"What are you doing?!" One of the masked men is screaming at his partner, who drops his weapon immediately upon being blessed by the spell. Soon enough, his own complaint is mitigated by the mage's power, as he lets go of the weapon he's holding.

Finally, one of the masked men manages to grab Vanyel's hood, flipping it to reveal...a Dratini? The Pokemon causes the man to stumble backwards, not in fear, but complete shock in that he's seeing a real live Pokemon here in the Nexus. Any sort of hostilities are quickly being dispelled, but one member of the masked group runs back towards the Pantheon in desperation. Looks like he's trying to do something...

Meanwhile, the calm party-goers and attackers are trying to process what's going on. One of them speaks up to Vanyel in a weak voice. "Please help us...the mask..."