Scroll of Eternity

"*"This... Is the Scroll of Eternity. All of Time... All of History. Everything... Its all listed in here. But... here just take a look at this. As you can see... if history... is any way altered or distorted... it could change the world as we know it. We have no choice. We have to stop it... We can't let history change."*"

**Scrolls of Eternity**, more commonly known as **Time Scrolls**, are special scrolls that contain the record of various time periods and eras in the history of the Universe.

## Overview

The Time Scrolls are an essential tool used by members of the Time Patrol in their role of defending history. They allow Chronoa and the Time Patrol to pinpoint various time distortions caused by villains such as the Dark Empire and Demigra. The scrolls are contained in the Time Vault located inside the Time Nest.

Part of the Supreme Kai of Time's job involves the creation of new scrolls to record history as time marches on and according to her she can erase certain changes in history should she choose to.. Because they are stored in the Time Vault should it ever be destroyed or damaged, history would be erased implying that the destruction of a time scroll could erase the period it records from history.

In order to prevent Time Machines used by the Time Patrol from creating alternate timelines, which was a dangerous side effect caused by the use of standard issue Time Machine, the Supreme Kai of Time instructed Trunks on how to create Time Machines that produce energy similar to the Scroll of Eternity that lack this dangerous side effect using energy that was present in the original Time Machine model's design.

Like Time Machines, Time Scrolls are also capable of Time Travel though only to the point in history in which they record. They can also summon its user back to the Time Nest once history has been corrected. As they were created by the Supreme Kai of Time and their important function in recording history, they apparently do not produce alternate timelines making them another safe method of time travel for use by members of the Time Patrol.

When a time distortion occurs in a specific time period, the scroll will become enveloped by dark energy and will show a new record of that time period that shows the results of the change in history, such as historical figures like an individual being killed at a point when they weren't supposed to or finding them in a hopeless situation where they are on the verge of being killed by an enemy or enemies that should have already been defeated or killed.

When there is a change in history the scrolls split off to create multiple copies and once a history has been corrected the Supreme Kai of Time is able to rejoin the split scrolls into one whole. However, even if the Time Patrol fix the history to the way it was supposed to be, it's still not the same due to the presence of the Time Patroller(s) that fixed it. Therefore, when the scrolls are rejoined, there are some things that remain in space-time and these are known as runaway Time Fragments. The fragments themselves are not really a problem if they are left alone. However, they end up creating their own histories, which can draw the attention of interested parties, thus Parallel Quests are the Time Patrols attempt to deal with these stray fragments and prevent them from being misused or causing problems. These runaway Time Fragments are produced by tiny fluctuations in history created as a side effect of Time Scroll based history correction as the Time Patrol can only get a fraction closer to the correct version.

Normally when Chronoa puts the scrolls back to gather after a correction, the original flow of history is restored thus the changes and fixes disappear as the original timeline is restored thus explaining why people do not remember a Time Patroller they have encountered previously in an altered timeline as those events disappear from history. This is to prevent any anomalies however though they have no memory of past encounters with a Time Patroller once history is corrected, people can have a vague feeling they have encountered that patroller if they meet them again, resulting in an odd sensation akin to seeing a familiar face you don't recognize.

However in certain cases Chronoa can leave alterations in if they are minor and do not effect the original flow of history. However, unfortunately even minor changes can have unpredictable results thus even Chronoa must be careful to ensure they disappear from the original history to prevent cases that can cause potentially harmful reverberations. However, it is up to Chronoa herself how to deal with said alternate timelines, the fate of which is unclear as Chronoa never reveals her final decision on the matter.

Even when the original unaltered timeline is restored following a successful correction, runaway time fragments are naturally produced as a side effect resulting in parallel timelines that the Time Patrol deals with through Parallel Quests. Though as these parallel timelines are not recorded in the Time Vault a Time Scroll cannot be used to access these timelines, though thankfully Chronoa taught Xeno Trunks how to fix the Time Machine's design flaw that produces alternate timelines to develop a new model of Time Machine that is time distortion free which Chronoa sanctioned for use by the Time Patrol allowing them to access these timelines. However since they are not recorded within the scrolls there is no danger of these timelines overloading the Time Vault as they are simply a natural side effect of Time Scroll based time correction which are no where near as dangerous as time distortions or history changes.

Curiously, Rifts in Time that sporadically open up spontaneously do not have any direct connection to the Scroll of Eternity and are not connected to the history recorded proper, thus altering history within the rift's timeline is technically safe and Chronoa herself even comes close to hypothetically suggesting they could alter history safely. However, this does technically go against everything the Time Patrol stands for, and as such Chronoa leaves the decision as to whether or not involvement is necessary to Time Patrollers involved should one be found in the first place. However, even if altering the history of Time Rifts is safe due to them being unconnected, they can still be used by villains seeking to exploit this safety net for their own gain, requiring some level of attention by the Time Patrol.