Gaia adjusted the crown on his head and held the small, glowing, ball-like crystal that hung on his chest. "With the Crystal of Life and the machines," he said. "With them, I can dominate the universe and re-establish the control of the Lunix."
Leonis swallowed hard. "But this is madness! You can't even end the dominion of the humans and Gladious on the planet of Atlantis... besides, our people are scattered in space or on another continent."
Gaia turned and headed for the door. "Everything I have done was for a reason, and the loss of our people is but a small part of the loss of the entire universe... Follow me, and I will explain everything."
They followed him, whispering among themselves with suspicion and apprehension.
After he had told them everything, they decided what they had to do.
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2155 – New Atlantis
