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.

her adversaries, "Did you really think you could touch what the circle claims?" With everything in place, Abigail locked her gaze on Vivienne, aiming

countered her

he wouldn't let harm 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

would protect them at

had come to end Abigail's reign of terror,

and their future child,

Wolf," she shouted, "don't worry, she won't succeed. We'll capture her and hand her over to

Vivienne wants her alive, we'll take her

glory? You'll have plenty of

to capture Vivienne with

last moment, a figure threw themselves at Abigail, clinging to

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

Delilah's sudden intervention and her fearless stand

then, the Millennia Aegis unleashed a beam

and Mr. Wolf, in unison, directed all their power at the Aegis, shattering it to

the artifact to buy time, if nothing

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

fight signaled the circle's destructive retaliation, consuming both within, leaving behind

everything to reality, leaving no trace but

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

for injuries, "I'm fine.

reassured him, "I'm protected by my powers. You should have held

Vivienne was

equally stunned. Magic circles, it seemed, were not just the

an instant, two living, breathing people had vanished right before

do you think Abigail just disappeared, or is

disappear into thin air. But given what we saw,