The group froze as the sinister voice echoed through the hallway. Rex spun around, his heart pounding as his Aether flared instinctively. Magnus groaned from where he had crashed against the wall, blood dripping from his mouth as he struggled to rise. Rex and Seraphina stood rooted in place, their expressions a mixture of fear and resolve.
"Magnus!" Brenda shouted, rushing toward him.
Meanwhile, Rex turned around and was shocked at whom he saw. Clad in a dark outfit that seemed to match the darkness around him was his dodgeball teammate "Lukas!? What the hell?!"
"You know him?!" Seraphina's eyes were already blazing with rage and she was already in a battle stance. From her composure, one could tell that she could kill Lukas without hesitation.
"Yeah...Yeah, I do.... he's just different from before" Rex said.
