I keep thinking about how if it hadn't actually been Luz that Kikimora had taken, Belos very likely would have killed Hunter (likely by dropping him down where King found the Collector, along with the remains of previous Golden Guards).

Anyway, the series would be a lot different if Hunter was actually captured by Kikimora.

Luz really saved Hunter's life, along with (eventually) all of the Boiling Isles by disguising herself as him.