"Every able hunter to stations immediately!"
The voice cut through courthouse corridors like breaking glass. Emergency sirens wailed from crystal speakers embedded in the courtroom. Footsteps thundered against marble floors as panic spread through the building.
The deliberation chamber door burst open. Twelve jurors abandoned their debate in coordinated chaos. Political disagreement meant nothing when monsters broke through dimensional barriers.
Director Voskar led the exodus. Military training overrode civilian protocols. His scarred hands clutched emergency communication crystals that blazed with urgent messages.
Callen Etros stumbled behind him. Family grief forgotten in face of existential threat. ARES Guild needed leadership. Revenge could wait.
Guild representatives sprinted through the private corridors as stone passages echoed with shouted orders. Emergency protocols guided them toward secure communication centers.
