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.

believing the Aegis needed a 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 on Vivienne, aiming to harness the

undeterred, countered her

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

them at

had

together, and their

succeed. We'll capture her and hand her over to the authorities. We'll

her alive, we'll take

dreaming of glory? You'll have plenty of

to capture Vivienne

figure threw themselves at

from Abigail, refused to let go, "You took

Delilah's sudden intervention and

Millennia Aegis unleashed a beam of

Mr. Wolf, in unison, directed all their power at the

artifact to buy time, if nothing else.

circle's backlash began, Abigail spat blood, her recently healed

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

circle returned everything to reality, leaving no trace but the

to the light, instinctively grabbed

but unharmed, checked Vivienne for injuries, "I'm fine. Did you

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

was

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

instant, two living, breathing people

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

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