This world was far too vast for us to have it all to ourselves.
The first to notice something wrong… was Phoenix Sunlight. He rose to his feet with a scowl, his eyes fixed on the eastern horizon.
Phoenix's sudden movement instinctively drew everyone's attention in the same direction.
At first, there was nothing.
But over time, my senses picked up what had made Phoenix move earlier.
"This is bad," I muttered without thinking, and Snow nodded—he had felt it too.
"What? What's going on? Why are you all making those faces?"
Danzo asked quickly, his voice rising in tension.
Phoenix answered in a deep, commanding tone:
"Everyone, prepare to move."
And just as he spoke those words… the first wave of danger we had sensed moments ago revealed itself.
The land was cloaked in darkness, so we couldn't make them out clearly at first—but they were far closer than we'd expected.
"What the hell are those things?!"
