6. Hunting Palismen -

As the scouts arrived, they found only a broken staff and a confused Golden Guard.

of the palismen in this specific story.

The morning fog over the Boiling Isles was thick and acidic, but not thick enough to hide the sharp, agonizing glare from the Emperor’s Coven scouts patrolling the Glandus market. Hunter—the Golden Guard, the youngest prodigy, and the most exhausted person on the Isles—adjusted his mask, trying to ignore the constant, icy pressure in his chest. Today was not a day for training; it was a day for "harvesting." 6. Hunting Palismen

"I understand that you're picking on defenseless creatures!" she retorted, throwing a plant glyph that vine-wrapped his ankles. As the scouts arrived, they found only a

from the perspective of Luz or one of the scouts. Explore what happens next after Hunter fails the mission. Hunter—the Golden Guard, the youngest prodigy, and the

Hunter didn't fight dirty—he just fought to win. He snapped the vines with a blast of energy, his mind racing. He was falling behind, and failing meant displeasing Belos. He needed to get a palisman, any palisman.