The Million-Dollar Heart

Vivienne exchanged a knowing glance with Mr. Wolf by her side, silently communicating their shared resolve.

If it came to that, they'd have no choice but to destroy the Millennia Aegis.

Nothing mattered more than human life.

With the deadline looming, Abigail refused to wait any longer, launching a full-on assault on the two. To her, as long as they still breathed, they could serve her grand purpose; individual lives held no value. Success would absolve her of all past deeds, no matter how dark.

Percival's powers were constrained, yet the Millennia Aegis within him surged with endless energy.

Vivienne, with her powers channeled into her silver needles, joined forces with Percival to withstand Abigail.

Even within the magic circle, Abigail found no advantage.

One protected by the Millennia Aegis, the other unaffected by the circle.

Abigail's attempts to counter grew more desperate, but leveraging the circle's focal point, she narrowly evaded their attacks multiple times.

Seizing the moment, Vivienne and Mr. Wolf cornered her with nowhere to flee.

Suddenly, the sky darkened-an ominous sign.

Abigail Ephemeral ceased her attack, a strange gleam in her eyes. "Your time is up," she declared.

Vivienne and Percival, quick to react, prepared their defenses.

Percival reached for the Millennia Aegis, intending to destroy it, only for an invisible force to whisk it away.

Hovering above the circle, the Aegis radiated a soft glow.

believing the Aegis needed a chosen one to activate. Yet, within the circle, it seemed to align itself, mocking her adversaries, "Did you really

countered

Vivienne, not with their first child on the way. Abigail raised an eyebrow, amused, "First, I'll kill you, then the child. Only then will she grasp the true depths

them at all

had come to end Abigail's reign of terror, not to

their future

capture her and hand her over to the authorities. We'll

her alive, we'll

scoffed, "Still dreaming of glory? You'll have plenty of

capture Vivienne

threw themselves at Abigail, clinging to her,

refused to let go, "You took my son... I want

Delilah's sudden intervention and

the Millennia Aegis unleashed a

Wolf, in unison, directed all their

mentor-for emergencies, destroy the artifact to buy time, if nothing else. Nobody expected Delilah to appear at

Abigail spat blood, her recently healed wounds reopening. Delilah, lifeless yet gripping

signaled the circle's destructive retaliation, consuming

circle returned everything to reality, leaving no trace but

light, instinctively grabbed Percival's

Vivienne for injuries, "I'm fine.

concern, reassured him, "I'm protected by my powers. You should have held back; using full

Vivienne was safe, nothing

and Percival exchanged a glance, both equally stunned. Magic circles, it seemed, were not just the stuff

living, breathing people had vanished right

Wolf, do you think Abigail

"People don't just disappear into thin air. But given what we