The birth of the abomination faction sprang forth from a common element within hardships.
Desperation.
When the world first fell, food was scarce.
When humans ran out of what they had at home, they of course had to venture outside their homes to hopefully procure more.
But the N'Kai are often methodical in their destruction.
Grocery stores, fresh markets, farms, and restaurants are usually the first to be destroyed or are just heavily monitored.
With starvation as a constant worry, one must be crafty about their way of procuring food.
As they say, desperate times call for desperate measures.
In certain locations all across the country, there are special facilities with an abundance of unused meat that are just lying in wait to be taken.
The Gate Processing Plants.
There, one can find an abundance of monster meat and materials that are set to be studied, incinerated, or donated to local zoos.
Ykw this might be an unpopular opinion but I think Paul was Ash’s best rival. even if he was an ass