Elias felt a chill in his heart, not from fear, but from the acknowledgement that whatever was out there, cloaked in darkness, was aware and was not a Beast. He felt his Title, the Good Hunter, activate, and he could subtly feel a shifting in the claws sticking out of his hands, and he knew they had suddenly become more dangerous.
Whatever was in the darkness was deemed worthy prey. Elias had learned to fight from the Order, but he knew he still lacked advanced techniques due to his weak mortal physique; everything he had learnt would have to serve at this moment.
He had already braced himself for what would reveal itself from the darkness, but as they came forward, Elias knew he could never have readied himself for what he was seeing.
