Dr. Kintovar led Roselle down to the first floor, her b filled with the hum of maery and a sense of anticipation. As they reached the training area, Kintovar turo face Roselle.

  “You see, Roselle, I told you that you’d receive magic training, but whether you actually learn anything from it depeirely on you,” Kintovar expined, her tone firm. “Your potential is great, but it’s up to you to unlock it.”

  With those words, Kintovar called out, “Risebelle, e forth.”

  From the sed floor, Risebelle appeared, jumping down gracefully to nd perfectly across from Roselle. She looked just like Roselle but older, with aqua hair that flowed like a waterfall.

  Risebelle stood before Roselle, her attire distinctively different from Roselle’s. While Roselle’s clothing was a simple fur coat, a temporary measure due to her outfit not being ready, Risebelle wore a fitted aqua-blue robe adorned with silver patterns that glimmered with a faint magical aura. The robe had a high colr and long flowing sleeves that seemed to ripple like water as she moved.Dr. Kintovar spoke with a touch of pride ione. “Roselle, meet Risebelle. She’s your older sister, my first creation, and amed Project Z.A.B.”

  Roselle’s eyes widened in surprise at the revetion. She had no idea she had an older sister, let alone one who looked so simir to her but with striking differences. She managed a hesitant smile in response. “o meet you too, Risebelle.”

  Risebelle’s aqua eyes met Roselle’s, and she offered a slight nod in aowledgment.

  Dr. Kintovar took a step forward, her enthusiasm evident as she gestured toward Risebelle. “Risebelle will be your mentor for yic training. She’s exceptionally skilled and has already mastered her abilities. You have much to learn from her, Roselle.”

  Dr. Kintovar paused and then grinned as she tinued, “However, I should warn you, Roselle. Risebelle may not be in the mood to teach you if you perform poorly. She has high standards, and I expect you to rise to the occasion.”

  Without hesitation, Risebelle uttered the word “on,” and her own aterialized on her back, just like Roselle’s. Though it was simir in design, Roselle couldn’t help but notice that Risebelle’s on appeared slightly smaller.

  Roselle followed suit, summoning her on with a focused thought. This was atleast ohing Kintovar taught her that came easy.

  Dr. Kintovar observed their as with a satisfied nod. “Good, both of you are ready. This battle will end wheher of you reach 25% or lower. You will cease the fight then and only then. ”

  With a nod of aowledgement, Roselle looked at Risebelle, her aqua-haired sister.

  “I’m ready, Risebelle. Let’s do this!” Roselle said eically.

  Risebelle’s response was a simple nod, and theook a step back, creating some distaween them.As Dr. Kintave the and to begin, Roselle wasted no time. She summoned her on and fired off a series of three powerful energy bsts in quick succession. The bursts of magical energy surged toward Risebelle with incredible speed and force; however, to Roselle’s astonishment, Risebelle didn’t even flinch. With an almost casual grace, Risebelle raised her bare hands and effortlessly swatted away each of the ining energy bsts. They dissipated harmlessly in the air, leaving no trace of their power.

  Risebelle uttered her first words while l her eyes “So, this is Project Mage.” Risebelle sounded as if she were not impressed in the slightest. “I knew you would be a waste of my time.”

  Roselle felt a fidence drop when her sister showed disappoi Instead of a warm wele and encement. Roselle did not let that stop her though. Determio prove herself, began to move cautiously around the training area, her eyes never leaving Risebelle. She searched for an opening, a ce to un attad show her sister that she could hold her own in this battle.

  Risebelle, however, remained perfectly still, her aqua eyes trag Roselle’s every move.Roselle realized that she o adapt her strategy if she wao have a ce against Risebelle. She focused on her “Magidicator, drawing upon the energy within her. As she charged her on with magic, the air around her seemed to shimmer with power.

  Risebelle observed Roselle’s as with a calm and calg eyes. She fixed her gre on her younger sister.

  Risebelle’s bluish on beam narrowly missed Roselle as she dodged to the side, the powerful bst leaving a scorch mark on the ground. But before Roselle could react, Risebelle closed the distaween them with startling speed.

  Roselle’s eyes widened as Risebelle abandoned her on and lunged forward with a flurry of physical strikes. Roselle mao evade each attack by inches, but it was clear that she cked experien hand-to-hand bat.

  Risebelle’s movements were graceful and fluid, her strikes precise aimed. She pressed the advantage, aiming for Roselle’s vulnerabilities. Despite Roselle’s efforts to avoid the attacks, Risebelle’s relentless assault kept her on the defensive.

  Risebelle’s movements were fluid and precise, while Roselle struggled to evade each hit. Risebelle with a tone of sternness, remarked,

  “You o learn more than just firing a on, Roselle. In a real battle, you won’t always have the luxury of keeping your distance.“In a moment of frustration, Roselle decided to take the offensive. She threunch at Risebelle, who easily blocked the attad gracefully stepped back. Roselle g her own hand for a moment in thought.

  Risebelle pced one hand on the floor and jured a slippery energy puddle on the ground. As Roselle lu her, she lost her footing on the slick surfad tumbled to the ground in an embarrassing manner.

  Roselle nded with a thud, her face flushed with embarrassment as she pouted. Risebelle stood nearby, She waited for Roselle to pick herself up.

  Risebelle lowered her eyes as she spoke, “Battles require strategy and adaptability. It’s not just about firepower; it’s about using your enviro and uanding your oppo.”

  As Roselle got ba her feet, she asked a question. “Risebelle, how did you create that energy puddle? It was like nothing I’ve seen before. you teach me that teique?”

  Risebelle remained posed “That’s just a basiipution of magical energy.”You o get serious, Roselle. Remember, you are Project Mage. Magic is at the core of what you were created for.”

  Roselle nodded. She focused on Risebelle’s demonstration of the slippery energy teique and attempted to replicate it. With practice, she began to create a puddle of energy on the floor.

  Risebelle observed Roselle’s progress, her aqua eyes narrowing slightly. “Your energy is yellow,” she noted. “That’s an iing color. It might hint at your future magical powers….”

  Dr. Kintovar interjected, her tone filled with pride, “The magical system I created is indeed fwless. Roselle’s affinity was unknowo me. It’s a fasating development!”

  Risebelle looked at Roselle with a seriousness in her aqua eyes. “Roselle, yoing to hat ability,” she said firmly. “Trust me on this.”

  Roselle nodded in uanding. Risebelle swiftly moved back to her on, without a word. She aimed it at Roselle and fired a shot, narrowly missihe bst left a smoking mark on the ground near Roselle’s feet.

  Roselle jumped ba surprise, her heart pounding. Risebelle’s reminder was clear; this was still a battle, and Roselle o remai and focused. Risebelle fires off an assault, sending several shots at Roselle in rapid succession.

  As Risebelle’s shots came towards her, Roselle’s instincts kicked in. She focused on dodging the ining bsts, her mind rag. ‘Risebelle’s attacks are faster than mine. I ’t afford to get hit!’ she thought

  She leaped to the side, narrowly avoiding another shot. Her body moved with an agility she didn’t know she possessed. ‘I have to find an opening. I ’t match her firepower, but maybe I aneuver her.’

  Roselle tio dodge and weave, her eyes locked on Risebelle’s on as it fired relentlessly. Eaear miss pushed her to her limits, but she refused to give in.

  Risebelle’s eled her power into her on, ung a shot into the air; however, instead of a single powerful bst, it split into multiple orbs of aqua energy, each heading straight for Roselle.

  The orbs moved with incredible speed, leaving Roselle with little time to react. She mao dodge a few of them, but oruck her shoulder, causio stagger back. The impact stung, and Roselle winced in pain.

  But in that crucial moment, a surge of adrenaline and focus allowed her to tap into her newfound magic. She summoned a barrier of energy, creating a protective shield in front of her. The aqua orbs collided with the barrier, dissipating harmlessly.

  Roselle anting, the near-miss having pushed her to her limits once again. She was amazed at her ability to create that protective barrier. ‘I did it! I actually defended myself!’ she thought, a glimmer of fidence building within her.

  Roselle’s quick thinking allowed her to evade Risebelle’s subsequent attack. She rolled out of the way just in time, narrowly avoiding the ining bst.

  “At least you’re not sleepi.” Risebelle remarked.

  As Roselle tinued her training with Risebelle, she began to take what she had learned about magid adapt it into a new move. She trated on her uanding of energy manipution and the colors associated with it.

  With a gre at Risebelle , Roselle eled her magical energy into her on, fog oing a uack. She visualized the colors associated with her magic, the vibrant yellow that represented her power.

  With a sudden burst of energy, Roselle unleashed her new move. A stream ht yellow energy erupted from her on, twisting and turning like a tornado. It was a trolled chaos of energy, swirling and pulsating with power.

  Risebelle observed Roselle’s new move, her aqua eyes carefully trag the energy tornado. She remaioic but showed a glimmer of i in Roselle’s progress.

  “It’s a lightning tornado... An iing move, sidering your affinity. Lightning be both powerful and uable.”

  Roselle nodded. “I thought it might be useful to have something with a bit me aility. Lightning strike quickly and from a distance!”

  Risebelle’s eyes studied Roselle, assessing her progress. “True, but it requires precision and trol. You ’t afford to be reckless with such power. Remember, every move you make has sequences.”

  Roselle unleashed the lightning tornado towards Risebelle, she watched as the swirling vortex of electrical energy moved toward her older sister. The powerful winds and crag lightning bolts danced around Risebelle.

  However, Risebelle remained calm and posed. She didn’t flin the face of the approag tornado. Instead, she locked her on onto Roselle, trag her movements even through the storm.

  Risebelle tio fire precise shots at Roselle, not allowing the swirling tornado to deter her. Her shots cut through the electrical storm, closing in on Roselle with unwavering accuracy. It was a dispy of incredible focus and trol over her powers.

  Roselle, caught between her own attad Risebelle’s relentless barrage, realized the need for eveer precision and trol. She adjusted her focus, attempting to guide the lightning tornado to both protect herself and maintain an offehreat.

  Roselle charged forward, emuting Risebelle’s approach, but she was met with a familiar energy puddle on the floor. This time, however, Roselle repared. She swiftly lowered herself into a trolled slide, her feet gliding effortlessly on the slippery surface.

  Risebelle’s eyes widened in surprise as Roselle, instead of stumbling, used the energy puddle to her advantage. In a fluid motion, Roselle shifted her weight and aimed her on at Risebelle.

  With a focused thought and a surge of energy, Roselle unleashed a shot that struck Risebelle’s side. The aqua-haired older sister staggered slightly from the impact, caught off guard by Roselle’s quick thinking and adaptability.“Wh-What? She mao hit me...”

  Dr. Kintovar couldn’t help but grin as she watched the battle unfold.