Chapter 78
At Aqualis Sanctum, the fortified base and stronghold of the hunter association, a tense meeting was underway. Deep within its heart, behind layers of security, seven individuals sat around a long, polished round table.
These were not ordinary hunters. Each was known, respected, and feared in their own right. Yet among them was one man who did not belong, a hunter who should not have been there but was seated all the same.
The atmosphere was thick, the kind that weighed heavily on one's shoulders. Six of the seated hunters wore the same dark uniforms, but each had something else wrapped around their arms: a distinct band with a single word embroidered on it…
"Destroy."
The word seemed to almost radiate menace, its meaning echoing louder in the minds of those present than in the stitching itself. Only one figure lacked this band.
