随着克希拉的消失，全世界电子设备屏幕上的绿色信号相继消失。

远在日本的芝滨体育场。

当体育场上方中央大屏的绿色逐渐消退，人们瞳孔中的绿色随之消失。

观众席上的人纷纷从僵硬的姿势中恢复...

SportsStadiuminShibuya,Japan.Thegreenglowthathadbeenpulsingacrossthescreenbegantofade,leavingbehindadull,lifelesshue.Theaudience,sensingsomethingwasamiss,slowlyrelaxedfromtheirrigidposes,theireyesdartingtowardsthescreenwithamixofconfusionandconcern.

Asthelastremnantsofthegreenlightdisappeared,thestadiumfellintoaneeriesilence.Theonlysoundwasthesofthumoftheprojector,stillcastinganetherealglowoverthecrowd.Itwasasiftheveryfabricofrealityhadbeenmomentarilyaltered,leavingeveryonefeelingdisorientedandoutofplace.

Moriarty,whohadbeenobservingthescenefromadistance,couldn‘thelpbutfeelasenseofsatisfaction.Hisplan,thoughnotdirectlyintendedtoharm,hadcertainlydisruptedtheworldinawaythatnoonecouldhavepredicted.Thegreenglow,whichhadoncesymbolizedhopeandunity,wasnownothingmorethanadistantmemory.

Butashegazedoutattheseaofconfusedfaces,Moriartycouldn‘tshakeoffthefeelingthatsomethingwasoff.Itwasn‘tjustthephysicalabsenceofthegreenlightthatunsettledhim;itwasthesenseofuneasethatlingeredintheair,likeafaintwhisperthatrefusedtobesilenced.

Asthesecondstickedby,thesilencebegantobreak.murmursandwhispersspreadthroughthecrowd,aspeoplestruggledtomakesenseofwhathadjusthappened.Somewerequicktoattributeittosomekindoftechnicalglitch,whileothersspeculatedaboutmoresinisterexplanations.

Lestrade,whohadbeenwatchingfromasecuredistance,wasoneofthefirsttopiecetogethertheeventsthathadtranspired.Hequicklysentamessagetohisteam,alertingthemtothepotentialimplicationsofMoriarty‘sactions.

“ItappearsthatMoriartyhastriggeredsomekindofglobalphenomenon,“Lestradetypedout.“Thedisappearanceofthegreenlightisnotjustatechnicalissue;it‘sasignofsomethingmuchlargeratplay.“

Asthenewsspread,panicbegantosetin.Governmentsandinstitutionsscrambledtorespondtothesituation,sendingteamsofexpertstoinvestigatethecauseofthephenomenon.

ButMoriartywasalreadyonestepahead.Hehadbeenanticipatingthisreactionallalong,knowingthathisactionswouldsendshockwavesaroundtheworld.Andnow,withthegreenglowgone,hefeltasenseofliberationwashoverhim.

Thegame,astheysay,wasfarfromover.

Withthegreenlightgone,Moriarty‘splanwassetinmotion.Hehadcreatedaworldwhererealityitselfwasupforgrabs,wherethelinesbetweentruthanddeceptionwereblurredbeyondrecognition.

Andastheworldstruggledtocometotermswithwhathadhappened,Moriartysatinhisdarkenedlair,acoldsmilespreadingacrosshisface.Thegamewason,andhewasreadytoplay.