All of them had surprised gazes on their faces "...".
One figure spoke, "There is no time, just join us and we will explain everything in detail later!"
King asked, "How are we even alive? So...was Fate Crystal defeated? Life Crystal revived all of us!"
Hearing those words, all the people who walked out had a joyful expression.
Soon their hopes were shattered; the figure shook his head, "No! First of all, Fate Crystal had technically won the war!
Lord, you, and many others had perished...
But, the entire world has been reset! And we are the only ones who still retain memories! We must restore our old world!"
Blue guy frowned, "Why? There is no reason for me to do so! A lot of us have no reason to save this world!
Which took away everything from us!"
A lot of them roared in unison, "Yes...yes..."
King grinned, "I will join your...uhm...group? Cult? Hero's league? What are your names, by the way?"
The figure smirked, "Later, King...there's no time! The ones who are coming, be quick!"
Leader Slime asked, "I don't trust you...we have all trusted a kid! And look at our fates now! Lucan...ugh, we aren't coming!"
King walked and stood beside them, "So? When are we leaving?"
The figure said, "Alright, Golden Butterfly, we are good to go! We have gotten our ally! Let's leave...
Huh, I pity all of them, gonna get tortured by Life Crystal! Damn."
Blue guy gasped, "Life Crystal...what do you mean? Nobody's ever seen it! Stop larping."
But the two figures and King had already left within the Golden Butterfly!
Leader Slime frowned, "Why did you revive us? And now leave us stranded—"
Before he could finish, along with him, the rest had all disappeared once again.
Inside the Golden Butterfly, another figure sighed, "You wasted the time essence! Damn...if you had clearly mentioned only about King,
It wouldn't have gone to waste! But...is this ally enough?"
The figure smirked, "Death Crystal is also dead! Time essence has brought him too...hehe, he's just too shy to face us! Right, Death?"
From nowhere, Death Crystal appeared, "Hmm...how did you revive us? It's impossible! Only Life Crystal has those powers...don't tell me you kil—"
The figure laughed, "Too naive, we haven't revived any of you. Using time essence and a few other things...we have reversed your timelines!
In simple words, you have all been reversed for a certain time interval! So Death, join us?"
He nodded, "Of course. So the reset has occurred! Hehe, at least Life Crystal is still alive.
Thank goodness, and there is no reason for me to join you and betray my friends!"
The figure went silent, "You see...even crystals got reset! Meaning your friends are also affected.
Join us, we are all in the same boat!"
Death Crystal's voice turned loud, "IS LIFE...ALRIGHT? LIFE CRYSTAL!"
Both of them sighed at each other.
After realizing the unacceptable truth, he frowned in horror, "This can't be true...I will only believe it after I actually witness it!"
The figure sighed, "That's impossible, unless you watch from the shadows."
Death Crystal asked, "What? Why? Can't I just walk in directly as I usually do? Stop this crap..."
The figure said, "DO YOU TAKE US FOR FOOLS? IF IT HAD BEEN POSSIBLE, THEN WHY THE HECK WOULD WE WASTE OUR TIME LIKE THIS!"
Death Crystal gulped down saliva, "Makes...sense...so what do we do now?"
King spoke, "We all must gather all the remnant people who weren't affected by the reset and then must find a way out, right?"
He was standing by a wall with his arms crossed.
Another figure nodded, "We need more...just the five of us aren't enough! Huh, wish they had joined us."
The figure smirked, "Oh, don't worry! They will join us eventually. Because of the absence of Death Crystal,
They will stay trapped in the abyss forever! The only way for them to move on to the next stage is by reviving Death Crystal.
Hehe, for that..."
King laughed, "They must make the world remember him! Hahaha, you're a genius! Who even are you?"
The figure smiled gently, "Since we will all work together, we must have mutual trust in each other. Hehe, I think all of you know about me..."
He revealed his appearance.
He was purple in color, with a bright halo glowing throughout his body.
He was a crystal the entire world was familiar with, and the one who was the sole reason for everything occurring!
PRIDE CRYSTAL.
Seeing Pride Crystal, all three of them were surprised!
The other figure gasped, "You were Pride Crystal all along! Damn..."
Death Crystal was stunned, "How the freak are you even alive? Didn't we kill you way back?"
Pride Crystal smirked, "Time Crystal! Reveal yourself! Let me explain what I have understood."
The other figure replied, "HOW! HOW DID YOU KNOW I WAS TIME CRYSTAL?"
Pride Crystal laughed, "Cut it out, that's insignificant! Be fast."
A crystal revealed itself! It was blue in color, with a dazzling appearance and blue flashes running across its body.
He was the past, who knew every single piece of history from a tiny particle of dust to an entire solar system.
He is the present, whose actions determine the flow of time and current reality.
He will be the future, the one whose predictions will be actual reality.
Death Crystal cried tears of joy, "Time...I am glad that at least you retain your memories! My friend!"
Pride Crystal interrupted, "Uhm...he's not Time Crystal! Well, he's actually Time Crystal, but—"
Before he could finish, Death Crystal scowled, "Shut up! He's Time Crystal, even a moron can tell! Are you suggesting he is a...what...blue-colored light bulb?"
King laughed, "Yes...he's actually a blue-colored light bulb! Hehe, what a legendary title!"
Pride Crystal sighed, "He's Future Time Crystal! Not the one from your timeline!"
Future Time Crystal was frozen like a statue.
"How..."
Death Crystal was also speechless, "How..."
King was also standing still, glaring at him, "How..."
Pride Crystal laughed heartily, "Lemme explain, kiddos! Huh, okay, tell me, what's common between all of us?"
King replied, "We all retain memories!"
Death Crystal frowned at King, "You mortal! Damn you...you cheated! You said my point! Pride, actually I thought of it."
King screamed, "Eh! First come, first served, mister! If you knew it and had thought of it...
Why didn't you say it? Huh? Get lost!"
These two were arguing like their lives depended on the answer.
Future Time Crystal raised his hands, "May I?"
Pride Crystal nodded, "Well, go ahead."
He said, "We all are dead! That's our similarity!"
Pride Crystal clapped his hands, "Good, students! Clap your hands for Future Time Crystal! He gave the correct answer."
King and Death Crystal got together and said, "I object, Your Honor! My client's and my claim were the most valid!"
King added, "Yeah, Your Honor! We have evidence for our case...where is your proof?"
Pride Crystal frowned at them, "Future Time Crystal! Please pause these idiots until I ask you to resume them!
It's my judgment."
Future Time Crystal giggled, "As you wish, sire!"
His hands waved in the air, clustering together cosmic energy!
After creating two tiny orbs,
He threw them toward them both!
Death Crystal smirked, "Hahaha, forgot that I can destroy anything! King, let me take them down."
Suddenly, all of them fell outside the Golden Butterfly, down to the ground.
Falling over each other, the Golden Butterfly was floating while gazing at a window.
All of them shifted their gazes to see...
Lucan! Who was laughing genuinely.
King was stunned, "Oh, he's just changed back to normal! Stunning for sure, but why does the Golden Butterfly have such a downcast reaction?"
Pride Crystal muttered, "Ssh! Look, there's someone else beside him."
Lucan and Laba were gazing at the night sky, holding hands with their fingers intertwined.
Death Crystal said, "What the heck! Lucan is romancing a girl!"
Pride Crystal rushed away, "Moron! Idiot! Why did you say it out loud! Damn it all..."