The party could sense the group of Heroes getting closer and closer.0

“You’re saying all of them are…”0

“All of them are Heroes created by some ceremony?” Odysseus and Heracles asked as they found their place in their formation.0

The information that Hel had brought was astounding. In the midst of the cataclysm and the confusion, Yashin had suddenly changed. He killed, subdued, and brainwashed the upper echelons of the Hunters.0

–Correct. They say that the first ceremony was a sacrifice of Hunters.0

After establishing his power, the first thing he did in the midst of the chaos was to sacrifice the Hunters who had refused to follow him. Yashin had gathered the Japanese citizens and began the ceremony before them.0

–He cut off their heads and…0

“Wait a minute. We don’t need that much detail. But basically, you’re saying he consumed their souls,” Odysseus said, holding up his hands to stop Hel as if the thought made him queasy.0

“Can you really not endure something like that as a Hunter?”0

“There’s a difference between having to do something and being used to doing it.”0

Odysseus waved off Heracles’ teasing as the signs of the approaching Heroes were getting closer.0

Hel continued as if trying to mediate between the two Hunters.0

–The ceremony has been held a total of seven times so far....0