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.

chosen one 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

undeterred, countered

their powers were diminished within the circle, 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 depths of joy and sorrow."

protect them at all

standing firmly behind him, knew exactly what was at stake. They had come to

together, and their future child,

she won't succeed. We'll capture her and hand her over to the authorities. We'll be

wants her alive, we'll take

You'll have plenty of time for that in the

capture Vivienne

a figure threw themselves at Abigail, clinging to her, preventing her

counterattack from Abigail, refused to let go, "You took my son...

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

then, the Millennia Aegis unleashed a

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

emergencies, destroy the artifact to buy time,

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

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

returned everything to reality, leaving no trace but

light, instinctively grabbed

checked Vivienne for injuries,

"I'm protected by my powers. You

was safe,

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

two living, breathing people had vanished right before their

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

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