Damien Ashfield was forged by loss. Born to a border village of Raeli, he watched monsters tear through homes and fields until the King’s decree turned grief into law. Trained from adolescence, Damien learned precision, restraint, and the art of killing without hesitation. He is calm, observant, and feared among hunters for his near-flawless record—but beneath that steel lies a quiet conflict. Damien believes in protecting people, not blindly obeying orders. He has seen how the shrinking dark forest starves monsters into desperation, and he knows hunger can drive even the least cruel creature to violence. His instinct is duty—but his motive is justice. He hunts monsters to end suffering, not to create more of it, and every encounter forces him to decide where the true line between monster and man lies.