Ethan Lynch storms the Abyss to test a new talent and confronts the dungeon's final boss. He explains how he rose as Blue Star's ruler by stealing talents with his SSS-ranked Depriver, then gave everything to the woman he loved, Cecilia. After giving her an Abyss Core, Cecilia hands his newly awakened god-rank Devourer to Tristan Quinn and betrays him. Tristan and his allies use a Metal Control talent Ethan once stole to kill him. Ethan is slain — then wakes reborn at the game's start, determined to make Cecilia and Tristan pay a hundred times.