The hunters gathered their gear,
gripping their weapons as the raid stood on the brink of beginning.
"Our current objective is to find the rest of our fellow hunters!
They're strong—there's no way they'd die easily. I'm certain they're still out there somewhere… fighting."
Ethan addressed the surviving hunters gathered within the colosseum.
He never liked acting as a leader,
yet he had been forced into the role—
after they chose to follow him willingly,
impressed by his recent performance, his rescue, and the overwhelming display of power he had shown.
Though interacting with others and carrying the burden of command clearly unsettled him,
he endured it—for the sake of finding a path to survival.
The hunters responded with unwavering support,
and not a single one of them dared to oppose him.
His strength was one reason.
The other… was the fact that he alone could command the cooperation of a monster like Jackson ...
and without Ethan,
