The baseball player's speed and effort in throwing a punch at Darius was for naught; he watched, dumbstruck, as his fist swung ahead without making contact with Darius' chest. Not only that, but Darius even vanished before his eyes, causing his fist to ram into thin air. He gulped, a foreboding sensation tingling beneath his skin.

Tumultuous exclamations rang out from the crowd just then.

"My God!"

"What have I just witnessed?"

"Was that merely a projection?"

"No! That guy vanished because his