Risebelle pushed her system to its limits, eling an unpreted amount of water magito her attack. The energy within her surged like a mighty river, and she directed it toward Aliana using 200% of her magical power to cause a gigantic torrent of water te forward, Runebelle watched in awe and .

  Risebelle strained her system to the absolute limit. Her magical energy plummeted to 0% from full very gradually, and her system began issuing dire warnings:

  “Magic reservoir depleted. Insuffit mana for this level of magic usage.”

  Risebelle, her face torted with pain, ighe warnings. She felt the static building up around her, and her body quivered from the interain. Blood seeped from her nose, but she tio push herself.

  The system messages grew more urgent:

  “Warning: Magic reserves at -50%. tirain may lead to system malfun and irreversible damage to the user.”

  Risebelle’s vision blurred, and she could feel her body trembling untrolbly, but she refused to back down. She had a goal, a purpose, and nothing would deter her now.

  The system’s final, desperate warning echoed in her mind:

  “Critical error: Magic reserves at -100%. Immediate cessation of magical activity is required to prevent catastrophic system failure and user self-destru.”

  Risebelle’s body vulsed, and her vision faded momentarily, but she pushed herself beyond her limits. She wao see. She gained a blue light around her eyes allowio have temporary vision.

  Risebelle was surrounded by a swirling aura of water. She called upon the full force of her power.

  “Deluging Sea!”

  Upon saying the words, a cataclysmic torrent of water mixed with acidic fury erupted from her, engulfing the battlefield in a massive deluge. The torrent surged with incredible force, f a raging river of magic that swept everything in its path. The sheer power of the attack was overwhelming, and even the forest itself seemed to tremble in its wake.

  Those unfortunate enough to be caught in the deluge were subjected to not only the physical force of the water but also the corrosive effects of the acid it tained. It was a devastating bination that inflicted severe damage a her eruggling to escape the relentless currents.

  Risebelle’s glowing eyes bzed. She trolled the water with precision and directed its fury toward her foe. The battlefield had bee a chaotic maelstrom, and Aliana found themselves drowning in despair, uo break free from the unyielding grip of the Deluging Sea.

  Aliana, her once-fident demeanor shattered by the overwhelming power of the Deluging Sea, gasped for words as the torrential onsught camedown on her. Her icy aura flickered and faltered, and for a brief moment, she found herself submerged in the raging river of magic. She trembled with fear and disbelief as she uttered her final words before being swallowed by the Deluging Sea: “This... no, this is impossible!”

  The Deluging Sea surged forth like a colossal wave, c the etlefield in its watery embrace. Trees and rocks were submerged, and the once-dry ground became a submerged battleground.

  Amidst the deluge, Aliana’s screams of pain were drowned out by the rushing waters. Her body torted as the acidic magic of Risebelle’s attack seared her skin, causing her agony beyond imagination. Her sword, Kori Tengoku, became dull and corroded uhe acidisught.

  Risebelle wasted no time. Despite the uer chaos, she swiftly retrieved her on and began to fire precise shots into the turbulent waters. The shots were guided by her trol over the Deluging Sea, homing in on Aliana’s location within the submerged battlefield.

  Runebelle watched in awe as her sister dispyed a level of trol and power that she had never witnessed before. “That’s…amazing…”

  Aliana, her body still wracked with pain from the acidic water, desperately tapped into her Sword Magice more,

  “Sword Magic style. Kori Tengoku,level 2, Frostbite.”

  With her power being unleashed, she willed her sword, Kori Tengoku, tain its inal color. The sword’s icy aura returned. Aliana focused her magi the surrounding acidic water. The temperature plummeted rapidly as she unleashed her ancer abilities to freeze the turbulent waters. Crystalline ice began to form, eng the corrosive liquid and slowing the stant damage it was causing to her.

  Risebelle, watg the ancer’s efforts, khat she couldn’t let up. She tio fire shots from her on, eae guided by her trol over the Delugihe shots aimed for Aliana’s vulnerable form, exploiting her distra as she struggled tain trol over the battlefield.

  Aliana’s face torted in pain and frustration momentarily before being repced by anger. She thrusted her bde out and shouted through the chaotic waters,

  “Sword Magic Style, Level 3: Absolute Frost Bde!”

  The smile that had adorned Aliana’s face throughout the the battle vanished, repced by an intense focus. Her icy aura surged, and the bde of Kori Tengoku began to emit an even colder and more formidable aura.

  Aliana’s mastery over her Sword Magic Style, now at Level 3, was evident as she swung Kori Tengoku in a sweeping arc before smming it down with incredible force. The bde emitted a bone-chilling aura that extended outward in a powerful wave of ice.

  The wave of ice collided with the Deluging Sea, causing a dramatic csh of elemental forces. Risebelle’s torrential attack, fueled by her immeer and acid-infused magic, met the absolute frost of Aliana’s Sword Magic.

  The battlefield became a frozen battleground as the two opposing forces waged a ferocious battle. The Deluging Sea’s waters were frozen iheir corrosive power momentarily halted by Aliana’s formidable abilities. Risebelle’s on shots, too, were caught in the icy grip, suspended in mid-air.

  Risebelle, realizing the dire situation, strained against the frozen onsught. She summoned every ounce of her remaining magiaintain trol over her Deluging Sea and break through Aliana’s defenses.

  Aliana’s Level 3 Sword Magic Style, “Absolute Frost Bde,” tio exert its overwhelming icy force despite Risebelle’s efforts to trol the Delugihe ferocious agid elements unfortunately proved too much for her to handle.

  Risebelle found herself engulfed by the frigid wave of ice. Her body became encased in a crystalline prison, her blue hair frozen in pce as if captured in time. She was pletely immobilized, her powers stifled by the absolute frost.

  The isught extended beyond Risebelle, spreading through the forest like a relentless gcier. Trees aation were encased in a thick yer of ice, and the mages who had beereating with the maractor found themselves in fear as the freezing wave surged dangerously close to them.

  The mages who had beereating with the maractor watched in terror as the icy wave of Aliana’s Sword Magic Style, “Absolute Frost Bde,” surged ever closer. Their faces torted with fear as they realized the immi dahat threateo engulf them.

  One of the mages excimed, “We’re done for! There’s no way we escape this!”

  Ane with his hands trembling, muttered, “I hought it would end like this. We were so close to getting the maractor out of here! Aliana…”

  Ane, more experienced and with a deep uanding of magic, reized the depths of Aliana’s power. “That’s Sword Magic Level 3,” he said, his with dread. “The range of her attack is incredible. We o get out of here, or we’ll be turned into ice statues! Let’s hurry!”

  They couldn’t even escape. They could only wat horror as that area of the forest transformed into a frozen wastend under Aliana’s relentless magic.

  After Aliana’s devastating Sword Magic, the battlefield y in disarray. The area where Risebelle had unleashed her Delugiurned into a frozen wastend, with trees aation encased in thick ice. The ground became treacherous, and the retreating mages found themselves surrounded by the advang gcier.

  Aliana, her breath ing out in visible puffs of frosty air, looked around at the frozen ndscape she had created with her Level 3 Sword Magic.

  “It’s a shame,” she muttered between gasps for breath, “I didn’t think I’d have to use my 3rd level of Sword Magic. You’ve pushed me further than I anticipated.”

  Despite her weariness, Aliana’s eyes remained fixed on the crystalline prison taining Risebelle.

  “Let’s see if you break free from this icy prison,” Aliana added, her tone filled with a hint of challenge.

  With the sheer force of her will, Risebelle shattered free from her icy prison, but her body was trembling and no longer looking correct. Her entire body dimmed and looked lifeless.

  A System message fshed in her mind, its urgent warning dispyed in stark red letters:

  “Critical Danger Zone:

  Magic Reserves: -101%

  Life Force: 3%

  Warning: Further exertion may result in perma damage or destru.”

  Risebelle stood, her body trembling and her once-bright blue hair now dull and lifeless. The toll of her powerful attack ainfully evident, and her eyes seemed devoid of life.

  A smile spread across Aliana’s face as she regarded her weakened oppo. “Well, well,” she taunted, “It seems you’re still alive, though barely. I must end you for pushio use my 3rd level of Sword Magic, even if you are nothing more than a creation of that foolish doctor.”

  Aliana, her demeanor now curious, approached Risebelle with an air of superiority. She observed Risebelle’s weakeate, her eyes narrowing as she assessed the damage.

  “It appears your little dispy of power has left you in quite the predit,” Aliana remarked in a cold and mog tone. “Your life force dwindles with every passing moment. I doubt you’ll survive another round.”

  Aliana’s gaze bore into Risebelle’s weary eyes. “So, Risebelle, do you have any st words? Any final words you wish to share before your iable demise?”

  Risebelle remained unresponsive, her body showing no signs of life. Her eyes faced the ground and she fell to her knees.

  Runebelle, who had silently observed the fierce battle between her sister Risebelle and Aliana, suddenly felt a strange sensation on her cheek. fusion washed over her as she reached up with trembling hands to touch her face. To her astonishment, her fingers came away wet.

  Tears

  ‘What…what is this… tears? I …still cry? Even though I’m not a human anymore?’ She murmured.

  Tears streamed down Runebelle’s cheeks as she whispered to herself, ‘I still feel... I still care... Even though I’m not human anymore...’”

  Runebelle prepared a healing shot with a whirlwind of flig emotions. She had shed tears, a clear indication that her capacity for g ahy still existed despite her current body.

  “I still care about someone,” Runebelle thought, her heart heavy with the realization. “And right now, the one I care about the most is Risebelle. She is my sister… and I know we haven’t had much time together, but this short amount of time I knew her, I’ve bee so fond of her. I ’t just stand by and watch her die.”

  Runebelle aimed the healing shot at her sister, hoping to provide her with the support she desperately needed.

  Meanwhile, Aliana, disappoihat Risebelle had no st words, pointed her bde at her and shook her head

  “Such a shame,” Aliana muttered. “I expected to get more words from you, Risebelle other than ‘ungh.’, Perhaps my st attack mao freeze your vocal cords. Oh well. “She shrugged “Perish in the icy embrace of Tengoku, the creation of that Foolish Dr. Kintovar.

  Risebelle, struggling to stay scious, summohe st remnants of her strength. Her eyes, though dimming could still see figures and shapes. She coughed and soon a weak but defiant smile formed on her lips. “You know, Aliana…” she began sounding raspy , “You sure do like your icy embraces’ and to call us foolish… Did Dr. Kintovar... reject you that badly?”

  Aliana’s face twisted with rage, her eyes narrowing. “You i–” she began, but Risebelle cut her off.

  “O thing, Aliana....When you get to hell, tell them Risebelle sent you. Oh, and don’t fet to mention how I nearly kicked your ass...”

  Aliana’s fury reached a boiling point. “Silence!” she screamed, raising her bde to strike the final blow. “So now you want to speak, you foolish fool? No. Perish instead!”

  Runebelle fired off her healing shot towards Risebelle at the same time. Will her healing shot rea time? The fate of the sister’s hangs in the bance.