Central City Guild — Cafeteria
Morning light filters in.
Zodiac gathers around a long table.
Conversation drifts lazily.
Fugu:"…Did you guys see any dogs on your way here?"
Tara pauses.
Tara:"…Yeah.They were giving this strange look."
Reva nods.
Reva:"Same.Even my baby's been barking nonstop since morning.No idea why."
Sain looks up, confused.
"…Baby?"
Anya answers casually.
"That's her pet dog."
Reva smiles faintly.
Reva:"His name's Baby."
A sharp tone cuts through the cafeteria.
EMERGENCY MISSION ALERT
Conversation dies instantly.
A Guild official steps forward.
Receptionist:"Urgent report — street dogs are attacking people across multiple blocks."
Screens flash images.
Blurred.Chaotic.
Blood.Movement.Screams.
Official:"Zodiac, respond to Block D.Move immediately."
Reva stands.
Reva:"Let's go."
On the Streets
They move fast through the streets.
Sain checks with his family if everyone's at home and ok.
Following him others also check with their family
Footsteps pound.Sirens wail in the distance.
Then—
Blood on concrete.
Bodies.
Other hunter parties already engaging.
But something feels wrong.
The dogs—
They don't look like dogs.
They turn the corner—
And stop.
Monstrous shapes snarl at them.
Twisted frames.Exposed teeth.Eyes… wrong.
Tara freezes.
Bete's breath catches.
Fugu goes pale.
Maya's hands tremble around her katana.
Maru feels his stomach twist.
Sain can't move.
Lily:"Pull yourselves together."
Her voice cuts through the shock.
Ahead—
A policeman is cornered.
Gun empty.
Hands shaking.
Vyan charges.
Kaal's eyes widen.
"…Wait?"
Vyan smashes a dog from behind with full force.
The creature barks —
But doesn't die.
The pack's attention snaps to Vyan.
They lunge.
The dog he struck snaps its jaws—
Teeth inches from Vyan's throat.
Steel flashes.
Sain and Kaal are already there.
The dog collapses.
For the first time—
Vyan unsheathes his straight sword.
No grin.No jokes.
Only fury.
This Is Different
The pack moves together.
Coordinated.Fast.
Reva's hands tremble.
We're killing dogs…
She swallows hard.
The pack surrounds Vyan, Sain, and Kaal.
Kaal (snarling):"Idiot. Charging in alone."
No time to answer.
The pack lunges—
Steel explodes into motion.
Grim's scythe arcs.
Anya cleaves through bone.
Reva drives her trident forward, screaming.
They stand back to back.
Fear spikes.Adrenaline surges.
Vyan, Sain, and Kaal fight like beasts unleashed.
Lily's rapier flashes—precise, merciless.
Bete shouts directions.
Maya joins, blade steady.
Tara moves like an arrow.
Fugu's blade dances.
Maru's mace crashes down.
Blood sprays.
Dogs fall.
It's chaos.
They fight together—
Not as hunters.
As survivors.
Aftermath
Silence crashes down.
Everyone freezes.
Hands shaking.Legs weak.Weapons dripping.
Breathing uneven.
A snarl echoes.
Three dogs remain.
Running.
Fast.
Too fast.
They try to chase—
But their bodies won't respond.
Then—
Another hunter party arrives.
Already bloodied.
They intercept.
A brutal finish.
First Contact
Zodiac catches up.
Reva steps forward, steady—barely.
Reva:"Thanks for the assist."
The other party's leader nods.
Rael:"Rough first sight."
Kane:"We'll count those as our kills."
Anya frowns.
Anya:"Not all.Yours two. Ours one."
Kane:"If we weren't there, they would've escaped."
Grim's gaze sharpens.
Grim:"That's why we're giving you two.Even though you only killed one."
Reva adds calmly.
Reva:"And they would've escaped you too,if we hadn't been here."
Vyan scoffs.
Vyan:"Why give them two at all?"
Kane opens his mouth—
Rael raises a hand.
Rael:"…Fine.We'll take two."
Quiet After
Zodiac stands together.
Tara exhales shakily.
Tara:"Guess we're having dinner instead of breakfast."
Kaal shakes his head.
Kaal:"This was… unexpected."
Lily:"Never thought street dogs would become monsters."
Bete:"But why attack humans? doesn't that contradict the current theories"
Fugu:"I wonder what theories will come up now."
Maya looks unsettled.
Maya:"If this is nature's doing…are humans the target now?"
Maru swallows.
Maru:"So… from now on,we'll face monsters that were once just like us?"
Sain looks ahead.
Quiet.
Sain:"…Just pray that it isn't the case."