JAKARTA CONVENTION CENTER - 7:00 PM
The venue was more intimidating than Rama had anticipated. Capacity for two thousand, currently filled with approximately eighteen hundred attendees. Every seat occupied. Standing room packed. Media cameras positioned at strategic angles—five major networks, dozens of independent journalists, international coverage crews.
This wasn't simple guild rivalry anymore. This was public spectacle. Trial by opinion. Hendra had transformed personal conflict into cultural event.
Rama stood at the entrance with Sekar, surveying the crowd. Dragon's Gate supporters dominated—easily seven hundred hunters wearing guild colors. Visible. Organized. United opposition.
