Eventually, they go to Hakolo Island, Oltura's birthplace. The pits' light starts to turn blue as the player and Ena tries to track down Oltura. This monster is later discovered to be a powerful Elder Dragon called Oltura, which has been creating the pits and luring Rathalos in to consume them and gain power. Later, the player sees an enormous worm-like creature emerge from one of the pits and devour a Rathalos. The player, however, is able to get Ratha back and escape with Ena, with Ratha spreading his wings in the process.
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Eventually it is discovered that the Hunters are working with a mysterious group that wants Ratha for themselves. The Hunters believe that the birth of "Razewing Ratha" (the player's Rathalos) is the source and capture it. These "rage-rayed" monsters attack and destroy everything they see, and the source seems to come from the pits. As the story progresses, the player character faces many monsters that have pink, glowing eyes. A Rathalos with small black wings bursts out of the egg, which is said to bring ruin to the world in time. As the descendant of the legendary Rider named Red, the player character has a fateful encounter with a white-haired Wyverian girl, Ena, who has been entrusted with a Rathalos egg by Guardian Ratha. The story begins with the mass disappearance of Rathalos around the world, as well as large pits emitting a strange, pinkish light appearing everywhere.