Kevin quickened his pace after hearing the news about the Sin-hunting team in the city of Brunoa. The three-day journey from the ruined city gave him time to reflect on everything Abraham had told him.Twenty-three generations. Three hundred years of an unbroken cycle. And something that killed anyone who tried to uncover the source of this curse.These thoughts kept spinning in his head as his feet crossed the blue meadows, crystal forests, and glowing rivers that characterized the northern region of Trigana. Along the way, he found not a single village. No small settlements, no trading posts, nothing but wilderness occasionally dotted by strange animals."This is strange," Kevin muttered to himself. "Usually civilization spreads outward from a city. Villages, small towns, satellite cities... but here it's empty."He thought back to the thin mist that separated the northern region from the other regions. Perhaps the mist not only blocked animals, but also created a different way of l

The old district of Brunoa contrasted with the grandeur of the skyscrapers in the city center. The buildings here were lower, made of red brick and old wood. The streets were narrower, more winding, and filled with street vendors, street performers, and cultivators in worn cloaks.The market the young man had mentioned was bustling with the sound of bargaining and the aroma of foreign spices. Kevin passed stalls selling weapons, potions, talismans, and other strange items before finally arriving in front of a two-story building with a signboard that read: "Aurora Hunters Guild."In front of the building, a large-built man with arms covered in scars was sweeping the yard. He looked at Kevin with a wary gaze."What do you want?" his voice was heavy."I heard you are looking for a seventh member," Kevin answered calmly.The large man stopped his sweeping. He looked Kevin over from head to toe, then snorted. "We don't accept just anyone. Too many come only out of curiosity or seeking fame

The silence in the Gray Sky Teahouse was shattered by laughter.Lyra—the red-haired girl with black metal gloves—was the first to laugh. Her voice was crisp, but full of mockery. "Destroy the Sin cycle? Forever?" She shook her head. "Did you hear that, Barok? This stranger comes out of nowhere, suddenly saying he wants to break a curse that has been going on for three hundred years."The tattooed bald man—Barok—grinned, showing teeth that had been partly replaced with metal. "I heard. Maybe he thinks Sin is like a pet that can be tamed."The blond twins, whom Kevin later learned were named Arin and Arina, exchanged glances. "So confident," Arin said flatly. "Or stupid," Arina completed.Even Zeph, the violet-eyed boy sitting cross-legged on the table, opened one eye and looked at Kevin with an unreadable expression. He did not laugh, but the corner of his lips curved slightly.The only one who did not mock was Prince Adam.The young man with dark brown hair stared at Kevin with a diff

Adam stood beside him. "My father discovered it right after he killed the previous generation Sin. He did not know where it came from or who created it. But he was certain this place was somehow connected to Sin—to its curse, to its origins, to its cycle. And he told no one about this place.""Why did your father not tell anyone?""Because he was afraid." Adam gazed at the strange landscape before him. "He said there was something about this place that felt... watchful. As though this place was alive. And he worried that if the wrong person discovered it, the Sin cycle would only become worse."Kevin nodded slowly. He could feel it too—a kind of latent presence in the air, as though the walls of this dimension had eyes and ears."My father spent three years—the peace period before he transformed—trying to unravel the mystery of this place. He found something. Something written over there." Adam pointed into the distance.Kevin followed the direction of his pointing. At the foot of the

Here is the translation with perfect English grammar:---Erastus Hill was a giant rock formation that towered about two hundred meters above the surrounding plains. Its summit was flat, forming an area of several square kilometers—large enough to serve as a battlefield. Around the hill, there was a dense forest, most of which was now burned.And at the top of that hill, stood a creature that made Kevin pause for a moment.Shin.No matter how many stories he had heard, no matter how many images he had formed in his head, seeing Shin in person was an entirely different experience.The creature was larger than the biggest whale that had ever swum in Earth's oceans. Its body was humanoid, but its proportions were wrong—its arms were too long, its legs were too short, its head was too small for its massive body. Its skin was a grayish black like coral that had been weathered by time, with cracks everywhere that emitted a reddish-orange light like lava. Its eyes were two burning pits of fi