By noon, the story broke on international news.
The U.S. was forming a Hunter Regulation Division.
Brazil's sky had turned crimson for five minutes before vanishing.
Germany had already created a mobile suppression force.
But the most unsettling was what happened in South Africa: an entire town collapsed underground — no survivors. Witnesses claimed it was caused by one person whose ranking was still Unknown.
Confidence showed Anthony the footage. There wasn't much to see. Just a crater. A silent one.
"They think people like that… people like us… are anomalies," she said.
Anthony looked away.
He didn't want to admit it, but she was right.
And he wasn't sure what was growing inside him — or how long he could hide it.
---
That night, Anthony had a dream.
He stood in a dark corridor, surrounded by moving shapes — not people, not beasts, but something in between. Shadows that pulsed like hearts.
In front of him stood a door glowing faintly with vanta-blue light.
He reached out—
And woke up sweating.
---