After the incident with Shadow occurred his life stagnated seemingly frozen in time as Mystery and the rest sense this
Mystery who lay on the rooftop shining from the soft shimmering light the moon as he thinks
"Heh ironic how you actively avoided the wish but suffered the most from it...when you wake i wander how you'll be...just try not bore me"
As it cuts to a dark place the sound of sand trickling rung as books flew in the air
Hourglasses spinning Shadow lay in the center motionless
Far above in one the countless floors Unknown sits there silent,motionless,expressionless simply staring,observing Shadow from afar with his deadpan eyes
Unknown thought
"Shadow if you survive this you'll become something far more unpredictable then Mystery...in your own way...so I won't act like i care about the values you perhaps once held dear anymore"
As books flew around they descend around Shadow as they become ashes
seemingly fade from existence
The scene cuts once more to a realm of white,dark particles permeated the realm as yellow strands of energy flowed like streams
Kogetsu stood at the centre of this stream his eyes closed seemingly at peace until he snaps them open
His expression tense as he thought
"This shouldn't be possible"
Kogetsu's dark green energy begins sizzling from his body as everything froze
Kogetsu grits his teeth with contained anger
Kogetsu's voice echoes
"Mystery..."
"If I had peered into the future none this would've happened"
Kogetsu's eyes glow yellow but the next instance the glow shatters as Kogetsu stands there dumbstruck as he stares at his hands and thought with unease
"I I can't see the future outcome of him awakening..why"
Kogetsu teleports as he appears in the forbidden library
He glares straight at Unknown who shows a delighted smile
"His just considering this a case study of knowledge...I have no distain against anyone but myself and Mystery for being the root cause of this crisis" He thought
Kogetsu glances at Shadow
He jumps back his expression complex
"If I tamper with time it could make the situation worse for all of us...so all I can do...is wait"
The scene goes dark as ten years pass
It opens up to Mystery standing on the same building
Hands in his pockets
The wind brushing against his expressionless face blowing back his hair
"After a while everyone learned to avoid and safely use the crystal.The government assigned people to moderate the crystal twenty four seven" Mystery thought
He stretches as he yawns and says aloud
"Oh well guess the funs over for now"
Mystery jumps off the building as he lands casually and walks towards Forge is Shop
The scene cuts to back as it reveals Shadow in pitch darkness floating motionless
Suddenly a voice echoed
"It's time to wake up...simpliton"
The scene brightens up as it reveals the Forbidden library where Shadow's body began vibrating,moving slightly as his eyes refocused
Shadow blinks slowly only once before a black blue energy oozed from his body
Shadow slowly glances his surroundings as he slowly get up he glances at Unknowns direction before glancing at Kogetsu's
Before refocusing in front of him
Kogetsu descends from the upper floors as he stares at Shadow who's expression was so complex that Koqetsu couldn't read him
Kogetsu flatly says
"Do you remember who you were before this"
Shadow stays silent his eyes dark as his about to same something but hesitates before saying calmly with an eerie smile
"Yeah...I was simply...corrected"
Kogetsu's expression dampened as his about to say something but Shadow cuts him off
"You have no reason fret as I feel renewed"
Kogetsu sighs as he says while disappearing into yellow particles
"If you say so I'll take your word on it"
As he disappears thinking
"But I'll take that with a grain of salt"
Shadow stands there with lost eyes as if he loses himself in his own thoughts when Unknown suddenly came down as he says with a smile
"So...what broke first"
As the scene goes dark
With Shadow uttering one word coldly
"Everything"
The scene opens up to Mystery entering Forge is Shop casually waving at him with Forge simply staring at him as Mystery says
"What you also pissed off from what I caused"
Forge stays silent as the air around them intensifies when Mystery says flatly
"Or is it because..."
Mystery puases as he stares into forge is grey obscure eyes before saying
"I ran off majority of your customers"
Forge with a serious expression slowly nods as Mystery continues
"So im guessing i can't buy from you for a while right?"
Forge nods slowly once again as Mystery sighs and turns around as he leaves he says
"So for how long am I banned"
Forge shows him one finger as Mystery nods and closes the store doors
"Well if I can't buy from I'll just make my own store"
Mystery walks through the streets he passes a lamp post when Unknown was suddenly walking beside as Mystery says
"So why exactly are you following me"
Unknown
"Simple i want to get a permit for the allowance a biological experimentation"
Mystery
"Oh ok"
Unknown
"So do you know where to go?"
Mystery
"Not one clue don't you"
Unknown
"I do but I'm not in the mood to lead right now"
Mystery
"Well then we'll just have–"
Suddenly someone lands in front of them
It was a boy maybe around 15 or so year's old
He wore a white shirt
A red black chess pattern long sleeve button shirt around his waist
Yellow,blue baggy shorts,white sneakers,white socks,black short curly messy hair
With a black cap turned backwards on his head and blue eyes
The boy points at Mystery as he says
"Yo yo yo I gotta stop ya right there"
Mystery and Unknown with blank simultaneously replies
"Huh"
End of chapter 24:Shift