The Cartenone Temple shifted once more, transforming into a dark, twisting library. Endless shelves stretched into impossible heights, each filled with ancient diaries, scrolls, and vials of glowing liquid. The air reeked faintly of chemicals, and a subtle purple haze wove through every corridor. This was Apothecary Archiver's domain—a world of poison, secrets, and lethal records.
Brush D. Rush landed on a narrow platform, aura blazing with all his powers in perfect harmony. "Poison and traps… this one will test more than just our strength. Our coordination has to be perfect."
Equinox's violet lances shimmered. "I'll carve safe paths through the hazards. You focus on neutralizing the traps and enemies."
The first wave came instantly. Animated diary pages flipped open like blades, slicing toward the team. Small vials of poison floated midair, exploding on contact with the platform. Brush teleported, Erasure flaring to consume vials mid-flight, while Creation Guardians intercepted clusters of diary pages.
"History repeats… and so shall your defeat!" Apothecary Archiver's distorted voice echoed.
Frostbinder's ice streams froze fragments of airborne vials, preventing them from triggering chain explosions. RobbRox rebuilt small platforms where others collapsed, giving FooTube and Melody Guard footing to coordinate illusions and harmonics that stabilized the toxic energy.
Equinox leapt across the shelves, violet lances piercing through flying diary pages and leaving glowing streaks of safety behind. "Brush! Erasure won't stop everything! Focus on the poison cores!"
Brush clenched his fists. All his powers surged at once, anticipating every movement of the traps. Interconnectivity linked safe zones, allowing the team to move fluidly while avoiding repeated poison patterns. Interception redirected the diary pages into harmless stacks, while Creation Guardians destroyed clusters of vials before they could explode.
Apothecary Archiver's voice boomed again:
"Your past mistakes… your weaknesses… they're recorded. Face them—or be consumed!"
Phantom versions of the team emerged from the diaries, striking where they had previously hesitated or failed. Brush teleported instantly, Erasure consuming phantom attacks and creating stable zones, while Equinox pierced the core of the diary fragments. Violet lances struck simultaneously with Creation Guardians' strikes, dismantling the looping attacks at their source.
The domain shuddered violently. Vials shattered harmlessly, diary pages disintegrated, and the toxic haze dispersed. Apothecary Archiver's voice screamed one last time:
"Impossible… my records cannot be destroyed!"
Brush stepped forward, aura blazing, fists glowing with the perfect synchronization of all his powers. "Not destroyed… we're moving forward."
With a final, coordinated strike, Erasure consumed the last traps, while Equinox's lances cut the remaining diary cores. Silence fell. The toxic haze vanished, the shelves stabilized, and the Cartenone Temple returned to a calm, still state.
Brush exhaled, energy still flaring. "All domains cleared. Only Crunchyroller remains."
Equinox landed beside him, her violet glow now steady and calm. "We've done it… but I can feel it. The final battle… it's coming. And it won't hold back."
From the distance, the faint hum of pure streaming energy rippled through the temple—the unmistakable presence of Crunchyroller himself, awaiting them at the core.
Brush's white void aura flared brighter than ever. "Then let's end this. Together."
The team nodded, ready for the ultimate confrontation, stronger, faster, and fully synchronized as they prepared to face the final streaming entity that had erased half their allies and warped reality itself