It's been three months since the 'Fake' Phantom Pirates made their theatrical entrance at Veins Peak. Though they hadn't stirred any trouble since their shadowy debut—a ship cloaked in darkness emerging like a ghost and vanishing just as mysteriously—their reputation still loomed over the island like a lingering mist.
Whispers filled the streets, inns, and tea houses. "Did you see that ship's shadow? It vanished!" some said.
Others speculated about their origins, their powers, and most of all, the inevitable clash with the real Phantom Pirates.
With the grand auction approaching and the tension between the two so-called Phantoms mounting, the entire island was abuzz with anticipation.
After the showy arrival, Tyler had used high-grade concealment arrays to hide the ship near a desolate cliff, far from the busy ports.
The shadow of the ship that had once lingered on the water vanished within days, but the impression it left behind was etched in every mind.
