Cosmos sighed, "Huh? It's just worthless! Efforts don't matter here; results do!"
Lucan stroked his chin. "Hmm... I don't get it!"
Cosmos smirked. "Lucan! Congratulations, your rivalry has come to an end."
Lucan was stunned to suddenly hear that. "What! What are you talking about?"
It spoke, "Lord's failure has now crippled him! Hehe, what I mean is, even if he gets healed, he can no longer fight or be strong at all! Because his attempt has failed! He is stuck midway between cosmic energy and his own.
Meaning... hehe, I know you're smart enough to understand this, kid!"
Lucan grinned. "Which means! He can no longer use either cosmic energy or life energy! Am I right?"
It nodded in agreement. "Well... then it seems like a waste. I thought he would give me much more entertainment... too bad!"
It threw Lord away.
Lucan asked, "Can't you... can't you heal him? Or reverse his time and let him return back?"
It smirked. "Of course... I can heal him, but that would be of no use to me. What will he be capable of?
Just an arrogant, weak alien! Huh? It's just meaningless...
Oh! Don't tell me you have developed human emotions of empathy and sympathy towards fellow beings.
My... my... hehe, this is getting interesting!"
Lucan thought, "Actually, I don't give a damn about Lord! But... my current interest is to be fearless and prideful like him...
If he dies... who can I learn from?"
He replied with an evil grin, his eyes glowing. "You thought I'm that lowly as to envelop myself in those pitiful emotions?
They're just a form of tool for my greater goals and ambitions! What I really care about is that I need him for one specific purpose!
So I want you to heal him! After achieving that, I wouldn't mind even if you kill him, torture him, or whatever crap it is.
And... hehe, I won't disappoint you like this fool! Cosmos, I will become even more interesting!"
Cosmos smirked mockingly. "Ah! In that case, I can heal him.
But remember, he is now just a normal alien with the highest arrogance! Are you really sure about using him?
Because I can create much more efficient tools for you! But... not for free. I want to get my share of enjoyment and fun!"
Lucan shook his head. "Trust me, you won't regret this!"
As they were making a deal, a figure slowly stood up.
His whole body was deformed. He was bleeding heavily, with several injuries all over his body.
His heart was hanging out like a yoyo, bouncing off here and there.
He coughed out blood. "You two... you thought I was that lowly creature! Hahaha, I'll kill you both and dance on your corpses!"
Lucan grinned. "Cosmos! He's already healed, I guess? So I think there's no deal!"
It frowned. "Damn... I thought I could profit!"
Lord realised he was being ignored. "You impertinent fools! I AM LORD—"
Lucan walked closer to him, glaring into his eyes. "Try hitting me, weakling."
Lord raised his fist. It was already shattered, and he gave a weak punch.
Lucan was unfazed. "See! Now you're nothing but one of those earlier lowly creatures you had considered a disgrace!
I am glad Pride Crystal's dead! Huh... if he had seen you like this, he would probably regret choosing you. Hahaha!"
Cosmos snapped its fingers. "That would be an amazing crossover! I made it come true!"
Lucan grinned. "So you made Pride Crystal witness all of this? For real!?"
It nodded. "Yes! Now, using my Endless Eyes, I'm currently watching him! Let's see his reaction..."
It projected Pride Crystal's point of view to both Lucan and Lord.
It spoke, "Hmm... let's see how much of your pride has been crushed!"
Pride Crystal suddenly trembled as he saw all these scenes.
Time Crystal spoke. "What's the matter, Pride? Aren't we going to Fate's place? Hurry up!"
It muttered, "You all go... I'll catch up!"
Time Crystal was about to say something, but he gazed at Pride Crystal for a moment and spoke loudly. "All of you! Follow me!
Pride Crystal will catch up! For now, I'll be taking the lead!"
Soon, everybody had left him alone and had moved towards Fate's place.
He closed his eyes and spoke. "Cosmos! I know you're watching! Aren't you? Mind explaining about this..."
Lucan nodded in amusement. "Oh! He knows about your existence?"
It replied, "Ah! Well, he was also a great piece of entertainment to me once, you know that, right? But he sacrificed himself and died!
That was disappointing as hell! Damn, should I answer him? What should I say?"
Lucan stopped him. "If you want to enjoy... you gotta stay quiet and ignore him... or if you feel pity.
Uhmm... you gotta speak in a sad tone! According to my calculations, of course. Hehe."
It chose to remain silent.
Pride Crystal was indeed triggered. His eyes had turned red, with tears filling them with hatred and rage.
Lord stared weakly. "My good old friend... Pride! Hahaha, don't worry... I'll return back stronger! And will kill these two bastards with my very own hands!"
Cosmos smirked. "Oh! I'm sorry, Lord... because there's no way for that to occur!"
Pride Crystal smirked. "You have made the wrong move, Cosmos! You should have accepted my kindness... now there's no more forgiveness.
It's revenge!"
It instantly teleported beside Cosmos and whispered, "You're right! Lord, that wouldn't occur, because he won't be alive anymore at all..."
Lucan retreated several steps. "Impossible! There's no way a person can teleport inside Cosmos's place!"
Pride Crystal waved hello. "Hey, kiddo! Long time no see. Now be glad that I'm sparing you.
Because Lord himself would kill you personally!"
Back to Lucan's spaceship.
King woke up. He was fully healed, with not even a scar left behind.
He noticed Golden Butterfly flying beside him. It flapped its wings cheerfully, expressing happiness for his survival.
As he was the reason it was able to reunite with Lucan, he smiled gently. "You know, you're so innocent and loyal in this cruel world! I envy Lucan... for having such a great person accompanying him."
It blushed at his words and stood still, not knowing how to react.
King sighed. "If she were here, she would have been annoyed and would thrash me up depending upon her mood..."
Suddenly, he stood up. "Wait... isn't she here?"
He rushed through the battle zone, where Lord and the others had fought.
Among the scattered, unconscious aliens,
was Celestia Valentine! His eyes widened, and he let out a huge sigh of relief.
"Thank goodness! She's safe."
He sat down beside her and said, "Golden Butterfly! Mind healing her?"
It shook its head. He recalled Celestia trying to attract Lucan.
It had made her its rival, and it didn't like her.
He smiled bitterly. "Hehe, girls are truly hard to understand! Well... who cares?"
As he was about to wake her up, an invisible force struck him.
If not for Golden Butterfly's defence, it would have instantly annihilated him.
He thanked Golden Butterfly and gulped down his saliva.
He recalled that the reset had forbidden them from directly meeting until their lost memories returned.
He frowned. "You know who's responsible for this bullshit! I wanna kill him! Golden Butterfly... don't you also wanna punish that bastard?
For what he did to Lucan?"
Hearing Lucan's name, it fired up.
Its golden wings dazzled like the sun, with golden, shining specks falling off them with each flap.
Making them appear like the stars in the night sky.
Another person stood up beside King.
He was a slime, the last slime left alive after the massacre by Lucan on the planet of slimes.
He called himself the Sun and searched for his ocean, but ended up getting used by everything and thrown away.
His desire was to take revenge on the entire cosmos, killing every single person and thing!
He was Kaol Noah. He spoke, "Losing memories? And why do you look like... someone I already know...?"