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Chapter 87: A Cold and Dark encounter

  Elena raised her hand, signaling for them to stop iracks."Hold it right there."

  Aliana and Gaiza came to a halt, their guard raised. They exged a quice, wary of Elena's prese was clear that she was a formidable oppo and likely held valuable information about the headmaster's pns.

  Elena studied them both with a critical gaze. "You've made quite a mess getting this far," she remarked, her tone cold and calcuted. "But you won't go any further. The headmaster has important matters to attend to, and she won't be disturbed."

  Aliana's grip on her icy sword tightened. She khey couldn't afford to back down now, not when they were so close to unc the truth.

  "What does the headmaster io do, and why are you so loyal to her, Elena?"

  Elena's lips curved into a sly smile which revealed nothing. "You ask too many questions, Princess Aliana. Some things are better left unanswered."

  Gaiza, standing beside Aliana, couldn't help but feel a sense of unease. She khat Elena's loyalty to the headmaster was ohat was absolute. it was clear that she would do whatever it took to protect her.

  Aliana, however, wasn't oo back down easily. She took a step forward, her icy sword at the ready. "We won't be stopped, Elena," she decred. "Not when we've e this far."

  Elena's red eyes bore into Aliana's, and for a moment. It seemed as though she might relent, but then she spoke in a low, ominous tone, "You uimate the headmaster's power, don’t you Princess? You may have broken free from her trol, but that doesn't mean you defeat her. I may not stop you but I at least prevent you from interfering with her pns!"

  Before Aliana could respond, a sudden otion echoed through the corridor. The sound was followed by a telepathic message from a familiar voice.

  "Swod Aliana?! Headmaster, Aliana's broken free of your aura pressure and found out what we've been up to!"

  While Aliana and Gaiza stood their ground and faced off against Elena and the impending threat of the headmaster's power, a sudden presence made itself known. From the shadows behind them, a figure emerged, casting an eerie and ominous aura over the corridor.

  It was Arlysa, the formidable elite of the Magic Academy.

  Arlysa's eyes, dark and pierg, assessed the situation before her. "Well…. well… Princess Aliana, it seems you've been quite busy. Turning traitor, breaking free, and now causing trouble for the headmaster."

  Aliana charged her sword with her iergy giving it an aura around it. She was ready for bat a Arlysa's gaze without fear. "I won't let the headmaster's pns tio be unchecked."

  Arlysa, however, had more to reveal. She tinued, her tone dripping with a hint of bitterness, "Your betrayal has left the Magic Academy in disarray, Princess. Two turncoats, oh, and now the headmaster's precious pns are in jeopardy."

  Gaiza couldn't help but feel a pang of guilt. She khat Aliana's as had set off a of events that were ging the fate of the Magic Academy, and it was a heavy burden to bear.

  "The headmaster's pns were never right to begin with," she retorted. "I once believed in that woman, but then I found out the truth. I won't stand by while she tio harm i mages."

  After a brief pause, Arlysa began speaking

  "Before this chaos unfolded, the headmaster had pns to add a fifth member to the Elite Mages. This individual possesses magical capabilities so immehat they rival her own. The reason for this power lies in their ability to trol not one, not two, but four elemental affinities."

  Aliana's eyes widened in astonishment, and Gaiza's gaze mirrored her disbelief. The thought of someoh sucredible power was staggering. The Magic Academy had always been at the forefront of magic research, but this revetion was beyond anything they had expected.

  "The headmaster... she nning to add a fifth member to the Elite Mages?" Gaiza said while raising one hand up to her mouth"Someoh trol over four elemental affihat's... that's unheard of."

  Aliana’s eyes narrowed in thought."This fifth person, who could rival the headmaster's power... who is it?"

  Arlysa, her dark voice carrying an uling edge, revealed the hat made their faces drop in doom. "Mystimona."

  Aliana's brows furrowed in fusion. The name was unfamiliar to her, but Gaiza's eyes widened with reition. "Mystimona... I've heard rumors about him, but I hought they were true!"

  Arlysa nodded slowly, firming Gaiza's suspis. "Oh, it's no rumor. Mystimona possesses unparalleled magical capabilities, and the headmaster had inteo harhat power. But he sought to escape the Magic Academy, and for that, she locked him away."

  Aliana and Gaiza finally began to uand what was going on here. The headmaster's ambitions, Mystimona's incredible abilities, and the chaos that had been unleashed were all iwihey couldn't help but wonder why Arlysa was sharing this information.

  "Why are you telling us all of this?" Aliana questioned, "What is your iion?"

  Arlysa's dark smile sent a shiver down their spines as she revealed her true motives. "Because, Alian, you see, not only is Mystimona uhe headmaster's trol, but he's under my trol as well. He'll do whatever I and, and soon, we'll ehat the Magic Academy bows to our will."

  Aliana's features torted into a cold, icy smile that sent a shiver down Gaiza's spi was a smile devoid of warmth.

  Elena, who had been silently the tense exge, spoke up hesitantly. "I... I should inform the headmaster about this. She o know what's happening here."

  Arlysa's eyes fshed with a dangerous glint as she fixed her gaze on Elena."Elena, if you value your life, you will do no such thing."

  The room grew colder as Arlysa's magic seemed to seep into the very air they breathed. Aliana and Gaiza exged uneasy gnces. Arlysa had them ered, and there seemed to be no way out.

  With a cruel smile, Arlysa tinued, "I have an offer for the three of you. Join me now, and you will be allowed to escape this isnd when I destroy it and the headmaster. The city awaits, and I could use your talents to ensure a smooth transition. This is the only way your lives will be spared"

  Aliana with her icy smile, spoke with a hint of sarcasm, "Well, Elena, it seems our options are clear. Stay and faevitable doom, or embrace a ce at a new life iy. The choice is yours."

  Elena, torween loyalty to the headmaster and the fear of Arlysa's chilling threat, began to panic. Her breathing quied, and beads of sweat formed on her forehead.

  Aliana, notig the pani her eyes turned back towards Arlysa.

  "Arlysa," Aliana began speaking low"you must have been pnning this treachery for a very long time. To manipute Mystimona and trol him, to deceive even the headmaster... It's clear that the darkness within this school runs deeper than any of us could have imagined."

  Gaiza, still frightened by the turn of events, nodded in agreement.

  Elena, torn and trembling said,"But what do I do now? If I go along with this I’ll be betraying the headmaster, but...--"

  Aliana, her fake smile faded. She approached Elena with a sense of empathy. She spoke in a hushed, reassuring tone, "Elena, I uand the turmoil you're feeling right now. But you must know that the headmaster's pns were doomed from the start. I've turned a blio every atrocity she's itted, every evil act she's made me a part of."

  Elena's eyes widened in shock. The realization that she had been unwittingly plicit in such dark deeds washed over her, leaving her feelirayed and flicted.

  "Moreover," Aliana tinued, "the headmaster inteo abandon many students whehered enough energy to reach the city. That includes you, Elena."

  Elena's initial shock gave way to anger, and she couldn't tain her outburst any longer. "That's a lie! The headmaster would never—"

  But before she could finish her protest, Aliana held up a hand to silence her. "Do I have any reason to lie in this situation? The headmaster's ruthless pursuit of power knows no bounds. She would have sacrificed us all in her quest for trol."

  Aliana's words struck a chord with Elena, and the truth began to settle in.

  Gaiza spoke up ."Princess Aliana is right, Elena. We were deceived, and it's time to make a choie that might save our lives and help put ao this darkness."

  Elena's face torted with a whirlwind of flig emotions. Memories flooded her mind, of days bathed in the headmaster's praise, of wearing the special approval seal with pride. The headmaster's words had been like a symphony to her ears, eaote a validation of her worth. She had basked in the glory of being chosen by such a powerful figure, reveling in the sense of purpose it bestowed upon her.

  But now, those memories cshed with the uling truth she had just learned. Elena's loyalty wavered as she grappled with this harsh reality.

  Elena's gaze remained fixed on the ground, defeated and torn by the choices before her.

  “This….”

  Aliana, her icy facade unwavering, finally spoke up. "Elena, it's clear you're struggling with this decision. But I 't afford to wait any longer. I've made the choice for you, and we won't be joining Arlysa ireacherous pns."

  As Aliana's words hung in the air, Arlysa's eyes gleamed with a malevolent glint. She had anticipated this oute and had been prepared for a frontation from the beginning.

  With a sinister smile, Arlysa readied herself for battle. Dark magic surged around her, and the room grew colder as she prepared to face Aliana, Gaiza, and Elena.

  Arlysa's dark bsts of magic surged forth from her staff towards Aliana, Gaiza, and Elena. With grad precision, Aliana and Gaiza mao avoid the deadly projectiles, dodging to the side and evading the impending threat.

  They prepared to terattack. Gaiza summoned her water bde, replig the form of Aliana's icy sword. The two bdes cshed with Arlysa's dark staff, and a teruggle ensued.

  Arlysa, wearing a sinister smile, seemed to take pleasure in their struggle. Despite the determination of Aliana and Gaiza, her dark magic was an overwhelming force of its own, and she held the upper hand.

  With a surge of dark energy, Arlysa sent Aliana and Gaiza staggering backward. Aliana's pint echoed through the chamber, frustration evident in her icy tone.

  "I'm not at full strength, and if I were, I would be overp yht now."

  Gaiza extended a hand to help Aliana up.

  Arlysa, still holding her dark staff, aowledged her own limitations with a hint of irritation. "You're not the only one who's faced those troublesome children. They proved to be more resilient than I expected, although... I possess more power than you do. I always have, haven't I?"

  Aliana rose to her feet, her icy smile returning as she respoo Arlysa.

  "Yes, you do have more power than me, but it takes more than power to defeat the likes of me. You uimate the 'Swod Aliana,' and that's a mistake you'll sret."

  Arlysa's face twisted with frustration and a Aliana's taunts. "We'll see about that," she hissed, tightening her grip on her dark staff.

  With a burst of dark energy, Arlysa unched another wave of attacks, this time more focused aless.

  With a swift and practiced motion, Aliana swung her sword. The bde sliced through the atmosphere unleashing a chilling resohrough the chamber.

  "Tengoku!"

  Upon Aliana stating the sword's he bde gleamed with an otherworldly frost, and from it, a flurry of razor-sharp ice shards materialized. The shards, glittering with an eerie blue light, shot forth toward Arlysa. The sheer force of the attack, bined with her current weakeate, caused her face to tort with pain.

  Arlysa summoned a dark barrier to shield herself from the onsught of ice shards. However, even as the barrier protected her, a flicker of pain crossed her face, indig the strain of maintaining her defenses against Aliana's assault.

  The battle betweewo Elite mages has just begun.

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