Recap: The Candy Cosmos is suddenly invaded by unknown entities known as Time Eaters—distorted beings that devour anything they perceive, erasing it from existence entirely. When one of them takes a bite out of Genesis's hand, the group realizes these creatures do not follow the rules of their world.
As fear spreads, Eve reveals that the creatures spoke to her and claimed they would eat everything in their path. While Kail struggles to keep her composure as both a mother and protector, Genesis reassures her, leading to a rare emotional moment between them.
When the Time Eaters swarm Eve, Adam and Chrona step in without hesitation. Chrona freezes time and erases part of the swarm with her control over space, while Adam unleashes overwhelming magic, adapting his attacks as the Time Eaters begin to evolve—surviving his flames, absorbing his power, and even learning to speak.
Realizing the threat, Adam escalates his power and eradicates the swarm with a divine lightning strike. With the immediate danger gone, the Candy Cosmos begins to restore itself as Eve's emotions stabilize, leading to a warm moment between her and Adam.
However, just as peace returns, the distortion in space grows even stronger than before—hinting that the Time Eaters are not finished… and that they are continuing to evolve.
Setting: Candy Cosmos
Chrona (shocked, yelling):
"OH MY GOSHHHHH—THE DISTORTIONS ARE HAPPENING AGAINNNNN!!!"
Genesis (nervous, forcing a smile):
"Ummmm… is it just me… or does it feel like the distortion is getting stronger…?"
Kail (serious, eyes locked forward):
"…They evolved again."
(Her aura flickers slightly.)
"…And this time… it's coming for us with more malicious intent."
All of a sudden—
The Candy Cosmos begins to darken again.
Not just from the distortion in time and space…
…but from Eve.
Her fear spreads.
The bright colors fade.
The candy clouds lose their glow.
The warmth disappears.
Eve (terrified, clinging tightly to Adam):
"A-Adam… I'm so scaredddd…"
Chrona (panicking, looking around):
"Heyyyyyyy—this is bad!!! The Candy Cosmos is weakening even fasterrrrr!!!"
Adam looks down at Eve.
And for a moment—
everything around him fades.
The distortion.
The fear.
The noise.
Adam (soft smile, calm and reassuring):
"Don't worry, Eve."
(He gently places his hand on her head.)
"I'll always keep you safe."
All of a sudden—
Time and space begin to distort violently.
Portals start opening.
One…
Two…
Ten…
Then—
More than thirty distorted portals rip open across the Candy Cosmos.
Genesis (surprised, looking around):
"Wowwwwww… that's a lot of portals…"
Kail (serious, stepping forward slightly):
"…Be on guard."
Adam (calm but firm, pulling Eve closer):
"Eve… hold on to me."
Eve clings to him tighter.
Then—
Something moves inside the portals.
Slowly…
Limbs begin to emerge.
Long.
Twisted.
Unnatural.
Arms stretch out—like endless tentacles—
More than fifty of them burst forward at once, all striking toward Genesis, Kail, Chrona, Adam—and Eve.
The air snaps.
The speed is overwhelming.
Genesis (smiling, excited):
"Well… this should be fun."
Chrona (panicking, flailing):
"EWWWWWW—DON'T TOUCH MEEEEEEEE!!!"
Kail (smirking, destruction energy flooding her body):
"I'm going to make sure you regret coming back."
Adam doesn't move.
His eyes stay locked forward—
focused—
ready to write.
But then—
He pauses.
He looks down.
At Eve.
She's still holding onto him.
Trembling.
But something is different.
Her body…
is glowing.
Soft at first.
Then brighter.
The warmth of his words—
"I'll always keep you safe."
They echo inside her.
Her grip tightens.
Her fear…
begins to change.
The Candy Cosmos reacts instantly.
Light begins to spread.
The fading colors return—
brighter than before.
The candy clouds shimmer.
The stars reignite.
Energy floods everything.
The attacking arms freeze mid-strike—
Then—
CRACK—
They begin to break apart.
Shattering.
Melting.
Erasing.
The portals themselves start collapsing—
one after another—
like they're being rejected.
BOOM—BOOM—BOOM—
All at once—
The light explodes outward.
And in a single moment—
Every arm.
Every portal.
Gone.
Silence.
The Candy Cosmos glows brighter than ever before.
Then all of a sudden—
Candy begins floating everywhere around Adam and Eve.
Not drifting.
Not falling.
Floating.
Like it's being pulled by something unseen.
Adam looks down.
Eve is asleep.
But her body…
is still glowing.
Soft.
Warm.
Steady.
Adam (calm, concerned, gently patting her head):
"Eve… are you okay…?"
(He pauses, looking around.)
"…Wait… what is happening…?"
Genesis (eyes wide, excited):
"It's like the whole realm is responding to Eve's emotions—"
(He leans forward, grinning.)
"—and it's taking a physical form! THAT'S SOOO COOLLLL!!!"
Eve doesn't respond.
But the Candy Cosmos does.
All around them—
Candy begins to move.
Slowly at first…
Then faster.
Swirling.
Spinning.
Pulling together.
From every direction—
the candy converges.
Forming something.
A shape.
A body.
Human-sized.
Standing.
Still.
Then—
More portals tear open.
More distorted than before.
More violent.
More hands burst through—
twisting, reaching—
all charging straight toward Kail.
Kail (exhaling, lifting her leg, ready to strike):
"…Tch."
"Well… looks like that wasn't enough to stop them."
Yin Energy begins to gather around her leg—
dark.
Heavy.
Ready to erase everything in front of her.
She prepares to strike—
But then—
She stops.
A storm of candy rushes in front of her.
Blocking her path.
Swirling violently—
Then suddenly—
It stabilizes.
The form in front of her becomes clearer.
More defined.
More complete.
A figure…
standing between Kail—
and the incoming attack.
Genesis (leaning forward, excited):
"OHHHHHHHH—IT'S FORMINGGGGG!!!"
Chrona (floating, confused and slightly panicking):
"WAITTTTT WHAT IS THATTTTT—?!"
Adam's eyes narrow slightly.
Watching closely.
Realizing.
Adam (quietly):
"…It's protecting her."
The figure's head tilts slightly.
A soft smile forms.
Candy Man (cheerful, gentle):
"Hi!! "
The attacks are still coming—
Fast.
Relentless.
Unstoppable.
But the Candy Man steps forward—
right in front of them.
No hesitation.
No fear.
Just a bright smile.
Then—
A lollipop staff forms in his hands.
Not candy—
Spirit energy.
Condensed.
Shaped like candy…
but radiating power.
Candy Man (cheerful, hyped):
"HEREEEEE WE GOOOOOOO!!! "
He spins the staff with both hands—
FAST.
The motion becomes a blur.
WHIRRRRR—
The incoming hands strike—
But—
CLACK! CLACK! CLACK!
Every single one is deflected.
Redirected.
Sent flying in completely different directions.
Some slam into portals.
Some crash into each other.
Some get knocked so far they vanish into the distance.
The Candy Man slides back slightly—
but doesn't lose balance.
Still smiling.
Still standing.
Candy Man 1 (tilting his head, curious):
"…Did I do it right? "
Kail (confused, staring at the Candy Man):
"Wait… did the candy just turn into a human form… and it's talking?!"
Candy Man 2 (smiling, calm):
"Almost."
(A small pause.)
"But the King taught us to finish our opponents."
(He tilts his head slightly.)
"You didn't."
Candy Man 1 (his smile fading for a moment):
"…Oh."
(His body begins to gloss over with a soft candy aura, like it's reacting to his emotion.)
Then—
His expression snaps right back to cheerful.
Candy Man 1 (excited, raising his staff):
"OKAYYYYYY I'LL JUST HAVE TO TRY AGAINNNNN!!!"
Candy Man 2 (clapping lightly, still smiling):
"Again. Again."
Then—
A sudden storm of candy erupts around them.
Gummy bears.
Gummy worms.
Sour candies.
Lollipops.
Everything begins swirling through the air, spinning faster and faster as it gathers.
Genesis (eyes wide, hyped):
"THAT'S A LOT OF CANDYYYYYYY!!!"
Kail (staring, practically drooling):
"AHHHHH I WOULD LOVE TO EAT ALL OF THAT—"
(She leans forward slightly.)
"It's been a while since I've had a real sugar rush…"
Chrona (floating nearby, completely unimpressed):
"…Mom."
(Slight pause.)
"You're worried about the wrong thing right now."
Then—
More hands burst out of the portals.
Longer.
Faster.
More aggressive.
All of them charging straight toward Chrona.
Chrona (tired, clearly disgusted, raising her hand slightly):
"…Great."
(She leans back slightly.)
"Now the disgusting hands are targeting me…"
(She sighs.)
"I swear after this… I'm taking a long nappppp…"
The hands close in—
Closer—
Closer—
Adam watches.
Holding Eve.
Silent.
Focused.
Analyzing everything.
Adam (quietly, thinking):
"…This is different."
(A small pause.)
"I still don't fully understand the Time Eaters…"
A moment flashes through his mind—
Back to when they first appeared.
When he tried to understand them.
Adam raises his pen.
Begins to write.
Adam (focused):
"Writing Magic Spell Technique…
'Give me an explanation of the Time Eaters.'"
The Book of Genesis glows.
Bright.
Powerful.
But then—
The words begin to rot.
Letters decay.
Crumble.
Disappear.
The page itself starts to wither.
Adam's eyes sharpen.
Without hesitation—
He rips the page out.
Before the rot can spread.
Back in the present—
Adam (calm, focused, watching closely):
"…But these candy beings…"
(He narrows his eyes slightly.)
"…it's different."
"It's like… I understand them…"
"…without even using my magic."
Genesis (tilting his head, curious):
"So what are these candy things then?"
Chrona raises her hand—
About to chant a spell—
Time magic already beginning to form—
But before she can even speak—
The candy storm surges forward.
Rushing past her.
Blocking the incoming hands completely.
The storm collides with the attacks—
Candy scattering, bouncing, absorbing the impact—
Then—
It pulls back.
Reforming.
Condensing.
Taking shape again.
The Candy Men stand there once more—
Between Chrona…
and the incoming threat.
Ten Candy Men step in front of Chrona—
forming a line.
All at once—
they begin to glow.
A soft candy aura surrounds their bodies, spreading across their forms.
Their prince attire shifts—
more candy forming over it—
layering, reinforcing, evolving with their energy.
Their lollipop staffs appear in their hands—
and then—
they spin them.
All in unison.
Perfectly synchronized.
WHIRRR—
The sound blends into one continuous motion—
like a single will moving ten bodies.
Preparing.
Ready.
Chrona (angry, floating forward slightly):
"YOU INTERRUPTED MY SPELLLLLL!!!"
Candy Men (all in sync, cheerful):
"No worries, Big Sis—We got ittttttttt."
Chrona freezes.
Her expression shifts.
Chrona (confused):
"…Big Sis…?"
Before she can question it—
The portals distort again.
A swarm of hands emerges—
but this time—
they don't rush.
They stop.
Hovering in place.
All of them.
Then—
slowly—
every hand turns.
Not randomly.
Not wildly.
All at once—
they lock onto one target.
Genesis.
Dark energy begins to gather in their palms
unstable—
hungry—
warping everything around it.
The Candy Cosmos trembles.
Time flickers.
Space bends.
The blasts begin to form—
not just destroying matter—
but erasing existence itself.
Then the time eater shoots the energy blast at Genesis
Genesis (surprised):
"Oh wowwwww… now they can shoot energy blasts—that's awesome."
Genesis gets ready to throw a beyond light-speed jab—
But all of a sudden—
A tall figure stands right in front of him.
Genesis stops his punch instantly.
A Royal Candy Man (confident, calm):
"No need, Father."
(Meets his eyes.)
"My children and I have this covered."
"My name is Yu… and those children of mine are called Max."
(He turns slightly, facing the threat.)
"Now… back to our mission."
"To protect Eve—no matter the cost."
Yu pulls out his candy sword, gripping it firmly as he prepares to attack.
At the same time—
Yu and the ten Maxes move in perfect sync
all of them turning to face the incoming hands.
Then—
The hands stop.
Instead of striking—
They come together.
All of them.
Grabbing onto the edges of the portals—
And pulling.
RRRRRIP—
The portals begin to tear open wider—
forced open unnaturally.
What was once just an opening…
is now a window.
Revealing a realm beyond—
A twisted world filled with toys…
TVs…
and candy—
distorted…
glitching…
unnatural.
Then—
Something pushes through.
Slowly—
The Time Eater begins to fully emerge.
Not just a mouth anymore.
Not just a presence.
A body.
A complete form.
Its black core remains at the center—
smiling—
watching—
But now—
Its body expands outward—
forming multiple arm-like tentacles.
More than twelve.
Each one ending in a distorted human hand
stretching—
twitching—
moving unnaturally.
Some arms flicker—
like they don't fully exist.
Others move independently—
as if each one has its own will.
This is no longer the same creature.
It has evolved.
Stage 2.
A Time Eater that can fully exist—
fully move—
and fully attack within their world.
The new form of the Time Eaters fully takes shape—
but Yu is already standing in front of Genesis,
his sword ready—
prepared to strike the incoming energy blast.
At the same time—
The Maxes stand in front of Chrona,
still spinning their lollipop staffs in perfect sync.
Yu (with confidence):
"LET'S GO, MY CHILDREN—FIREEEEEE!!!"
Max (excited, all together):
"YESSSSS SIRRRRRRR!!!"
Yu's sword begins to glow—
overflowing with aura—
as if the entire Candy Cosmos itself is feeding him energy.
At the same time—
the ten Maxes' staffs begin to glow just as brightly—
their aura rising together.
Then—
They attack.
Yu (focused):
"Spiritual Candy Cosmos Technique: Candy Rush!"
Max (playful, focused):
"Spiritual Candy Cosmos Technique: Candy Beammmm!!!"
Yu swings—
A massive slash of candy-infused energy tears forward—
colliding directly with the Time Eater—
BOOOOM—
An explosion erupts across the Candy Cosmos.
Immediately after—
The ten Maxes fire their beams—
all at once—
A barrage of candy energy blasts slam into the Time Eater—
BOOOOOOM—
Another explosion follows—
louder—
bigger—
overwhelming everything.
And just like that—
Both Time Eaters are destroyed.
Genesis (with a shocked expression):
"Ohhhhhhh… I get it now…"
"…they're Life Spiritsssssss."
End of Chapter 13 — Candy Man 1