All of them were standing in a daze, not even the dust flakes moved from its place.
Death crystal smiled bitterly, "Pride crystal had crossed even the realms of the dead... he no longer can be resurrected.
I didn't send him there, he forced his way out of the realm of the dead by his own choice...".
Life crystal waved his hands and threw out a gush of cosmic energy, screaming, "Pride crystal! I, the crystal of life and creation, command you back to life!".
Everyone shifted their gazes, waiting keenly for him to resurrect.
Cosmos thought, "I can do it easily... but friend Pride would want me not to do it! Huh, moreover, Lord... I could've actually helped him activate those powers...
It was nothing! But... due to my engraving of entertainment, I made him die! Damn, but at the last moments, he smiled at me and transmitted,
'Thank you for not helping, Lord... hehe, and letting me gain the chance of resting in peace!'".
He felt as if a hole was drilled through his heart, a hole which can never be filled ever again...
He thought, "I had watched multiple sad deaths in human fictions... but hehe, only this reality had made me feel the peak feeling of sadness!
I am both crying and laughing crazily due to this feeling... ah! Emotions, huh? Hehe".
He snapped his fingers, and all of them returned back as they were earlier.
All of their memories were erased by Cosmos.
Pero he saw Lord standing before him, his eyes staring at him widely.
Muttering, "Don't erase mine! Pride crystal, I don't want to forget about him...".
Cosmos sighed, "Pero! You won't be able to continue living your life the same way, and hehe, it would be super boring, right?
Come on, I can't lose my entertainment! Hahaha".
Lord smirked, thinking, "This guy... he is unfazed even by death! Only disappointment is filling his grief.
Truly remarkable! Hahaha, one day... no! From right this moment, I will reach a height that even the cosmos can't climb.
Hmph!".
He spoke, "Hahaha, you think I would become gloomy over such an incident! I AM LORD... MY PRIDE SHALL NEVER BE DISGRACED.
IF PRIDE CRYSTAL WERE HERE, HE WOULD ACTUALLY WANT ME TO DO THIS!".
Cosmos felt a chill; he grinned widely, "And let me tell you this, I could have actually helped you out! But I let Pride crystal interfere and sacrifice himself".
Lord smirked, "I already know that! Cosmos, I also know you surrendered only because you wanted to have fun!
I will take revenge—".
He was interrupted by Cosmos, "Revenge! So you are disgracing your pride now, haha—".
Lord smirked, "Not for him! I do it for me! Myself".
Cosmos giggled, "I see, you can absolutely start from scratch! But hehe, in no time, others will leave you in the dust.
Lucan might even reach the Milky Way galaxy! Hehe...".
Lord laughed crazily, "Funny joke! Hahaha, you have a great sense of humour! But... of course, only next to my sense of humour".
With that, Cosmos smirked, "Stay here and learn the cosmic energy! Because I want to—".
Lord shook his head, "I DON'T NEED YOUR HELP!".
It sighed, "I want to mock and laugh at you!".
Lord nodded in agreement, "Oh, alright then, I don't care, because I'm afraid that you can no longer laugh!".
Cosmos raised his eyebrows, "And why is that?".
He smirked, "Because there will be no chance for you to do so, hahaha!".
Back at Lucan's spaceship, he opened his eyes to see two people staring at him.
Golden Butterfly and Lana...
Suddenly another person appeared, "Hey! Lucan, how are you?".
Lucan grinned, "Cosmos... where has he been all this time? And what happened to me?".
It came closer and whispered in his ears, "No need to calculate, Lucan, I was here the whole time! Ask them both".
Lucan transmitted to the Golden Butterfly, "Hey! Where has this bastard been? And what was I doing?".
It transmitted back, "He was here, he only carried you in, you and Lord had fought!".
He remembered meeting Lord and the later stuff.
He glared at Cosmos, "Hey... I actually think—".
Lana hugged him and gave him a kiss, "Don't be reckless like that ever again! Luc, damn, you had me worried".
Both he and Cosmos (in disguise) shifted their attention towards the Golden Butterfly.
It released a sweet scent through its wings as Lana fell asleep.
Cosmos also felt asleep, transmitting to Lucan, "Good luck! You'll need it".
He transmitted back, "You... why are you sleeping?".
It replied, "I can't endure those infinite tickles... if I was exposed as the reason for Lana's and your love.
Damn...".
Golden Butterfly turned silver and smirked with evilness...
He grinned, "I think we can sort this out? Hehe, don't you think so too...".
What happened next was so vulgar that I can't even imagine talking about it.
Far away in Fate's place,
Fate crystal was fighting the crystal of betrayal, "You... just like your name! Betrayed me, how dare you?".
It dodged his attack, replying, "Hehe, my goal is eternal freedom! My role model, Lucan Vale.
Hahaha...".
Suddenly, sounds of glass shattering echoed throughout the place.
As the dead invaded the place, breaking through defenses.
Led by a great leader, King!
Given courage and hope by a loyal person, Fate guy...
Given advice and knowledge by a great wisdom person, Child guy!
The army crushed through the place, reaching the central hall!
Fate crystal shifted his gaze past the crystal of betrayal,
Who had already fled the place through the broken route.
Fate crystal flew in, lighting up the hall in a golden-yellow dazzling brilliance.
He smirked, "I appreciate your bravery to invade me! But I also mock your naivety in trying it out...".
He spread out his aura, suppressing the entire place.
Only five people resisted his aura, standing upright, glaring at him.
With eyes burning with passion and determination:
Time crystal, Death crystal, Destiny's heavenly king, Fate guy, and Child guy...
But all of their appearances were hidden to prevent the reset from affecting them.
Fate crystal smirked and increased his aura; now only two figures stood.
Death crystal and Time crystal.
Now he talked, "I see... so you two must have powers as much as mine!
Hahaha—".
Suddenly he recalled two figures, a blue-colored crystal and a black-colored crystal.
He called, "Time crystal and Death crystal! Come on out...".
Both of them gulped down saliva, thinking,
"There's no way he figured it out that fast! Damn, now the reset's gonna strike us any moment...".
"Yeah! Damn, maybe our power levels made him confirm the only possible people he knew...".
Pero strangely, nothing struck them both.
Cosmos, watching this, smirked, "Because, my dear friends, wait for the plot twist!".
Suddenly another Death crystal and Time crystal appeared before him.
The exact same appearance, radiating blue and black crystal brilliance.
The exact aura, although it appeared much stronger.
Another uninvited guest appeared with a smirk, "My... my... invaders? Hahaha, I'll kill you all infinite times in different possibilities".
Adding even more surprise, another Life crystal appeared.
Grinning at them both, "Fate! Just a bunch of weaklings? Huh? Let me finish this off fast... I can't waste my time".
Time crystal frowned as he transmitted to Death crystal, "Future Life crystal! The present Life crystal! Future Death crystal! And myself from the present.
Damn it... I forgot about them! Now what do we do?".
Death crystal was motionless as he was staring at the present Life crystal.
Time crystal recalled, "Oh... he sacrificed himself just to save the life of Life! Damn, he's struck by the shock".
As Life crystal's attacks closed in on them both,
Time crystal cursed as he stopped those attacks by raising his palms.
A blue light flashed; the attacks stood frozen still in midair.
He thought, "Now they know it's Time crystal's powers! I gotta flee with them... damn! I thought we had another trump card in our group".
Cosmos sighed in grief, "Sorry, Time! Pride crystal's gone, long gone...".