The voice spoke, "In that case... I advise all of you to stay hidden inside! And answer me honestly... did anyone try to harm Lucan in front of the golden butterfly?"
Life Crystal's expression turned grave. "I... did it! I even tortured him and almost killed him..."
The voice roared, "What! Life... are you speaking about that incident?"
Life Crystal nodded. "Yep... so is the golden butterfly going to take revenge?"
The voice sighed, "No... we're safe for now, because if it had wanted revenge, then you would have probably been dead!"
Deary Crystal replied, "Yeah, Life left after nearly killing Lucan. I was asked to monitor him, and the golden butterfly actually saw me... and thought I killed him!"
The voice muttered, "I am surrounded by idiots!"
Crystal of Betrayal laughed, "Aren't you the one who wrote fate this way? Huh? Blame yourself if you are going to blame someone."
The voice spoke, "The thing is, fate is indeed written by me... but I can't determine everything! Things occur in a natural order, which I write out. But... note this point: it is not that I can't; it's just that I don't want to do so. All right, now it's time. Go and capture Crystal of Betrayal and Love Crystal!"
Crystal of Betrayal frowned as he tried to defend himself, but against all of the crystals combined with Life and Death, he stood no chance. Yet, he held on for a couple of seconds before getting caught.
Life Crystal laughed, "Next is Love Crystal? Haha, Celestia, huh? Let me do it alone, Fate!"
The voice spoke, "Remember, you mustn't kill her! I want her alive!"
Life Crystal nodded as he appeared before Celestia. She was smeared in the King's blood. She gently touched it and smelled it, then tears fell down her cheeks. "King... why did you die... leaving me alone!"
Life Crystal said, "Well, you see, I can bring him back alive! I am the Life Crystal, after all!"
Celestia turned around to see Life Crystal. She even saw Death Crystal and many other crystals surrounding her. Crystal of Betrayal was already caught and held by Fate. Kaol Noah was clenching his teeth and dodging the crystals.
But she ignored all of this and asked, "Then bring King back alive."
Life Crystal replied, "Hahaha, it's a piece of cake, but... I won't! Hahaha—"
Celestia's hands plunged into his body. His crystal body started to crack, and he was stunned and unable to move.
"I DID NOT ASK YOU, I TOLD YOU TO BRING HIM BACK ALIVE!"
Seeing this, the voice spoke, "No, it can't be true... she's turning stronger... every moment! Just like Pride Crystal in the past!"
Death Crystal rushed to help. "Don't you dare touch Life! I will kill you with no mercy—"
Celestia's other hand struck him, her lips curling into a wide grin. "Death Crystal... I am not Love! She would cry and sob over King's death. I am Lust! I will kill you all, take my revenge, and revive King! Hehe... die!"
The other crystals rushed to help. As Crystal of Betrayal saw an opening, he unleashed Pride Crystal's full powers along with his own. A purple halo and a yellow halo lit up, merging together like two stars colliding into each other.
A blinding flash spread across the domain as Crystal of Betrayal flew above. "Kaol! She's the key! Help her, and let's finish off these normal crystals. If we can take down Life and Death... we might have a chance at killing Fate!"
Kaol grinned, "We? Huh! No, I must kill Fate for all he has done to me! Otherwise, I won't help you!"
Crystal of Betrayal sighed, "Whatever!"
Kaol laughed as he started to suck in cosmic energy—not from the atmosphere, but from the crystals. All of them started to turn dim and pale, losing their cosmic energy at a rapid rate.
Crystal of Betrayal watched in awe. "You can do that? Since when, Kaol...?"
Kaol smirked, "No, you're all thinking wrong. I'm not sucking their cosmic energy... I'm sucking their life energy!"
The entire situation slightly balanced due to the three of them, but they still didn't have a sure chance of victory.
Freol saw hope and shouted, "Space station! One last time, let's unite to kill these crystals, otherwise we all die!"
Everyone agreed as the space station members joined together once again.
The black figure saw this and thought, "If we can defeat Fate... then all the crystals I collected can be mine once more... I must join them! Hehe."
With the teamwork of the space station, crystals fell one by one, but suddenly more than ten crystals surrounded them all at once.
Freol frowned, "Damn it now..."
But instantly, the ten of them fell to the ground as the black figure appeared before them. "You all attract the crystals toward here, and I will collect them in return!"
Dleona frowned, "What do you mean? How the heck does that benefit us?!"
Freol nodded, "Shut up, Dleona. In return, he saves our lives!"
The black figure smirked, "Freol, if only you had freedom and had time to develop, you would have reached the levels of me, Kaol, and the others too... Good thing that the space station recruited you and suppressed you!"
Freol smirked, "You seem to know a lot more than you should... Hmph! I will take care of you later!"
As the chaos continued, the voice spoke, "Crystals! The mortals got too cocky due to our kindness. Don't worry, even if you die multiple times, I can bring you back... hehe. Moreover, we have two Life Crystals and two Death Crystals!"
Hearing this, their morale surged as they fought fearlessly, dealing maximum damage to the enemies.
Crystal of Betrayal frowned. "If this continues... we will lose! We don't have a Life Crystal..."
At the same time, Erlin from the space station was killed by a crystal.
The black figure sighed, "Still... they have strength in numbers... I can't revive her like the crystals. Just try not to die!"
Life Crystal laughed, "You may be Lust or Love! But let me see how you are going to kill us all permanently!"
Suddenly, a voice spoke, "Guys, we've got a Life Crystal on our side too! Welcome to my livestream! Right now, we are watching the cosmic battle between immortals and mortals. And I am your host, Zacian!"
Zacian was filming all of this while fighting alongside Kaol.
Kaol Noah grinned, "It's you... didn't you snitch on us to Lord? I will kill you on the livestream! Wait for your turn!"
Crystal of Betrayal spoke, "Zacian! What do you mean? A Life Crystal on our side?"
Zacian laughed, "I meant Kaol! With his powers, we can all revive!"
Kaol killed the crystals and laughed, "What, me? No! I won't even if I can. Remember, my goal is to kill the entire cosmos!"
Zacian smirked, "But... you're letting others kill them? So shouldn't you revive them and kill them yourself?"
Kaol froze for a second. "You are right. That girl from the space station should die only at my hands! Let me revive her!"
Zacian transmitted to Crystal of Betrayal, "See... you have to manipulate him!"
Crystal of Betrayal transmitted back, "Hahaha, good job! Tell me what you want, and I will grant it to you!"
Zacian replied loudly, "I WANT TO FILM THE ENTIRE FIGHT ON MY STREAM AND... FLEE ALIVE! HEHE, THAT'S ALL!"
Crystal of Betrayal laughed, "Another insane freak! Lord, Lucan, me, Kaol, and now you... hahaha! I love how the insanity is spreading throughout. But... I love it! Alright, Zacian, I swear that I will grant it to you!"
Zacian laughed, "Hehe, insanity, huh? Lucan and Lord started the trend; we are all just followers! Hehe."
Crystal of Betrayal snorted coldly, "Lucan was first... my inspiration! He's the one who made Lord turn insane, too! Give him the respect."
Zacian nodded, "Me too... he was the one who helped me find my purpose for living instead of just following orders!"
Both of them looked at Kaol. He frowned and said, "Alright, alright, stop staring at me like that! I hate to say it, but he was the reason I understood emotions at first and realized I was being used by everyone! But still... I WILL KILL YOU TOO, LUCAN! DON'T THINK I WILL SHOW YOU MERCY!"