The Crystal Scourge

After rigorously searching the city far and wide there was no sign of existence of the myriad mask .

So in the end it was just a rumor .

The tower where the beacon is kept is connected to a clock like the big ben from England . It lies in the center . As the center all the streets go around the tower .

The tower is guarded by 36 guards who are always active . And the one who controls them is the timemaster

He maintains the order in the tower.

And some say he has the power to slow down time .

But the main problem is the alarm .

Once it rings it won't be long till Evan Swan himself comes running . And then

Game Over

If the myriad mask shows up by then we would sound the alarm ourselves.

And so was the plan . But when do our plan go as per planned .

Livia to keep him busy and Lilia to arrange an escape route .

Being wanted criminals just for some petty money . When will this ever end .

Anyway ...

Sneaking was nothing new . Since this is the oil lantern era . Taking our guards common stuff . I went to the top and the beacon I first tried to check the shining material . And when it tried to break it it didn't crumble .

So it's not something of natural elements.

Maybe something fantasy . The beacon shone very brightly during the night so there was no need for an lantern . And I was directly standing below it with shades to prevent blinding .

I tried to mine some of it and it broke the hammer .

Luminous and tough . Just as McElroy predicted .

Meanwhile...

McElroy sneaked inside the building to take down the timemaster who at that time was drinking tea . But when he opened the door . The timemaster was already murdered and before him was someone standing in business clothes and a butterfly mask on his face .

McElroy quickly realised the situation he was in .

McElroy:

You're the myriad mask aren't you .

? :

All the distortions in time points towards you . So you must be the one from the future . McElroy.

McElroy was shocked from the reveal .

McElroy : Who are you how do you know my name .

Mask :

I'm the son of mask de masque the third . The phantom thief who wears

10000 mask on his face , The one and only Myriad mask .

This is my biggest heist yet . To steal the beacon . From this city .

McElroy:

Who introduces themselves like this you weirdo .

So how will you steal the beacon .

Mask :

Like this . (Explosions on the top )

The beacon fell from the tower so did Jay .

Mask : See you .

He jumped from the tower and McElroy jumped in pursuit . McElroy wanted to chase after the mask . But he noticed that Jay was falling at incredible speed and not recovering.

He accelerated by copying Jays rocket boosters but with water .

McElroy started calculating the speed he needed to achieve.

He sped up so much and finally caught up with Jay . Enclosed themselves in a ball of ice and within t ice a sphere of water . And crashed into the ground .

Jay was coughing the water he drank but still remained unconscious.

Livia arrived at the scene running .

Livia ,:

I couldn't stop Swan . He was too fast

The whole Street was a mess the beacon tore apart the streets and blocked the entrance . There was a fire due to the oil lanterns falling in the grass field .

Jay was injured due to the explosion .

But not that much that he would die .

Mask when he saw the situation was laughing .

Evan :

Finally I have caught up with you . You are under arrest for causing such commotion . Now come with me .

Mask :

You don't understand, Swan do you stealing the beacon was never my plan .

And the one who you call your guest wanted to steal the beacon. Not me .

I want something bigger . I want to declare war .

This city was something that was holding both of them together.

He took out a flute and started playing it . And as soon as he finished .

The sands started shaking .

An familiar experience that we all knew was coming .

The desert scourge appeared beneath the mask and roared . The scourge took a big leap and broke the beacon to pieces and the beacon lost its shine .

From the ground the scourge re emerged . With luminous scaly armored body with sharper claws

A direct upgrade to the desert scourge .

Mask :

I call this creation of mine

The Crystal Scourge .