"So tell me... what's going on out there."

  "Ohhh, mister curious! I'll tell you what's going on, but you have to make me a Crystal user!!!"

  "Yee sure you moron... Don't be annoying, it won't hurt you to tell me what's going on out there. Or are you going to cry because I'm getting information? Really, Two, don't annoy me."

  "All right, Prince of the black Crystal kingdom, prepare yourself for the story of the crumbling Middleworld!" Two grips the sword with the black Crystal inside it more tightly. Instead of just hearing Two's voice, Horw now sees Two standing in front of him.

  Horw finds himself in a world of shadows, and those who wield the legendary sword can communicate with Horw.

  "Heh, you look as stupid as I remember you! Funny that you showed up."

  "It's pretty ugly here." - "Hey, be glad I let you come here!" - "WOW! Horw... the PRINCE of the black Crystal kingdom allowed me to see his silly shadow world! I'm amazed!!! - Horw and Two had a very strange conversation, considering that not long ago they were trying to kill each other.

  "So tell me already, I can't stand your stupid face. And what's with your hair? Half red and half black, do you think you look tough or something? Every time I see you, you remind me that I have to stay here because of you."

  "You can go back to the real world if you want..." - "Shut up, if my soul goes back into my body, I'll probably die because I have a stab wound through my heart."

  That little brat acts like he didn't kill 10 of my friends... pathetic. Why am I even talking to him? I can leave him stuck here in his stupid shadow world. On the other hand... words are probably the only way to get him out.

  "So? Are you going to start telling me today, or will I get it as a birthday present?"

  "If your birthday was recently... more precisely, in the last three months, then it's a little too late for that! Yes, you've been stuck here like an abandoned puppy for THREE MONTHS!" - Great fear passed through Horw's eyes.

  T-three? Three months??? I realized that time in the shadow world flows a little differently, but three?? Have I been gone for that long…?

  "A lot has happened during that time, so sit down comfortably on the ground... if you can call it ground? And listen!"

  The dark celebration... one of the worst events to hit Middleworld in recent years had finally come to an end. The aftermath of the celebration was catastrophic, with wounded people everywhere, dead bodies everywhere, and fire everywhere. The citizens of the city walked to the royal court with buckets of water to extinguish the fire caused by Ash.

  Most of the members of Two's group fled the celebration... all except for three people who had the numbers sixty seven, seventy two, and forty five burned to their hands. Wind and Bowler helped capture these people. The numbers were imprisoned in the royal dungeon. Most of the rulers returned to their parts of the continent. Bowler remained in the kingdom of the black Crystal to help Horwann.

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  Bowler was not the only person from another territory who remained in the kingdom of the black Crystal. Another person was Sand, who ordered Horwann to retrieve the spear that held the yellow Crystal inside it.

  Horwann was at the lowest point in his life. The fact that he came to his son's aid at the moment when Horw was being pulled into the portal by chains certainly did not help his situation.

  "Two! Where the HELL did Horw go?" - Horw shouted at Two as he saw him lying on the ground with his body almost completely withered away.

  "Ahhh! Horwann, you've arrived," - Two coughed up blood. "I'd love to go on a second date with you, but I'm busy right now! But if you want, you can come see me on the Black islands!'' - A portal opened beneath Two and Two disappeared. Horwann stared at the spot where he had seen his son just a moment ago.

  "The Black islands? Is that where you are? I'll come there... I'LL COME THERE AND WIPE YOU AND YOUR KINDERGARTEN OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH!!!" - Horwann shouted at the ground, in despair and devastation.

  In the days that followed, Horwann sent his daughter Shade, who was fortunately in her room with her younger brother Onyx when the celebration was ambushed, to the Green Valley - the kingdom of the green Crystal. She was sent to represent the kingdom of the black Crystal in gaining allies against Two and his group. Horwann sent part of his army and people he trusted to each kingdom, for example, he sent Quinn to the Great north.

  Horwann also wanted to find the place where Two came from. He entrusted this task to the best swordsman in Middleworld at the present time...Swing. Swing boarded a ship and set sail with a crew of thirty people, heading for the Black Islands.

  Ten days after the Dark Celebration, Grin III arrived with six members of the black Crystal army to Explosive volcano - the capital of Lava Lake, the kingdom of the red Crystal. It turned out that Lava Lake was more upside down than Blackearth, the kingdom of the black Crystal.

  Seven days after the Dark celebration:

  "Mother!!" - Crying Spark ran to hug her mother, who had remained in the castle of the red Crystal kingdom called the Heart of the Exploding volcano.

  The dying Flame was brought to the castle. Flame is still holding on to life, but his life is fading away. On the way, there were several moments when his daughters thought their father's life was over. But Flame is a strong fighter and managed to get home.

  Flame began to be treated in bed in his room. The servants tried to remove his clothes, which were burned to his skin. They also tried to stitch up the stab wound in his back. This was going to be a long process, when suddenly Flame spoke up.

  "Enough... please... bring me my daughters and my wife."

  The servants left Flame's room and his family came in.

  "Thank you... A-Ash, Spark... thank you for bringing me home. Thank you all... thank you for being here." Spark's eyes began to fill with tears, and her mother hugged her and tried to comfort her.

  Flame raised his hand toward his family with his last ounce of strength. Ash immediately squeezed it tightly.

  "Dad... you made it this far... you're not going to leave us here, are you?

  "Please... come... come to me." Everyone stood around Flame's bed. Flame looked at his wife and then at his daughters.

  "Ash, Spark... I'm sorry, I'm sorry you're so badly burned..." - "It's okay, Dad! Really, it's okay!" - Spark cried as she managed to get a few words out... She wanted so badly to hug her dad, but she was afraid it would hurt him because of his injuries.

  Flame smiled and turned to Ash. "Take care of your little sister, okay?" - Flame's eyes began to close, and Spark started screaming at him not to leave them. His wife tried to hold back her tears as she stroked her daughters' heads.

  Flame is dead.

  One flame has died, but a new one is beginning to ignite. Flame's brother is coming to the Heart of the Exploding volcano to become the new user of the red Crystal... Lava lake still follows the old traditions that a man should rule the kingdom.

  But on the other hand... does Ash have a reason to hand over the red Crystal?