He felt a strange, warm sensation in his chest; his hands felt a warm, oozing liquid pouring out of a wound.
He coughed up blood as he fell down, his technique shattering as it faded away.
He opened his eyes to see Lucan down on the floor, fainted from the technique...
But a golden armor shone over his body, with a golden butterfly in front of him.
Sage's eyes widened and his hands trembled in fear. "This... this is the... legendary golden butterfly! Why does this idiot have it—"
As soon as he said the word 'idiot,' the golden butterfly turned silver and covered Lucan.
If he took one single step forward, his life would turn into history.
He backed down as he healed his wounds. He stumbled upon something and fell over it.
He stamped over it countless times and cursed it! Then he decided to take a look at the person.
It was... Lord!
A blue light shone over him as a clock appeared above his head. Its hands started to move again as it disappeared.
His pupils shrank to needle size as he retreated away. Lord slowly stood up; as Lucan had fainted, his time-stopping move had been released.
He saw the entire surroundings, "You! Where am I? Wasn't I just there on Lucan's spaceship?"
Sage replied, "Uh... Lord! Lord! Hehe, oh Lord! Uhm, yes, this place is actually Lucan's spaceship indeed. How wise of you!"
Lord laughed, "Haha, good! You know how to respect me! I like you, be my slave!"
Sage gritted his teeth and endured it, "But..."
"BUT WHAT?" Lord roared. Sage thought, *If only you didn't possess the pride crystal... you scumbag! I will show you what true hell is! Bloody—*
"Bloody what?" Lord frowned as he grabbed Sage by his neck.
Sage spoke, "How... could you... hear my thoughts?"
Lord crushed his neck as Sage screamed in pain, but every single one of them was unconscious.
It was all thanks to his spell! He said, "Lord! Forgive me! I am only a junior; my higher-up from the space station is controlling me to make you mad!"
Lord laughed, "You expect me to believe your shitty stories? Moron!"
"LOOK AT YOUR BACK! HE STAMPED OVER YOUR BODY!" Sage screamed.
Lord laughed loudly as he looked at his back... his rage exploded like a volcano.
He threw away Sage and roared in anger, starting to destroy everything and everyone nearby.
Accidentally, he tried to attack Lucan, who was among the fallen aliens.
But he felt a sharp pain piercing through his body, groaning in pain.
He saw a silver butterfly; he caught it with his bare hands and squeezed it tight.
But it didn't respond at all. Sage was a smart guy; he plotted Lord and the silver butterfly against each other.
He transmitted to Lord, *Lord! It thinks you are weak! Try attacking that nearby person, and it will react!*
And to the silver butterfly, *He is trying to harm Lucan!*
Both of them faced off against each other, killing and slaughtering anything in their way. Sage immediately saved the space station aliens and took them to their spaceship.
He rushed as fast as he could. He saw King lying down and thought, *This guy! He only acts this kind because of those two... but if he knows that they have actually died, his threat would be greater... than even Lord or the golden butterfly! I must leave him here.*
In the meantime, Celestia slowly regained her consciousness. Her eyelids gently opened as she saw Sage rushing here and there.
She immediately turned left to see Lucan by her side and patted him on his head.
But suddenly, she felt a strange, sharp pain as her eyes turned white.
When they returned to normal, she grinned, "Hehe, looks like it's my time now! Let's have some fun..."
She jumped into the fight as she pulled in Sage, saying, "This guy is the reason for all of our problems! Lord! He stamped on your back.
Golden butterfly! He plotted Lord into attacking Lucan.
And... hehe, but he helped instead by making me switch with her. Now... let's have fun!"
Lord, the silver butterfly, and Celestia surrounded Sage.
He looked desperate, as he was out of options. He sighed, "Kids of this generation are too naive. Looks like I have to show my true power!"
He struck his pole on the ground and cracked his knuckles.
"Bring it on, kids! I will do a 1 v 3! You shouldn't have gotten cocky due to my benevolence. Sigh!"
Lord laughed, "Old geezer! Don't act cocky, I am Lord and I am—"
He fell down in one shot. Sage had just blinked once at him.
Celestia suddenly rushed ahead to land a heavy blow, "Hehe, I am not like that brute!"
Sage yawned, "You are far worse!"
But when she was right in front of him, she teleported behind him and struck him right on his head.
Sage screamed, "You! Don't you have any shame? Attacking behind my back? Are you a real man! Oh wait! You are a girl! Hmm!
By the way, I just let you land a blow because..."
Celestia frowned, "Because? Are you trying to—"
She also fell down, suffering the same fate as Lord. Then, the last one remaining... the silver butterfly!
Sage swallowed his saliva, "Lucan, you are lucky enough to be chosen by the golden butterfly! Damn you, kid, you have delayed your death! Hmph!"
Then, along with all of them, he vanished instantly, leaving behind a wrecked and bloody spaceship with...
Lucan, Fate guy, and the golden butterfly (armor).
The silver butterfly sensed no danger to Lucan, so it turned into the golden butterfly, and then back into his armor.
The Eternal Abyss of Life and Death.
After the completion of the restoration, Life crystal and Death crystal went deep underground and started to fight.
They had to increase their strength, as they had a new threat: the golden butterfly!
Life crystal attacked Death crystal with a beam, "Hehe, try dodging this!"
Death crystal sighed, "Alright, but don't get mad if I dodge!"
He moved swiftly to his right. The beam spun around as it split into multiple beams and hit him from all directions:
Up, left, right, down...
Life crystal laughed, "Haha, don't die again! Death crystal, maybe I should have held back my powers..."
But a black crystal flew out unharmed, "Nice! Life crystal, you are decent enough to survive the golden butterfly for a few seconds now—"
Life crystal shone in its bright white color as it started attacking him continuously.
"AH! HOW DARE YOU ESCAPE MY ATTACK? DEATH... BE READY FOR YOUR DEATH!"
Death crystal instantly erased every single attack, "Life! Good job, you have improved now—"
But Life crystal directly caught him and hit him, "Die! Die! Please just die once! Ah, I won't be satisfied until you die!"
Death crystal replied, "Okay! Here I go."
Death crystal self-destructed, killing itself. Life crystal lost its bright glow as cracks ran through its body.
It revived Death crystal. "Yo! Satisfied now?—"
Only to be punched by Life crystal again repeatedly, "Why are you so strong? No, I will kill you, you must die!"
"But I just died? Wasn't that satisfying?" Death crystal asked with a bit of confusion.
Life crystal grew exhausted as it fell to the ground, "Damn it! If I am this weak, I am useless to Fate!"
Death crystal also lay by its side, "Nah bro, you are good! It's just that you haven't brought out your full potential!"
Life replied, "Hmm! Maybe you are right, but... how the hell do you have it? Without training or anything!"
Death crystal was silent before saying, "Hmm! Maybe because of talent? Or something like that?"
Life crystal snorted, "I am better, though!"
"YES, YOU ARE BETTER THAN ME!" Death crystal agreed.
Life crystal frowned, "You are an idiot! Hmph, you should oppose me! Not agree with what I say!"
Death crystal said, "Okay, you are too weak, bro!"
Life crystal sighed, "Can't you think and act on your own?"
Death crystal replied, "I do think and act on my own! Tell me, when did you ever think for me?"
Life crystal roared, "ALWAYS! IDIOT!"
But soon, they both started laughing at each other.