Roselle spoke first, “Who are you, and why are you here? Are you a friend of Aliana?”

  The young girl in the magic academy uniform nodded. “I’m Princess Aliana’s messenger, and nothing more than that” she replied. “I’ve e to ensure her safety and offer assistan this dire moment.”

  With effort, Aliana struggled to her feet, her body still weary from the intetle. She looked at the young girl in the magic academy uniform, her eyes filled with curiosity herself.

  “Why did you e to my aid?” Aliana questioned. “You didn’t have to...”

  The young girl met Aliana’s gaze with unwavering resolve. “It’s my duty, Princess Aliana,” she replied firmly. “I am your messenger, and ensuring your safety is part of my job. Besides, I believe in you. I’ve seen your strength. I will never fet what you’ve done for me.”

  The young girl offered a warm smile, her blue hair shimmering in the fading light. “Princess Aliana,” she said with a hint of pride, “You’re not just a Swod; you’re the coldest of the Magic Academy. You’ve achieved greathat others only dream of. Do you remember the day you arrived to this isnd?”

  Aliana blinked in surprise, her memory hazy from the intetle and her ret struggle. She tried to recall the day she had ended up on this isnd, but it was like grasping at the mist of a distant dream. “I don’t... I don’t remember...”

  The young girl nodded uandingly. “That’s all right, Princess Aliana. It was many years ago. You were washed up on the shore of this isnd, injured and unscious. I found you and brought you back to the Magic Academy.”

  Aliana’s eyes widened in realization. She had no recolle of this event, but she couldn’t deny the possibility, especially sidering her current situation. “You... you saved me?” she asked

  The young girl nodded once more. “Yes, Princess Aliana. You were on the brink of death back then. But you survived, and you promised to repay me by teag my Sword Magic, even though…you ’t really get a sword on this isnd…”

  The young girl maintained a gre, but her for Aliana was evident.

  “Princess Aliana,” she said softly, “If... if you don’t make it through this battle, who will teach me Sword Magic?”

  Aliana took a moment to absorb the girl’s words, and then she smiled softly. “Thank you, Gaiza,” she saidwith genuine gratitude. “You’ve reminded me of something important today—the promise I made to you. I won’t break that promise.”

  Gaiza’s face flushed with surprise and happiness. “Y-You remembered my name,” she whispered.

  Aliana nodded, her silver hair shimmering in the dim light. “Yes, Gaiza,” she replied, “And you don’t o call me ‘Princess Aliana’ anymore. Just call me Aliana.”

  Gaiza’s eyes sparkled with gratitude as she took a step closer to Aliana. “Thank you, Aliana..”

  Gaiza focused her energy, calling upon her unique dual affinities—water and wind. As she eled her power, a remarkable transformation occurred. Water droplets in the air coalesced around her, f a stunning, translut bde of pure water. The Aqua Bde glistened in the dim light, its surface shimmering like a crystal-clear ke.

  With the Aqua Bde in hand, Gaiza stepped closer to Aliana and held it up for her to see. “This is the result of my dual affinities,” she expined with excitement. “Water and wind bio create the Aqua Bde. It’s a testament to the power of nature.”

  Aliana observed the Aqua Bde with geerest and nodded appreciatively. “Impressive,” she aowledged, “to excel in two affinities is a rare gift. You have a lot of potential, Gaiza.”

  Gaiza’s cheeks flushed with pride.“Thank you, Aliana,” she replied, “but I know that pared to you, I’m just a novice. Your mastery of id your strength as a Swod are truly awe-inspiring. That being said.. Allow me to take care of these children. You get out of here, Prince--Aliana.”

  Aliana’s hand halted Gaiza’s advance, and she looked at the young messenger.

  “Hold on, Gaiza,” she said firmly. “I have one more attack left in me, a teique I haven’t used in a long time. It’s my final trump card.”

  Gaiza’s fusion was evident, but she rusting Aliana’s judgment. “What’s this teique, Aliana?” she asked.

  Aliana’s silver hair flowed behind her and took a deep breath, It’s called ‘Absolute Gcial Embrace,’” she said.

  Aliana’s mind traveled back to that fateful day when they had entered the mysterious creature in the Mystical Forest. It had beeless, its attacks devastating, and the students of the Magic Academy were on the verge of defeat. The situation had been dire, and she had known that drastic measures were necessary to turide of battle.

  She had approached the Headmaster of the Academy of Magic, a formidable woman known for her mastery of the are arts. The Headmaster had been engaged in a fierce battle against the creature, but even her formidable abilities had proven insuffit to defeat it.

  “Aliana, it’s impossible for this creature to exist without the involvement of teology, a all of the stists are either imprisoned or have beeed. How is this possible?”

  “The stists have all been captured, my team made sure of that” Aliana said.

  “There’s no way they could have created such a creature. We’re at a loss here, Headmaster. I know no more than you do. All our efforts to repel this monstrous creation have failed,” Aliaed. “The stists have also cimed that they had no hand in its creation, and it seems to resist magitirely.”

  The Headmaster sidered the information, with a curious gaze “If the stists are telling the truth, then how? This abomination is immuo magic, isn’t that odd” she questioned, “How could such a creature e iehout any teological involvement?”

  Aliana’s gaze remained fixed on the colossal robotic creature that loomed over them, its meical limbs wreaking havo the once-proud Academy of Magic. “That’s what troubles me,” she admitted. “There’s no logical expnation, and no one here possesses the knowledge or power to create something like this.”

  Aliana gazed at the headmaster , her blue hair glistening in the dim light of the battlefield. “I have a teique. It’s a teique that I’ve never used on this isnd. It’s called ‘Absolute Gcial Embrace.’ It’s my st resort, and I believe it might be the only thing that stop this creature.”

  The headmaster’s eyes widened in surprise, and she turo Aliana with curiosity and . “Absolute Gcial Embrace?” she repeated, her tone indig that she had only heard rumors of this teique. “Are you certain, Aliana? You told me yourself that this is a powerful and dangerous teique that requires immense sacrifice. You said it’s not a teique you would ever use.”

  Aliana nodded solemnly, her gaze unwavering. “I know, Headmaster,” she replied, “But desperate times call for desperate measures. This creature is unlike anything we’ve ever faced. If we don’t stop it now, the sequences will be catastrophic. I’m willing to do whatever it takes to protect the Academy and its students.”

  The Headmaster sidered Aliana’s words for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

  Aliana’s grip on her sword tightened “I won’t let this creature destroy everything I’ve started to work hard to protect.”

  With the Headmaster’s approval, Aliana stepped forward, her hair ging to silver-colored and flowing behind her. She focused her energy, drawing upon her mastery of ice magid the unique affinity she held with the element. The air around her grew colder, and a frosty aura enveloped her form.

  The memory faded, and Aliauro the present moment, her silver hair shimmered back .Gaiza’s eyes widened and she quickly began to put together what Aliana was about to do. “But wait, Aliana,” she protested, “using such a powerful teique could be too much for you in your current state! You might...”

  She looked at Gaiza solemnly. “Stand back, Gaiza. This is a teique that es with a heavy price, but I won’t let these foolish childreions of Dr. Kintovar escape.”

  Gaiza could see the unwavering resolve in Aliana’s eyes and nodded relutly. “Very well,” she said, stepping back a few paces, but her remained evident.

  The air around Aliana grew frigid, and the water created by Gaiza’s powers were absorbed into Tengoku. The once-chilly atmosphere turned icy, and Aliana’s blue aura emanated from her like a shimmering wave of power. She held Tengoku high in the air, its bde gleaming with a brilliant, crystalline light.

  Roselle, Runebelle, and Risebelle watched in astonishment as Aliana’s transformation unfolded before them. The once-chilly atmosphere turned even colder, and a sense of dread washed over them as they withe sheer power emanating from the Swod.

  Roselle’s i blue eyes widened in awe. She felt a flicker of doubt in her mission. She had never entered such a dispy of magid power.

  Runebelle, who had always worn a sad face, found her eyes widened, and a hint of fear crossed her face. The power before her was unlike anything she had ever witnessed, and it filled her with a sense of foreboding.

  Risebelle, the older sister, seeing Aliana not defeated yet felt a surge of anger and frustration. She ched her fists and grit her teeth.

  “It’s over,” Aliana decred, her words filled with a sense of finality. She fixed her gaze on the creations of Dr. Kintovar.

  The ice that had covered the Mystic Forest began to flow towards Tengoku, the sword in Aliana’s hand froze to aent that it became aension of Aliana herself. The crystalline bde seemed te seamlessly with her, and the once-chilly air became even colder, filled with an almost otherworldly presence.

  Aliana shouted “Absolute Gcial Embrace,” she smmed Tengoku down with tremendous force. The moment her bde ected with the ground, an immense surge of power was unleashed. The battle area was engulfed in a blizzard of id snow, and the temperature plummeted to areme low.

  Everyone in the forest, including her allies, felt the effects of this devastating attack. The chilling cold seeped into their very bones, and they could feel their mana being drained by the intense cold. It was as if the very essence of their being was being sapped away by the frigid storm.

  Roselle, Runebelle, and Risebelle, who had been locked in battle with Aliana, found themselves struggling to maintain their footing in the midst of this blizzard. Their bodies were battered by the icy winds, and their movements became sluggish as the bitter cold seeped into their very beings.

  As the blizzard tie, Roselle was sent flying by the powerful force of Aliana’s “Absolute Gcial Embrace.” Her small body was tossed through the air, but before she could crash into the ground, Risebelle, her older sister, moved swiftly to intercept her. Risebelle’s blue hair flowing in the icy wind as she caught Roselle in her arms, shielding her from the worst of the impact.

  “Thanks, Risebelle,” Roselle gasped. ” but are you sure you should be moving like this? You’re still rec.”

  Risebelle held Roselle close despite the evident strain on her.

  “I know, but…urgh!” she replied with pain.

  Risebelle’s eyes darted to her younger sister, Runebelle, who mao summon a fiery pilr to hold onto amidst the freezing tempest, then back to Roselle.

  ‘I ’t protect us from this,’ Risebelle thought, her heart heavy with ‘Runebelle might have supportive abilities, but she’s still a beginner, she ’t defend us from this. Roselle is weak defense-wise, and my magic is still in the ives. I ’t shield us from an attack like this even though I want to... This might be the end...’

  Suddenly, a gunshot echoed through the chaos of the blizzard, cutting straight through the icy tempest like a sharp bde. Aliana mirrored the shock that rippled through the battlefield on the faces of Roselle, Risebelle, and Runebelle. Her attention shifted from the creations of Dr. Kintovar to the source of the gunshot.