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.

"Did you really think you could touch what the circle claims?" With everything in

undeterred, countered her

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

them at all

had come

their

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

wants her alive, we'll take

"Still dreaming of glory? You'll have

to capture Vivienne

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

refused to let go, "You

Delilah's sudden intervention and her fearless stand against

Millennia Aegis unleashed a

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

final secret left by Vivienne's mentor-for emergencies, destroy the artifact to buy time, if nothing else. Nobody expected Delilah to

backlash began, Abigail spat blood, her recently healed wounds

fight signaled the circle's destructive retaliation, consuming

reality, leaving no trace

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

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

my powers. You should have held back;

was safe, nothing

equally stunned. Magic circles,

breathing people had vanished right before their

"Mr. Wolf, do you think Abigail

"People don't just disappear into thin air. But