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The ramp silently closed and the craft's main thrusters roared。 Saint Elmo's fire danced across its metallic surface and the ship vanished； though Lex could still hear its roar and feel the hum of its engines rumbling in her chest。 Finally； in a blast of snow and ice； the spacecraft was gone。
Drenched in blood…human； Alien and Predator… and wreathed by bruises； Lex watched it go。 In her own gesture of respect； she touched the tribal scar that branded her forehead。 Finally； she lowered the spear and reached into her pocket。
Lex gazed at Sebastian's rusty Pepsi cap for a long moment。 Then she turned her eyes skyward once more； where a break in the clouds revealed a brilliant full moon hanging low in the Antarctic sky。 Watching the clouds drift across the lunar surface； Lex recalled Sebastian's words； and she spoke them in a voice tinged with awe and sadness。
〃Hunter's Moon。〃
EPILOGUE
The Predator Starship； Deep Space
His kin had laid him in a place of honor； at the base of the statue of their savage thunder god。 His faceplate was off； the scar on his forehead a dark stain on his pallid flesh。
The funeral ceremony was over and the other clan members had filed out to enter their individual cryosta…sis tubes； where they would hibernate during the long voyage back to their home world。
Alone now； in a chamber heavy with incense； Scar's corpse twitched。
Suddenly the gray flesh below his dead heart bulged and stretched as if some creature was trapped inside his body； fighting to break free。 。。。
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