A skilled hunter doesn’t begin the pursuit of prey before understanding its habits.

Patience is key to a successful hunt. First, you locate your mark, and then you observe.

Feeding grounds, sleep patterns, routine behaviours…

Does it exist as a solitary creature, or find refuge within a pack?

Each piece of knowledge is crucial to determine the correct approach. Precision is key.

A clean kill makes for a better trophy.

As the days count down to Invasion, it seems the king of this jungle has deemed it best to give the Temple a preview of the carnage to come.

Even though there are two teams, trust is not part of this process. Each competitor carries their own self-interest, myself included. The prize that has been put in front of us is too great for any alliance to be more than a distraction.

I seek to scout out not just those who will stand against me across the ring, but those who at that moment will stand beside me.

The Dreamer… the Idol… the Hedonist… allies born only from circumstance.

Each of them, in some way, is a slave to their heart’s desire. They reject the reality set around them.

Dolly, you seek refuge from your past, preferring to set your own rules in a realm of plastic-lined imagination rather than obey the natural order.

Perdido, you seek to recapture that faded light from the silver screen, the memories of youth decayed into a cinematic illusion.

Glitter, you seek to please yourself at the expense of everything else. You don’t hunt out of necessity, for food or survival… just satisfaction of your primal urges.

Each of you must understand one thing: I live only in the most stark reality there is. The one constant between the civilized and feral worlds, shared by man and beast…

Life or death.

Make no mistake, I will honor my contract. I will serve the role of a partner against the opposing side. The spoils of this battle will be split among us in the form of momentum as we surge toward the final stage.

Just don’t think I haven’t been stalking you from the shadows just as thoroughly as I have our opponents.

Any attempt at treachery you might think to make will serve only to make your end come more swiftly than the rest.

Don’t take it as a threat, I’m a professional…

It’s a guarantee.