「Six months later.」
No. 7 Wisteria Lane, third basement level.
Hundreds of fist-sized Shadow Crystals floated in mid-air, arranged in a regular hexagonal Array.
In the center of the Array, Gaga was curled up into a cocoon of Dark Silver light.
Profound Shadow Energy flowed across the cocoon's surface, slowly writhing like a liquid night sky.
With every breath it took, the light from the surrounding Crystals flickered.
Ian stood at the edge of the Array, the cuffs of his dark gray Long Robe hanging low, his gaze calm.
It had been two months.
A full two months had passed since Gaga had swallowed the "Shadow Rule Fragment" and entered a deep slumber.
The little guy's aura grew stronger by the day, going from its initial instability to its current state, as deep as the sea.
Once it completely absorbed the Fragment, it would become a true Ancient Shadow Creature.
'Little guy, you have to succeed...'
