The Void Hunter remained silent.
For the first time, uncertainty appeared in his eyes.
Not fear.
Not yet.
But doubt.
The being who had destroyed countless beasts across countless worlds was now standing before a creature that should not exist.
A Sovereign who had achieved complete harmony with the Primordial Beast.
Kael stepped forward.
"Answer me."
His voice carried the weight of the ancient bloodline.
"Who are the Void Hunters?"
The masked warrior stared at him.
"You think knowing the truth will change anything?"
Kael's eyes became colder.
"Truth is the only thing that can change the future."
The Void Hunter laughed softly.
"Strange."
"You sound exactly like him."
The Fenrir's expression changed.
"Him?"
The hunter looked toward the ancient beast.
"The First Sovereign."
The entire valley fell silent.
Even the Abyssal Fenrir froze.
"The First Sovereign was not a ruler."
The hunter continued.
"He was a guardian."
Kael frowned.
"A guardian?"
"Yes."
"He protected this world from what exists beyond the Void."
A strange feeling appeared in Kael's heart.
The Beast Sovereign inside him became unusually quiet.
The hunter pointed toward the sky.
"Your predecessors believed the power of the Sovereign existed to control beasts."
"They were wrong."
"The power existed to fight something far worse."
The rift above them suddenly grew larger.
A terrifying roar echoed from beyond it.
Not a beast.
Not a human.
Something unknown.
The Fenrir looked upward.
"They are approaching..."
Kael looked at the rift.
"Who?"
The hunter answered.
"The Void Monarchs."
Even the Primordial Beast inside Kael reacted.
For the first time, it showed hesitation.
Kael noticed.
"You know them?"
A voice answered inside his mind.
"Yes."
"They are the reason I was created."
Kael's expression changed.
The hunter continued.
"The First Sovereign sacrificed himself to seal them away."
"But before his death, he left behind a final command."
The hunter looked directly at Kael.
"Wait for the next Sovereign."
The wind stopped.
Kael stared at him.
"Why?"
The hunter slowly removed his mask.
Underneath was not a human face.
It was a scarred ancient being with silver eyes.
"Because only the next Sovereign can decide whether this world survives..."
"Or whether it should be destroyed."
Everyone remained silent.
Lyssa looked at Kael.
"Master..."
Kael ignored the fear in his companions' eyes.
He looked at the ancient enemy before him.
"You came here to kill me."
The hunter nodded.
"Yes."
"But now?"
The hunter lowered his weapon.
"Now I am unsure."
Kael narrowed his eyes.
"Why?"
The hunter looked at the shadow of the Primordial Beast behind him.
"Because for thousands of years..."
"No Sovereign was able to awaken the true form."
A pause.
"Until you."
Suddenly—
A crack appeared across the hunter's body.
Dark energy leaked from within.
Kael sensed something wrong.
"What happened?"
The hunter looked at his own hands.
"They found me."
The rift above the valley shook violently.
A massive eye opened beyond the darkness.
The pressure was enough to make mountains tremble.
The Fenrir immediately lowered its body.
"The Void Monarch..."
The ancient being looked toward Kael.
And for the first time...
It felt fear.
A voice crossed the entire world.
"Finally..."
"The last Beast Sovereign has awakened."
The eye focused on Kael.
"Come to me, child of the Primordial Beast."
"Your destiny awaits."