บท 187: Predators

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The Empress Luna

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"The hunter hunts."

Luna became more hypersensitive to the touches and sounds around her.

Staying quiet as she held her breath, she strained to hear the voice in her head. 

Glancing around at the masks in front of her, Luna wondered if what she heard was from one of the Hell's Monarchs or was it exclusively in her mind. 

She squinted at them, but it was difficult to determine who spoke because the voice in her head had been detached, disembodied, and devoid of emotion. 

Luna didn't know if it was a man or a woman—a passing thought, more like—but she was sure it was one of them and she just couldn't prove it since they had worn the full-faced white masks which hadn't shown if their lips were moving.

Groaning in disappointment, she knew it was futile, so she gave up.