“Are you alright, Namgan?” Blink asked Magra. He had just put down his elder sister after carrying her in his arms while running all the way from the monster’s lair to his practice spot in the forest—a distance of nearly six kilometers. At first Magra couldn’t seem to find her voice. And when Blink tried to approach her, she took a few steps back to put some distance between them. He was forced to wait until she could regain her composure. Blink didn’t have to wait long. “What the hell was that thing?” These were the first words that came out of Magra’s lips. She still looked pale, sweat shimmering on her smooth forehead. “I honestly don’t know, Namgan,” Blink replied. “All I know is that it is far too dangerous for me to let it be.” Blink proceeded to narrate how he first encountered

