Fate was ever-changing, but it also possessed a certain inertia.
Everything Tang Qi was doing now perfectly conformed to that inertia. This was the path he should have taken.
The "beginning" of Cnosaeus's war had been unleashed by Tang Qi. Thus, he seized the opportunity while Sessaro was controlling Grotesque Town, tricked this Master into signing a contract, and had him lead his pantheon into the war to help Tang Qi mitigate the consequences he had caused as much as possible.
To avoid interference, Tang Qi had also used the Monarch's Crown to block Lady Fate.
All of this was exceedingly reasonable.
And Tang Qi's "reaction" at this moment seemed to signify that he was about to break free from Lady Fate's control, that an outcome akin to mutual destruction was about to occur.
But in Lady Fate's eyes, it was precisely the opposite.
"Every Chess Piece will try to struggle, but fate will display its power."
Having regained her composure and suppressed her fury, Lady Fate once again wore that ugly smile that mocked all living beings.
She paid no attention to the terrifying threat Tang Qi had released. It seemed that whether it was Tang Qi himself, the Mystic Monarch, the Lord of Thorns, the Furnace Master... no matter who came, none would be worthy of her notice or regarded as a serious threat.
She instead looked toward Sessaro. Her tone was not as unrestrained or condescending as it had been toward Tang Qi, but it still carried a measure of arrogance.
Lady Fate pointed at the contract and said in a deep voice, "Sessaro, you have gained many benefits, and those are what you deserve. But all this must end."
"We Are Light Family must all perish."
"This war should no longer have any interveners. Agree to