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.

to activate. Yet, within the circle, it seemed to align itself, mocking her adversaries, "Did you really think you could touch what the circle claims?" With

countered her

child on the way. Abigail raised an eyebrow, amused, "First, I'll kill you, then the child. Only then will she

protect them at all

stake. They had come to end Abigail's

their

We'll capture her and hand her over to the

wants her

have plenty of time for that in

to capture Vivienne with

threw themselves at Abigail,

from Abigail, refused to let go,

taken aback by Delilah's sudden intervention

Aegis unleashed a beam

Mr. Wolf, in unison, directed

Vivienne's mentor-for emergencies, destroy the artifact to

backlash began, Abigail spat blood, her recently healed wounds reopening. Delilah, lifeless yet gripping tightly, prevented any

could free herself, a blinding fight signaled the circle's destructive retaliation, consuming both

everything to reality, leaving no trace but

instinctively grabbed Percival's hand, "Mr. Wolf, are

for injuries, "I'm fine. Did

touched by his concern, reassured him, "I'm protected by my powers. You should

long as Vivienne was

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

people had vanished right

think Abigail just disappeared,

had just witnessed, Percival felt a chill run down his spine, "People don't just disappear into thin air. But given what we saw, even if she's alive, it