Mui swung her bde with a force that left no room for doubt. Runebelle’s desperate attempt to strike her oppo was in vain, and the powerful blow sent her crashing to the ground. Her body battered and bloodied. She struggled to rise to her feet. “I ... still…win this….”

  Runebelle began building up an intense greenish energy around herself. The buildup of power was immense. Mui looked over towards her with curiosity. “Oh?”

  However, just as Runebelle was about to unleash her her move, she took a deep breath and paused. She spoke softly to herself,

  ‘If her Kyosa is that powerful, that attack won’t reach Mui. Not like that.’

  Runebelle’s magical energy that was gathering around her vanished.

  Mui thought to herself, ‘She unleashed some type of power around herself, but then it disappeared…What you are up to, Runebelle?’

  Runebelle whispered to herself, “I o find a way to outsmart Kyosa and Mui.”

  With a pn f in her mind, Runebelle charged at Mui once again, but she was caught off guard by Mui’s astounding speed. Runebelle appeared behind her in an instant.

  “I ’t believe I have to use Kyosa at full force for the third time,” Mui said with Amazement. “It just goes to show how beautiful your power is Runebelle. You gave me a run for my money by disabling my Swod form.”

  Runebelle found herself sshed by the powerful blow of Kyosa. The effects of the bined properties took hold quickly. She slowly dropped to the ground, reverting tur form.

  The Grand Arena fell silent, and the audieched in awe as the battle came to an end.

  After a tense 60 seds had passed, the arena’s announcer broke the silence. “Ladies alemen, the winner of this intetle is Muiler G!”

  The crowd erupted into cheers, aowledging Mui’s formidable victory.

  As the annou, the camera pao the stands where Roselle and Risebelle were watg. Roselle’s eyes were filled with disappoi. Risebelle, oher hand, wore a serious yet sad look.

  Kintovar, who had been watg the battle closely, spoke up to offer her insight. “Runebelle did her best with the cards she held,” she said with a sense of uanding. “The pap was wide, and it’s what allowed Mui tain trol of Kyosa. But in the face of such a powerful oppo, she gave it her all.”

  Juliana nodded her head and said, “When someoh incredibly intense magifronts you, it tip the scales heavily in their favor. Even if you possess potent abilities like Runebelle’s Needle of Empathy, the sheer power difference ehem to overe your teiques with their own abilities. In battles, it’s not just about the uniqueness of your abilities, but also the amount of that power that you wield. Runebelle’s power is remarkable, but Mui’s might was overwhelming. It’s a lesson in the importance of growth and mastering one’s abilities. That being said…”

  Kintovar held one hand under her and thought about the day before the tour, she fshed back to her stay Henry’s house.

  In a makeshift b, the hum of teology filled the air as Kintovar, Juliana, and the Brain awaited Roselle. She had been called to the front for a versation that held signifit weight. After a thh check-up, Kintovar couldn’t hide her amazement.

  “Seventy-five pert, Roselle! You’ve progressed at an astonishing rate. You’re even ready to use the Project Mage Transformation. But with this level of access, you also know the truth, don’t you?”

  Kintovar’s face darkened. “With this knowledge, Roselle, do you pn to... to e after me? To try aroy me because of what I’ve kept hidden from you?

  Roselle hesitated. She shifted from Kintovar to the Brain, and then to Juliana who were all in the room. With a soft, heartfelt tone, Roselle replied, “Dr.Kintovar, I’ve e to uand that the problem isn’t with you. You created this system. Despite everything you’ve kept hidden, you’ve treated us like your own children. You’ve guided us, protected us, and given us a ce to be more than what we were. That’s what ts. I know you did what you had to do. Dealing with my system is now my problem.”

  Kintovar struggled to hold back tears. She stammered, “I... I’m gd you feel that way, Roselle. It means a lot to me.” The weight of her secrets and the burden she had carried for so long began to feel a bit lighter, thanks to Roselle’s fiveness and uanding.

  The Brain chimed in, “Dr. Kintovar’s emotional state has elevated signifitly.”

  Juliana nodded. “Of course, what my Granddaughter did iart was treat the Projects as mere tools. But over time, she came to realize that Project Mage, Zab and Rune could be turned into something greater than that. Having a soul and the emotions that e with being somewhat human be a weakness, but with the right knowledge, one transform that into a strength.”

  Later on, Kintovar, Juliana, and the Brain focused their attention on Roselle. Kintovar started to expiails of the Project Mage Transformation. “Roselle, you already know that there’s a 24-hour cooldown for the Project Mage Transformation,” Kintovar said with frustration. “But it’s not something I designed. It’s a limitation imposed by the System itself. It’s one of the reasons teology gs behind magic – the presence of limitations.”

  Juliana chimed in. “Indeed, baby bird. Limitations are what separate us from our true potential. In the world of magic, they’ve learo push beyond the boundaries, to exceed the limits that others thought were unbreakable. You will have to think outside the box on this one.”

  Kintovar’s eyes sparkled. She raised one hand to her with a grin beginning to form. “Thinking outside the box, eh? Yes, it’s time to break free from these imposed limitations. I have an idea – a limiter removal.”

  The Brain spoke up. “I help with that, my daughter. Together, we develop a way to remove this cooldown and unlock Roselle’s full potential.”

  Roselle nodded. “I’m ready for whatever it takes, Dr. Kintovar. Let’s make this happen!”

  After several intense hours of work, Kintovar, Juliana, and the Brain had successfully developed a Limiter Removal System. Roselle stood at the ter of the makeshift b, ready to test the newfound freedom of her Project Mage Transformation.

  Kintovar expined, “Roselle, this Limiter Removal System should allow you to use your transformation at will. No more 24-hour cooldown. However, there’s one minor drawback we couldn’t pletely eliminate. You’ll have a time limit during your transformation. It’s the best promise we could achieve.”

  Roselle looked up with a small smile. “I uand, Dr. Kintovar. Let’s do it.”

  Juliana ented, “You’re about to make history as a creation of the Kintovars! Embrace this power, and remember that the limitations are there to be pushed beyond.”

  The Brain added, “The Limiter Removal System is now in pd ready for activation. When you transform, the system will eomatically, granting you full access to your abilities.”

  Roselle took a deep breath and then began to undergo the Project Mage Transformation. As the energy surged around her, she felt the freedom of trol that reviously deo her. She was able to transform and also de-transform without warnings of a cooldown period.

  Kintovar observed with satisfa, “It’s w perfectly. You transform at will, Roselle. Just remember, you have a time limit.”

  Roselle gave everyone in the room a smile one by ohank you, Dr. Kintovar, Juliana, um…Brain. I won’t let you down.”

  Juliana patted her on the back. “Yoing to do great for teology. And we’ll replicate this system for Risebelle and Runebelle soon enough.”

  The brain chimed in with a tone of mockery. “Juliana, I see you’ve reverted to your old ways. Waiting for the future while ing the present. Shouldn’t you be fog and doing this now rather than ter?”

  Juliana looked up from her thoughts. “Nonsense! ‘Soon’ and ‘now’ are very simir cepts. The important thing is the progress we’re making.”

  The Brain responded. “Ah, yes, the eternal excuse. ‘Soon’ is just a way to defer a.” The brain took on a mimicry of Juliana’s speech pattern and said, ‘It’s not that I’m being zy—it’s that I’m waiting for the perfeent’.

  Kintovar chuckled. “Well, as long as Juliana’s ‘soon’ doesn’t bee an endless cycle of waiting, we should be fine.”

  Juliana managed a wry smile. “Alright, alright. I’ll work on bang the ‘now’ with the two of you, but let’s not fet we have other pressing matters to attend to.”

  Later in the b, Risebelle stood with a sense of anticipation as Kintovar and the Brain prepared to upgrade her with the Limiter Removal System.

  Kintovar spoke, “Risebelle, you were created before Roselle and should have collected more data, but she’s surpassed you in that regard.”

  Risebelle’s curiosity got the better of her. “How in the hell did Roselle collect more data than me already?”

  Kintovar hesitated for a moment, then responded, “It’s a bination of factors, Risebelle. Roselle’s unique experiences have propelled her forward, but we’ll discuss this further once you reach 75% data colle.”

  The Brain chimed in. “The Limiter Removal System is ready for instaltion. When activated, it will grant you trol over your transformation, although a time limit will still be in effect.”

  Risebelle took a deep breath and decided to address a question that had been on her mind for a while. “Dr. Kintovar, do you hate the world, the mages, for everything they’ve doo us? Do you pn to take over the world someday?”

  Kintovar paused her aomentarily. She then responded, “I ’t deny that I once felt anger ament towards the world, Risebelle. But my perspective has evolved. I’ve seen both the good and the inno people, and I no longer harbor hatred for humanity. As for taking over the world, my goals have shifted to showg the power of teology and creating a better world.”

  Risebelle absorbed Kintovar’s response and faced the ground with her eyes. “I see. It’s just... I’ve had my own share of anger ament, but tely, I’ve started to feel differently too. Maybe there is hope for a better future…”

  Lastly, Runebelle stood ready for her upgrade. Kintovar addressed her with a geone. “Runebelle, you were the st to be created. I remember a moment in the North when you discovered a painful truth and pointed your on at me. It was a side of you I’d never seen before.”

  Runebelle responded with a gloomy look.“I almost lost trol, Dr. Kintovar. I thought that eliminating you would solve everything, but then I realized that if you were gohe sadness Roselle and Risebelle would feel would be unbearable. You’ve been like a mother to us, even though you kept so much hidden.”

  Kintovar nodded. “I’m gd you uand, Runebelle. The truth be hard to bear, but it’s something you o know. I hope you’ll find it in you tive me for what I’ve kept hidden.”

  With the past addressed, the Brain spoke. “The Limiter Removal System is prepared for instaltion. Oivated, it will allow you to trol your transformation, with a time limit still in pce.”

  Runebelle approached Juliana with a hint of fiden her sad face. She said, “Juliana, I know you have the answers. You may choose to hide it now, but when all of this is over and Dr. Kintovar aplishes her goals, I want to know the truth about how I died in the past.”

  Julia Runebelle’s gaze with surprise and ption. After thinking it over, Juliana replied, “Runebelle, your desire for the truth is uandable. Wheime is right, I will tell you everything you o know. Until then, you must promise Kintovar here to do your best.”