The entire company stood in front of the Pegasus dressed in their uniforms in respectful silence. Of course it wasn't the maiden voyage, but the opposite. The ship would take the crew on one last trip before disbanding for good as things were changing, not just for the company but for humanity as a species.
The megacity was covered with propaganda from different gods trying to recruit the strongest hunters and the news covered similar events taking place in other megacities too. The chosen ones were able to reach new heights and displayed in front of everyone, while those who failed were sacrificed like cattle to at least provide sustenance to the gods.
Aphrodite's words turned out to be true as they confirmed with Alice who used her trait to take a peek forward in time and what she saw must not have been pretty at all as she was left traumatized.
