Words Don't Matter (Part 1)

"What's going on..." Mark muttered in confusion, looking around.

Sirgus frowned.

"I don't know, but I heard of a story where the same thing happened... and the ending wasn't good, at all."

Barna, looked around carefully, preparing for battle. An ally wouldn't use a communication-blocking barrier, would they?

Booooooooooooooooom.

There was a deafening explosion, tearing down the sand wall, then several silhouettes stepped inside, just under ten in total.

Strangely enough, they were all Phantoms, it was clear from their powerful auras and the NEPs on their wrists.

'Wait... Why are their NEPs black...?' Katrin was puzzled.

The NEPs of all Phantoms were white, perhaps gray if it was an old model and the hull was dirty and damaged. However, the NEPs of these Phantoms looked new but were also black.