things, or toward civilization and potentially sic the worm on unsuspecting innocents, Fai extends long, razor-sharp talons from his fingertips and lunges for the creature. His eyes are golden, his movements far too fast, the monster lurking inside set free.
It takes longer than he'd like to finish off the worm like this, though, and before long it's on the move, heading toward--