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Chapter 17 - X THE HUNTER S2 E7

SEASON 2 — EPISODE 7: WORLD-EATER RISING

Cold Open — The Seal Breaks

RECAP MONTAGE:

• Ep. 5: Xavier hits Level 50 by defeating both the Cloaked Hunter and the Titan Warlord in the same battle.

• Ep. 6: The Frozen Graveyard reveals Titans were allies in the First Hunt; Xavier reaches Level 55 and learns of the World-Eater.

• Shadow King begins the ritual to unseal it.

EXT. GLACIAL CAVERN — NIGHT

Deep beneath the Frostwraith Citadel, the Shadow King stands before an obsidian seal inscribed with hundreds of glowing runes.

Each rune shatters one by one, releasing waves of black frost.

From the darkness beyond the seal, a low, alien hum rises — too deep to be human or beast.

The Shadow King smiles.

SHADOW KING:

"Wake, and send forth your first herald."

Act 1 — Warning From the Enemy

EXT. HUNTER CAMP — MORNING

Xavier sharpens his blade when a throwing knife lands in the dirt beside him — with a note attached.

It's from the Cloaked Hunter:

"Citadel below the ice. He's calling it. If the first servant wakes, your continent dies first."

Kai bursts in, breathless:

"Recon just spotted… something climbing out of the ice."

Act 2 — First Servant Appears

EXT. GLACIAL PLAINS — DAY

The ground heaves. A 150-foot Servant of the World-Eater rises from a chasm — a humanoid figure of black ice and molten veins, six arms each wielding a different ancient weapon.

HUD:

Threat Level: 95 — Class: World-Eater's Herald

Hunters unleash a barrage of magic firepower — every hit absorbed into the creature's molten veins, making it stronger.

KAI:

"It's feeding off our attacks!"

Act 3 — The Fight That Shouldn't Be Possible

Xavier activates Hunter's Duality, attacking the Servant's knee cores while fending off two molten-blade strikes.

Even with First Hunt Resonance, his strikes barely pierce the armor.

Mid-battle, the Cloaked Hunter appears — cutting down one of the Servant's arms with a single, devastating strike.

CLOAKED HUNTER:

"We're not allies. But if you die here, the First Hunt fails before it begins."

They form an uneasy truce, attacking in synchronized bursts — Xavier targeting limb cores, Cloaked Hunter crippling weapon arms.

Act 4 — The Overcharge

The Servant impales the Cloaked Hunter through the side — not a killing blow, but enough to drop him to a knee.

Xavier's Limit Break Overdrive ignites — but this time, he channels all three ultimate techniques together:

• Apex Hunter Mode

• Volt Breaker Overdrive

• Arc Storm Cleave

The combined energy forms a golden-white storm vortex around him.

He dives straight through the Servant's chest core — the explosion blasting the creature apart in a rain of molten shards.

Act 5 — Aftermath

HUD:

LEVEL UP! 55 → 60

NEW ABILITY: Eater's Bane — Increased damage to World-Eater entities and resistance to their corruption aura.

Xavier turns to help the Cloaked Hunter, but he's already limping away into the storm.

XAVIER:

"You can't fight this alone."

CLOAKED HUNTER (without looking back):

"Neither can you."

Ending Cliffhanger

INT. SHADOW KING'S THRONE ROOM — NIGHT

The Shadow King stands before the half-broken seal.

More shapes begin to stir within the ice — not one, but four more Servants.

SHADOW KING:

"One down. Four to go. And then… the Eater walks."

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