...Everything around the two shakes, and as they exchange blows with tentacles—the Kraken created from golden mist and the Kraken with high spiritual energy rivaling Second Sequence entities—Sherlock thinks from inside the Fool and says [Finn took everything from me except the Mask of Multiplicity. Since I am the key holder, I think I have the ability to retrieve it whenever I want]. Then Sherlock says from inside the Fool: Return now, I have an idea, but try to get us as far away from the Kraken as possible. Then the Fool cancels the golden mist Kraken, and the golden mist transforms into something like a cannon. Suddenly, the Fool rushes at great speed, covering a distance of 198 trillion light-years. Then the Fool stops, disappears, and in his place appears Sherlock wearing the legendary Mask of Multiplicity, showing signs of exhaustion [The golden blood and other things I had are gone, but it doesn't matter. The most important thing now is for the key to return to me]..
..Sherlock stands, feeling the Kraken approaching him quickly, and thinks about the key appearing [Come on, Key of the Vindora Temple, appear, appear]. Nothing happens, causing Sherlock to grit his teeth. Elsewhere, in a completely different world called the World of Time or Clocks, a world with many names, Loki stands and sees the key vibrating before him [Haha, so he's still alive, just as I expected. He is not Anus nor anything like him. There is some scheme or something strange behind all this. No problem, the black shard I placed in him will be useful to me, and I will know everything through it, haha. No problem]. Sherlock looks at Flandra and smiles slyly, saying: The plan will continue as is, nothing else. Suddenly, the key disappears from Loki's hand, who adjusts his lens saying: No problem then, I must focus now on my main enemy, the True Death...
..At Sherlock's location, the place shakes and the Kraken's tentacles appear. Sherlock tenses: The key must appear, I cannot escape like this. Suddenly, the key appears before Sherlock, and he grabs it. The Kraken screams and extends one of its arms. Sherlock opens the door and enters. Suddenly, the door disappears, severing the tip of one of the Kraken's tentacles, causing it to scream. Sherlock teleports inside the temple or fortress of Vindora, standing before Alfi. Alfi says: Did you bring the stone as I told you? Sherlock, looking surprised, speaks: I completely forgot the stone! Alfi laughs and says: As I expected, the world of flowers blinded you to the important matter, to the truth. You were preoccupied with its beauty and strangeness and forgot the mission. Sherlock feels despair. Alfi continues: By the way, where is Finn? Sherlock sighs, looking dejected, and was about to speak when Alfi interrupts: No problem, I no longer feel his energy at all. There is only one explanation for this: he has indeed died and gone to the world of eternal rest. Sherlock is very surprised and feels sadness mixed with regret [That scoundrel Loki killed him, that vile wretch]. Alfi sighs and says: Another disciple has died, as happened before. Sherlock says: Did you have other disciples before? Suddenly, Alfi forms an alternate reality like memories. As memories of what happened before, the key, and others who obtained it appear, Alfi speaks: You are not the first to obtain the key. For countless years, this world was not as it appears now. Indeed, those eight gods—at that conceptual time in the Demigod World—the Paths did not yet exist, and there had been no divine intervention from them. The world was full of chaos. I and some others, entities called the Sleepers, were the only ones present. I was not that powerful back then. Chaos was contradictory—not in essence but in appearance. There was a hidden system unifying everything, a wonderful, astonishing mastery. Then many, many lines appeared in the sky called Paths; their numbers were many..
..As Sherlock watches all those ages and years pass before him, he interrupts Alfi: They came and erased the system, didn't they? Alfi replies: Exactly. The world did not need them; they did not create the world. There is something—something that created all the worlds; I know nothing about it. When those many lines appeared, each line represented a Path, and there were 19 Paths. The gods created the Paths randomly; some created two, others three, and another one. Since those countless years, those lines merged and exploded like a great explosion, producing the 19Paths: The Seer, The Deceiver, The Sun, The Waves or Seas, The Doors, Time, The Observer, Transformation, Alchemy, Death, Chaos, Flowers, The Warrior, The Demon Path, Light, The Breaker of Bounds, Water, The Moon, and Night. All those Paths exploded when they merged, like a great explosion that plunged the world into chaos. And as a result of a certain blessing drinking from its special water, it then became a follower of the Chaos Path. Alfi thinks for a moment [I must not speak about the master behind the door—the Master of Death, Sequence One. I must not speak about him at all for now]. Alfi continues: Then many, many entities obtained the key. When the Master of the Key dies, the key disappears, the temple disappears, and it moves to a completely different place, hoping another chosen one will find it. With each chosen one, he had a partner who became my disciple, and they all died too, making me feel despair as if I were a curse or something that causes everyone who follows me to die..
..Sherlock feels intense sadness and says: So I am not the only one who feels sadness. Alfi speaks: The Stone of Annihilation is not now; it is the right time for you to obtain it. It's good that you did not delve deeper; the World of Flowers was just a gateway to the World of the Stone of Annihilation. Now is not the right time [Hmm, there is something—of course Loki knows where the stone is; why didn't he take it? Something is happening in the shadows]. Alfi speaks: Consider the contract between you and me preventing only its postponement. Okay, you have the right to do whatever you want now. Sherlock says: Alright then, I know exactly what I must do [I must rebuild the Defender team as it was before]. In a huge city divided into two parts, which is part of the Continent of the End, where the Stark building for advanced tools and technology is located, Stark sits, appearing sad and exhausted from thinking. His second wife comes—a beautiful woman with a well-proportioned physique, yellow hair, white skin, and beautiful blue eyes. She sits beside him and says: Huh? What is preoccupying your mind so much? Night has fallen, it's now nine o'clock in the evening, you should go to sleep. Stark looks at her, feeling nostalgia for his first wife mixed with love for his second wife, Valkyrie, and smiles, saying: Nothing, you just know that I am waiting for someone. Valkyrie says: Don't exhaust yourself, you've waited for him a long time. Stark doesn't speak. Valkyrie stands and heads to the kitchen, saying: I'll bring you something to eat; you haven't eaten since two o'clock. As it rains outside, Stark says to himself [I hope you return, Sherlock. Although you didn't sit with me much, I saw a positive and attractive side in you. I saw loyalty and other good morals in you]. Valkyrie places a plate of vegetables beside him, a glass of strawberry juice, and a small plate of nuts. Valkyrie feels sleepy and says: I'm going to sleep upstairs, okay? Don't exhaust yourself, go to sleep after you finish your food. Stark kisses Valkyrie and says: Don't worry, my love, I won't sit long. Valkyrie goes upstairs to the large bedroom, while Stark sits, stirs his spoon, and looks out the window on the 101st floor. As Stark thinks and finishes his food, he says to himself [Come on, I've waited for you so long, I hope you come]. Stark sighs. With the sound of thunder, Sherlock suddenly appears from the window wearing the legendary Mask of Multiplicity. Stark becomes very happy, saying: I've been eagerly waiting for you..
..The two sit, and as the rain falls, Stark speaks: The entire city has become more chaotic; the police alone are not enough. After that, Roger, Natasha, Rogers, and Thor left. Things are no longer as they were before. The black creatures have indeed not returned for days, but something strange has happened. Strange illusions and disasters have begun to happen to people for no reason. Suddenly, a person sees illusions of a deceased family member moving before him, follows them, falls into a trap, and eventually meets his own death. Sherlock speaks: I've begun connecting the threads; everything is becoming clearer. I think I already know who is behind all this: an old enemy. Stark is surprised: Who is it? Sherlock speaks: The True Death. Stark stands and continues: There's no time; we must gather the team as quickly as possible [I must resort to an old person; I think he knows a lot, but he's trying to disappear. I will come to you, Hyeon, later, O Lord of the Red Flowers!]. Stark, who appears afraid and tense, speaks [The True Death—that entity is the only thing I have ever feared in my entire life, the one who took everything from me]. Stark speaks: Alright then, I will leave the task of gathering the team to you, while I will prepare all the equipment and tools we will need. Sherlock smiles and says: I already know where they are; there's no need to send any equipment with me. Sherlock jumps from the 101st floor, uses the Wings of Chaos, and takes off at great speed. Stark looks at him from the window [Even though I don't know much about him, I trust him]. Sherlock smiles and says: I'm coming for you, Roger; you first..