Hunt Athalar, with his sword dripping with blood, ends the life of a dying man who is trying to bargain for his life in his apartment.
Hunt makes his way to the Comitium barracks undetected, and walks through as he hears various sounds from the different rooms.
He passes by without greeting his fellow warriors, Naomi, Viktoria, and Justinian, who are stationed in the common room.
Arriving at the bathroom, he reflects on his status and former life. Hunt was a commandeer for an angel named Shahar and led an unsuccessful rebellion against angels.
Hunt is forced to work for the Archangels in exchange for the possibility of freedom. His mission is revenge, to kill as many as he killed during the rebellion.
In his four years of working for Micah, an Archangel, he’s only made it to a total of 82 kills - the latest being the man whose murder began the chapter.
Hunt goes into the bathroom and sees himself covered in blood in the mirror. He takes off his clothes and steps into the scalding hot water of the shower.