Life crystal brought out the spear of life! It was made out of shards of his own body.
With that spear, he stabbed the child. "Your life energy is pretty good! Hehe, don't mind if I eat you!"
He stabbed right toward the child's chest!
An invisible force shattered his spear and sent him flying in a daze, his mind collapsing as he fell into a cosmic place.
He couldn't even open his eyes or move a bit.
He heard a voice that instantly sent a chill down his spine.
It whispered, "Don't touch that kid! No matter what happens!"
It sounded like a threat or warning; instantly, his breathing toughened as he started to tremble in fear.
He begged, "Even while sleeping, I will never ever face his side. Please... forgive me and let me live!
I beg you!"
He heard a smirk, and the next instant he was in the real world.
Over the planet, he retreated several steps back. "This planet must remain untouched. Damn it, I knew it; it was all the mysteries of the cosmos."
He gazed at the endlessly appearing, vast space.
Shining stars were reflected in his white eyes!
He tried to remember the feeling he had felt earlier.
It was like a heavenly delusion; he felt like he was going insane and was too high in a daze after entering there.
On the other hand, fear crept toward his heart, and it almost stopped beating.
Then he flew away from the planet, enforcing an invisible shield to keep it away from invaders.
He went to Fate's place; it was at the top of everything.
Looking down, the entire solar system appeared so tiny and insignificant.
Life crystal met Fate crystal, future Life crystal, and future Death crystal; all the other crystals were assembled there.
He walked in as all of their gazes shifted past him.
He thought, "Damn it... did I do something wrong?"
Fate crystal flew down, showing his appearance to everybody for the first time.
All of the crystals looked up, seeing their divine leader.
He was in a bright golden shade, with countless markings running over his body.
He was handsome and appealing, shining like a night star and making the night sky look perfect.
His voice was royal and elegant: "I have an important announcement to make to all of you gathered here!"
Life crystal slipped to the side, watching this sight in awe.
Fate crystal...
Everyone's eyes and minds were etched onto him—no distractions, no diversions.
The whole world grew quiet, turning calm and tranquil.
This sudden change was felt by everyone living within the solar system.
Kaol Noah and the Crystal of Betrayal were together on a planet. Kaol spoke, "This sudden stillness... I don't know if I should fear or like it."
Crystal of Betrayal was already back to his normal form. "Hmm... I can feel it! All the crystals are gathered at Fate's place. Fate! FATE! OH HEAVENS!"
Kaol frowned. "What is Fate doing? What are you sensing?"
His hands trembled, eyes widened, and lips twitched, revealing both excitement and fear!
He started to laugh. "FATE IS FINALLY SHOWING HIMSELF TO US ALL! TO ALL OF US CRYSTALS.
KAOL! STAY HERE! I CAN'T MISS THIS MOMENT, I AM GOING THERE!"
Crystal of Betrayal fled at a rapid rate; he zapped through the skies, tearing them down like a flash.
Instantly reaching the highest peak of the world, he teleported inside the place, hiding among the other crystals.
Fate gently smiled. "Good, now one more guest left to come! Love crystal is now the only one left to arrive."
Crystal of Betrayal was stunned. "Impossible! How did you notice me?"
Fate crystal replied, "Your whole life is written by me; how would I not know it? Hahaha... funny guy!"
Suddenly, the entire place turned dim. Darkness enveloped the area as a scream could be heard: "Die, Fate!"
Life crystal frowned. "Celestia... she is trying a sneak attack! Damn it, I am too late to react, that..."
Celestia struck Fate right in front of him.
Her hands were holding a sword, which pierced through Fate's body.
Fate spoke, "I thought you would strike me from behind..."
As he coughed out blood, he didn't expect her to attack straightforwardly.
He frowned as Celestia smirked. "Remember him, my dear king? Hehe, he taught me never to perform a sneak attack.
NOW DIE! YOU IDIOT, HOW DARE YOU KILL HIM! YOU TOOK EVERYTHING IMPORTANT TO ME!
NOW DIE!"
Life crystal laughed. "Too naive, if you think you can kill him before fighting me!"
The other crystals also circled her from all sides.
Crystal of Betrayal was watching this with pleasure.
After all, he didn't give a damn about her; she was just his weapon to escape Fate's domain.
Nothing more than a tool! He cared only about his goal: eternal freedom.
Celestia's face turned expressionless, but her beauty didn't drop a bit in her appearance.
Many crystals hesitated to attack her as they felt cravings of lust and love taking over their minds.
Even Life crystal couldn't completely eradicate that feeling.
She said, "If you help me kill this guy and revive the king, hehe, all of your desires will be satisfied by me!"
Seeing this, Fate frowned. "I underestimated them all! I deserve this. If only I had foreseen this and taken precautions..."
Just as he was regretting, the other crystals sided with... Fate! And they started attacking Celestia.
She was dumbstruck.
One crystal spoke with tears in his eyes, "Fate is our leader! He went through a lot of struggles to protect us and the world.
He sacrificed everything for us! We owe him more than we could ever pay back! A b*tch like you can't destroy our loyalty."
She replied, "But except for Life, none of you can defeat me, and you will all die miserably!"
Another crystal laughed. "Then we will all die! Life, take Fate with you and flee! Both of you aren't in your proper condition to fight.
Death crystal's demise has deeply hurt you both physically and mentally! Friends and family, let's kill that b*tch, come on!"
Life crystal sobbed, "But in my current state, I can't revive you! I don't want to lose my other friends and family..."
Fate crystal stood up through the pain and nodded. "Yes! Let me take care of this, don't worry! I will just have to suffer a bit more to save us all!"
Seeing this desperation, one crystal floated above. He was a dark green color with a halo rotating around him.
He was the Crystal of Manipulation! He self-destructed and used all of his powers to manipulate Life to flee with Fate.
Life, despite being powerful, couldn't defend himself and was affected by it.
The Crystal of Manipulation smiled as he died. "Crystals... the feeling of taking a part of your friend's burden is simply beyond words!
Hahaha, goodbye to y'all!"
Seeing all these events, Crystal of Betrayal laughed heartily in his mind. "Good, now I can easily beat these two and gain my eternal freedom!"
Celestia gulped down saliva as she felt a strange sensation.
Her head hurt as her vision blurred! She saw the king protecting her the same way earlier and dying for her sake...
All the crystals rushed toward her, fearless and brave, with tears of joy and fear running down their faces.
She said, "Love is not just romantic... this is also true love! Hehe, although I feel pity and want to help them...
...REMEMBER YOU MADE ME FEEL THE SAME WAY WHEN YOU KILLED THE KING IN FRONT OF ME! SO HAHA, DON'T THINK I WILL SHOW ANY MERCY!"
She slashed them down like cutting vegetables.
Even though they used their special abilities, their powers were too weak to affect her, as she was also insane.
She licked their blood. "Hahaha, revenge! Revenge! Revenge! I love this feeling, haha..."
Crystal of Betrayal quietly disappeared from the place.
"I HAVE TO SEPARATE LIFE AND FATE NOW! AND END THEM WITH NO DELAY! THERE WON'T BE A BETTER CHANCE INCOMING EVER."
The whole solar system was watching all this chaos through a stream. Zacian was filming all of this as he grinned.