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.

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

countered

befall 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 of joy and sorrow." Hearing Abigail's threat towards Vivienne and her unborn child, Percival's

them at

him, knew exactly what was at stake. They had come to end Abigail's reign

together, and their future child,

We'll capture her and hand her over to

nodded, "Alright, Vivienne wants her alive, we'll take her

of glory? You'll have plenty

to capture Vivienne

the last moment, a figure threw themselves at Abigail, clinging to her, preventing

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

was taken aback by Delilah's sudden intervention and her fearless stand

Millennia Aegis unleashed a

in unison, directed all their power at the Aegis, shattering it to

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

the circle's backlash began, Abigail spat blood, her recently healed wounds reopening. Delilah, lifeless yet gripping tightly,

the circle's destructive retaliation, consuming

returned everything to reality, leaving no

to the light, instinctively grabbed Percival's hand, "Mr.

but unharmed, checked Vivienne for injuries,

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

Vivienne was safe, nothing else

exchanged a glance, both equally stunned. Magic

two living, breathing people had vanished right before their

"Mr. Wolf, do you think Abigail just disappeared, or is

what they 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 doesn't