Jackson burst into laughter.
"Chosen by the Lords? What are you—
some priestess of a faith?"
His tone was mocking—
but his crimson, serpent-like eyes glowed faintly.
"That boy is nothing but a human ...
both blessed… and cursed."
At the same moment he spoke,
Jackson shifted into a combat stance ...
catching everyone off guard.
But the shout that came from above an instant later
made the reason clear.
"Monster incoming from the front! Everyone, prepare!"
Ethan and Chai had spotted it first ...
a monstrous giant, cloaked in pitch-black fur,
horns bursting from its skull,
with massive arms far larger than its own body.
Ethan's expression darkened the moment he saw it.
It was the same creature
he had encountered in his early days.
"So fate finally brings us together again…
you cursed beast."
Ethan was about to draw the Executioner's Blade ...
but he stopped at the last moment,
as a towering figure leapt skyward.
Jackson.
His jump was so powerful
