The battlefield trembled.
Team Gamaron was crushing Arcane Academy's students.
Luis danced between Drake's frost blades and Hibiki's wind cards, countering with vicious blade strikes.
Dekka rained magma missiles at Raelyn, Clod, and Akito, melting their barriers.
Scones transmuted walls into tendrils, pinning Presto and Cyrus, whose energy spheres fizzled under the weight.
Likara's ghastly illusions overwhelmed Karen, Lyra, and Lily, while Brody and Veil's shadows clashed like tornados.
Arconis used his stone shield blasts to push Criss back, cracking the floor with each blow.
In the middle of this chaos, Clara—the senior with Feather Enchantment Magic—began her spell.
> Clara: "High Heavens Enchant: Elysi—"
Before she could finish, Likara's ghastly claw pierced through the mist and slammed her to the ground.
Clara screamed, blood on her lip, but she held on to consciousness.
Lina ran to her, trembling.
> Clara (smiling weakly): "Lina… you have to… cast it…"
> Lina (terrified): "I… I can't… I don't know the full chant…"
Suddenly, Arconis's stone blast landed near them—Teach shielded her, taking the hit straight on.
> Teach (smirking through the pain): "You don't need perfection… You need belief…"
Lina's hands shook, heart pounding. She looked around—everyone was struggling, faces bloodied, friends pushed back.
She turned—and saw Raelyn, for the first time, struggling to stay standing.
Her breath caught.
> Lina (whispering): "I… won't let everyone fall…"
She stepped forward, light forming in her hands, and screamed to the skies:
> Lina: "High Heavens Enchant: Elysium's Urōnia!!"
The sky split with golden light. Feathers of holy energy scattered like stardust.
Each one touched a student—and magic surged through their veins.
Raelyn's blade glowed with light.
Cyrus's energy exploded like a nova.
Drake's ice shimmered into diamond-like spikes.
Veil's shadow took shape into a massive phoenix.
Karen, Presto, Criss—all ignited in their true potential.
> Clod (in awe): "This… this is real power!"
The battlefield flipped.
Now it was Arcane Academy dominating.
Criss crushed Arconis's shield with a gravity punch.
Drake & Hibiki froze Luis's blades mid-air.
Raelyn outshone Dekka's magma with radiant blasts.
Presto & Cyrus combined Thunder-Energy spheres into a cataclysmic beam.
Karen shattered Likara's illusions with pure aura.
Veil overwhelmed Brody, driving him back into a pillar.
And just then…
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Inside the Ruins – Show's Chamber
Byron stood before the crystal—Show's energy spiraling into it.
But something changed.
The crystal pulsed red… then flickered violet… then flared white.
> Byron (alarmed): "This is… not supposed to happen!"
Show, barely conscious, had one hand twitching…
His heart glowing faintly beneath his shirt, where the pendant from his grandmother rested.
The ruins began to shake.
Something ancient had awakened inside of Show.
> Byron (stepping back): "…Just what are you?"
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To Be Continued…