Tick...tick...tick...TOCK
The scenes opens up to the ring of a classic clock
Shadow,Kogetsu,Unknown and Mystery open there eyes to a night sky at the centre of the Ultranium city where the wishing star crystal use to be was now replaced by a massive brown structured chadreal with black and white striped pillars spanning from three at each side
Two golden doors with four windows the size of a window on the left and rigjt sides of tge structure a golded rimmed clock signaling twelve at the front roof of the cathedral
The four of them stare at the clock in awe and confusion before snapping out of it to look around to see Shenky,Exo,Ellen,Slayer and even Forge with them
Mysterys continues to look around thinking
'What the hell is going on one second i was in Forge is Shop the next i was here after that sudden eruption of light and I think i saw Writers silhouette with a disturbing smile'
'Anyways thats not the issue but what is"
'Is this strange clock'
He thought looking towards the strange clock structure
Mystery stares at the ticking clock Before something seemingly vliked in his head
He immediately turned to Shadow was in deep thought murmuring to himself
Mystery's eyes widen
"System what day is it today?"
[System prompt]
[Friday 2 of March of the year 5600]
'Tsk...that would me whatever happened jumped around 100 years while preserving the entire game"
Tick...Tick...Tick Tick TOCK
The clock chimes once more with its ring
Everyone seemingly confused stares at the clock
'Why did it sound the moment it hit five minutes?'
Mystery
Shadow continues to think when he suddenly became alarm
"EVERYONE GET!–"
Before he could finish a thin beam of white light hit the ground as it immediately expanded into a raging surge of energy
The ground begins to desintagrate
Reailty collapsing as the system glitches
Rifts of various kinds tear opens as a blue and green eyes are seen within the energy
The time shifts to day as everything settles the energy surge fade a man with clear white skin,long black,blue pants,a long sleeved blue green shirt with a weird white spiral pattern at the center
One Blue to the left while green to the right
Silky brown hair with a curl going up having a blue tips
The man seemingly in his late twenties or early thirties gracefully touches the ground with his pitch black boots
He looks up towards everyone as he smiles and waves
"Hey everyone the names Bijen but you may simply call the owner"
Bijen begins walking towards each person starting with the baffled Mystery
"Torin seems your control over 3.0.6 has improved quite a abit keep it up"
Bejin continues with Mystery even more perplexed
'Is this supposed to be Bijen?'
'WAIT DID YOU JUST CALL ME BY MY REAL NAME?'
He walks towards Kogetsu and Unknown
"Don't got much to day to all as this expected so yeah"
He continues
Kogetsu and Unknown are more confused
'So his just going to completely ignore the fact Axior almost collapsed on itself because him?'
The two thought
Bijen walks past Shadow as if he wasn't there moving on to other people
Shadow doesn't comment he juat stares
Bijen walks up yo Shenky who immediately strikes with a kick to the head
Bijen doesn't even block it
The strike connects but does nothing
Bijen smiles
"Seriously even you should know that doesn't affect me"
Shenky retracts and draws his already energy coated sword
His mask Shifting to white with black flames
"Erasure series:Erasure Slit"
Everything goes white as everyone stares there expressions immediately turns to that of surprise seeing Bijen blocked the attack with two fingers
Bijens smile widens
"Lucky for you im not at full power so I actually had to put effort in blocking that"
He says casually
Shenky groans with contained rage towards him
Bijens eyes shimmer when Shenky was pushed back by some force
Bijen sighs
"Why do you always do this ?"
"Simply because I find you very unbearable"
Bijen chuckles coldy
"Well we'll have it your way then"
Bijen raises his hand and snaps his fingers
Immediately after Shenky felt something within him as he falls to his knees
"There you go since you love ramen so much i decided I'd give tge starvation debuff"
Shenky finally collapses
As Bijen walks pass
"Don't worry it won't that easy to kill him unfortunately"
"Anyways I'll be in Axior for a while see you"
Bijen vanishes with only the grumbling sound of Shenky's stomach filling the area
Everyone lets out a sigh with Kogetsu giving Shenky some ramen popcorn
As he says
"Fixed point:downgrade"
Shenky immediately devours the Food when dark green energy appearing around his stomach
He gets up munching on the ramen popcorn
"Thanks Kogetsu"
"No problem"
"So what do you want to know?"
"More about Bijen of coarse"
Shenky snacks on the ramen popcorn before saying
"For starters his a conniving bastard and is also the reason im part of Axior after finding me floating in an undeveloped game zone where Axior was later created"
"Along with the ten original beings with me and writer being exceptions in a sense"
"Thats all im saying"
Kogetsu responds
"You got that Mystery!?"
Mystery shouts
"Yeah"
Mystery holds his chin
'Well if Owner Bijen really is he Owner then that means..'
Mystery suddenly lets out an exaggerated groan
"That stupid old man was telling the truth"
Shadow approaches Mystery
"What exactly was the prophecy about?"
Mystery turns to Shadow
"Hm...oh he was yapping about something about you mean me,jagik amd Shenky being some kind of counter or what not to eventually changing Axior,I zoned mid way so I wouldn't know"
"Ugh that sounds cringe worthy to be in a generic isekai"
"Heh i know right"
Shadow smiles
"So how about we destroy that prophecy"
Mystery smiles as well
"Sounds like you just read my mind"
Unknown appears wrapping his arms on the two pulling them together as he says
"Then we can whoop Bijen and head to the outer plains"
"Agreed"
The three look at Kogetsu who is slowly walkink away
"Hey Kogetsu!"
Unknown shouts
Kogetsu stops and glances at them
"What?"
"Its been over two centuries since all four of us been together so let's go do a mission that might kill us"
Kogetsu and shadow flinch
"Huuuuuh Unknown I'd go rather ho train then do something like the cartoon realm again"
"Seeya"
Kogetsu walks away desintagrating into rainbow particles
"Well isn't it unknown that your joining us?"
Suddenly Kogetsu appeared with the three completely baffled before realizing what he did
Kogetsu groans in annoyance
"Now come to think about why didn't you guys use that ability if yours to stop Shio?"
Shadow asks
"Huh?"
Mystery and Unknown respond
"Where'd be the fun in ending it so fast?"
They say in in unisonboth equally confused
Shadow sighs in resignation when a system message was given to the four
[System task]
[The owner Bijen has given you four the surveillance mission of the Maxium Ultra strike Prison Floor Zero]
[Reward:5 God tier Exp Cores]
[Failure results in Axiors inevitable destruction]
[Yes/Yes]
Shadow and Koqetsu groan in annoyance
"So we can't even say no how rich"
Shadow comments
"Perfect timing"
Unknown says while smirking
"This should be fun"
Mystery listlessly
"What a bother"
Kogetsu remarks
[System task]
[Yes]
[You have accepted the mission]
The system shows them a map as they look at it all four make a joint sound surrendrence sighing
Unknown becomes lightning zipping away shouting
"Race ya there"
"Hmph why would we waste our time doing such a thing?"
Kogetsu says but realizes Mystery and Shadow were already gone
"HEY!"
Kogetsu immediately accelerates chasing after the rest
From afar on a skyscraper
Bijen stands at the top with his hands in his pocket staring at the four through a system panel
He smirks
"I guess its time for me to start planning yo put morw effort"
He says before everything glitches as he vanishes
End of chapter 40:I am Simply the Owner