Our protagonist, Jackal, was once a renowned geneticist. However, a series of unfortunate events led him to abandon his profession. Now, he finds himself joining a routine hunt as a supporter, his primary goal being to scrape together a living.
The city they operate in is a modern metropolis, a stark contrast to the chaos outside its walls. It's filled with small houses, each one a sanctuary against the monstrous world beyond.
Their mission leads them to an abandoned cathedral, a haunting relic of a time before monsters. Their target is a massive dog, standing ten feet tall. As it charges towards the hunters, they remain blissfully unaware of the eyes watching them from the shadows. A tall woman, her appearance as black and terrifying as the night, stalks the supporters at the cathedral's entrance. The sudden chase sends them fleeing towards their fellow hunter.
Over their walkie-talkies, they relay their perilous situation. Only one supporter manages to reach the hunter—Jackal. The hunter, recognizing the danger, instructs Jackal to hide while he distracts the massive hound.
As Jackal conceals himself, the air around him grows cold. Two beautiful women approach him, their beauty belying the danger they represent. They offer their assistance, but Jackal senses something unsettling about them. In this monster-infested world, their elegance seems out of place.
Reluctantly, Jackal follows them upstairs, hoping for safety. As they ascend, he realizes that these women have sought him out specifically for his expertise in genetics. They had done their research on his background thoroughly.
When they instruct him to descend another staircase, Jackal seizes an opportunity for escape. He doesn't just run; he transforms the cityscape into his playground. His movements are fluid and precise, each step a calculated dance between danger and safety. He vaults over fences with ease, his hands barely touching the cold metal before he is airborne again. The rooftops become stepping stones, his feet barely making contact before propelling him towards the next. It's a high-stakes ballet performed hundreds of feet above the ground, a testament to his agility and fearlessness.
Meanwhile, back inside with the formally dressed woman and her companions, it's revealed that capturing Jackal is crucial for their species' ambitious plan for world domination.
As Alexia Gromdolf oversees from afar, Alice gives chase to Jackal. Her speed is not merely fast—it's almost otherworldly. She moves with the swiftness of a falcon diving for its prey, her form barely more than a blur against the cityscape. It's as if the very air parts for her, allowing her to move unhindered at an astonishing pace. When she tires, she sustains herself by drinking the blood of a random pedestrian on the rooftops.
Jackal continues his high-stakes ballet, but eventually, he is caught by Alice's super speed. She bites him and drinks his blood—just enough to immobilize him.
And so, the scene ends, leaving the reader wondering what will become of Jackal and what the future holds for him.