In this au Mk went someone else preventing him from finding Macaque and getting guidance and a temporary halt to his flickering but who knows? Maybe Macaque's sensite hearing hears mk's sorrow [Somewhere...] Mk clutched his head in pain caused by his flickering from human to monkey form which caused him to glow gold, as his stress increases... What if the ink curse in the scroll was right? He can't hurt his friends... Mk felt his power increase he tried to hold back sobs from the severe pain caused by being unwilling/hating his monkie side/form...he's hurting... Physically, mentally and emotionally...he needs help but he doesn't wanna accidentally hurt his friends