Kai felt a surge of anger, but he pushed it down. This wasn't the time for recriminations. They had to stay focused, had to survive. "We're going to Ground Zero," he said, his voice cold and decisive. "We're going to find Sven."
The journey was fraught with danger, the hunters were always just a heartbeat away. They moved through the tunnels with the grace of ghosts, their powers a silent symphony of destruction and evasion. The undercity was a labyrinth, a place where the forgotten and the desperate made their home. It was here that Kai had found his purpose, and had discovered the strength that had carried him to the top of the hunter rankings.
And there, in the very place where he had lost everything, they found Sven. He wasn't the beggar Kai had remembered, but a man of surprising strength and poise. His eyes lit up at the sight of Kai, a knowing smile playing across his lips. "I knew you would come," he said.
