The giant pole finally gave way to gravity and rolled to a stop, giving Draug the realization that whoever was behind it was gone. The only clue he heard was a splash, which told him that Zack decided to spend some time with the other predators today. His discarded his bloody, slimy coat and tossed it to the sharks as well, thinking on whether he should join the street fighter in the pool. As he looked around, he noticed something on the deck of the ship he jumped from: A woman whose expression was like someone at a comedy show rather than a terrified onlooker. The Homunculus had some information about their opponents from the Cult, and she fit the description. Draug turned to her, and bent his knees, which gave her a bit of a shock as she slowly retreated from the rails. If Zack survived the sharks, he would deal with him then.

He broke into a sprint and jumped from the side of the dock, grabbing hold of the chain attached to the anchor, hanging off it for a moment before using it to climb up to the deck of the ship. As he reached the rails and pulled his body over them, she was nowhere in sight, although he heard the sound of the cabin door slamming nearby. He had to close the distance before he lost her.

Ags was inside the cabin, turning the doorway into another trip to a far away land. She had a self-serving smile on her face as she took a few steps back, but instead of the door opening, she heard the crash of someone falling through the window next to the door.

Draug had jumped through shoulder first, shielding his eyes from the shards as he landed on one knee. As he got up, he looked over to the door but all he saw was Ciato Orlouge. That's right, his partner was chasing her.

"Where is she?" Draug asked.

"Taken care of," Ciato said with a mischievous grin. Draug quickly scanned the room, but he couldn't figure out what he meant by that. Didn't she just run in here? While it was faint, there was also a strange scent of something sugary here.

"Where is the body? I could assimilate it to find something out about my prey."