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 everything in place, Abigail locked her gaze on Vivienne, aiming to harness

countered her

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

protect them at

firmly behind him, knew exactly what was at stake. They had come to end Abigail's reign of terror, not to fall

and their future

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

Vivienne wants her alive, we'll take

dreaming of glory? You'll have plenty of time for

capture Vivienne

moment, a figure threw themselves at Abigail, clinging

to let

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

the Millennia Aegis unleashed

Mr. Wolf, in unison, directed all their power

artifact to

Abigail spat blood, her recently healed wounds reopening.

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

to reality, leaving no trace

instinctively grabbed Percival's

Vivienne for injuries,

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

long as Vivienne was safe,

exchanged a glance, both equally stunned. Magic circles, it

breathing people had vanished right

you think Abigail just disappeared, or is she...

just witnessed, Percival felt a chill run down his spine, "People don't just disappear into thin air.