The Alpha struggles violently as a powerful curse begins to overwhelm him. Amidst the torment, he recalls a prophecy that only the 'Purified One' marked by a Crescent Sigil can save him. He then wakes, disoriented, to find an innocent young man tending to him. The helper, showing no sign of the mark, asks if the Alpha needs assistance. In a moment of urgent, desperate confusion, the Alpha issues a shocking and demanding command.