Roy, feeling the toll of Roselle’s powerful attack, spoke through strained breaths, “You... you surprised me. I won’t make that mistake again.”

  The chamber was transformed into a blinding spectacle of light aial energy. The room seemed to e alive as Roy held up his sword. Before saying the and, Roy’s gigantic guardian appeared and towered over them all. It was a celestial entity adorned with celestial armor that seemed to pulse with energy.

  “In the name of the celestial guardians,” Roy intoned, “I call upon yht. Grahe strength to protect this pce! Sword Magic level 3, !”

  With the flourish of its celestial sword, the guardian unleashed its power in respoo Roy’s and. The very ground seemed to shake in aowledgment of its power.

  The celestial guardian emanated a gentle healing light that cascaded down upon Roy. The radiant energy enveloped him, mending his injuries. Slowly, his breathing steadied, and the pain began to recede.

  With newfound strength, Roy readied himself for the tinued battle.

  Runebelle held for Roselle, who had just unleashed a powerful 200% shot. She questioned, “Roselle, are you okay? That was a 200% shot… did you use all of yic just to catch him off-guard?”

  Roselle replied with a hint of amazement, “I’m fine, Runebelle. It’s strahough. I use these powerful shots without draining my magiow, but…”

  Roselle initiated a quick system ched saw that there was a atus on her system message.

  “on Cooldown: 20 seds remaining.”

  Roselle tinued her speech towards Runebelle. ”But there’s some type of a cooldown. I o be careful with the timing.”

  “Guardian, unleash Celestial Torrent!” Roy decred with authority.

  The celestial guardian summoned a powerful torrent of water, aiming it at Roselle and Runebelle. In response, Runebelle quickly jured her elemental pilrs – one of id another of earth – to shield them from the impending deluge. The fire pilr, however, was instantly obliterated by the force of the water.

  Roselle took shelter behind Runebelle and pced hands on her shoulders.

  Runebelle’s eyes narrowed. She began bining her elemental pilrs, merging the fire, earth, and ice elements into a colossal pilr of prote.

  Her hands moved swiftly, weaving the three elements into a single, powerful struct. The fire element roared with intense heat, the earth hardened into a resilient shield, and the ice added a cooling, stabilizing effect.

  “Roselle, hold on!” Runebelle shouted. Wheorrent of water cshed with the gigantic pilr, the elemental forces fought back. The bined elements absorbed the force of the water, the fire vaporizing the impact, the earth reinf the shield, and the ice tempering the heat. The pilr not only held firm but also released a faint healing aura, subtly mending the minor injuries they had sustained.

  Despite the immense pressure and strain on her magic, Runebelle gritted her teeth ahe pilr intact. Sweat beaded on her forehead, and her breathing became bored, but her pilr held strong.

  Roselle, feeling the gentle healing properties of the pilr, g Runebelle. “You’re doing great, Runebelle! Im surprised at what you do now!”

  Runebelle gave Roselle a faint, appreciative smile. She then muttered to herself, “This would have been impossible if I hadn’t pushed myself to heal Roselle with fire magic during the battle against Daimendo. We’re getting stronger.”

  Roy’s eyes flickered irritation. “You have some iing replicated elements, I’ll give you that,” he ceded. “But don’t think for a moment that you’re ready for what’s i. I have far more in store.”

  With a swift motion, Roy called upon the celestial guardian once again “Prepare yourselves! Celestial Shield of Eternity!”

  The celestial guardian raised its sword high, and a brilliant, shimmering shield of pure celestial energy maed around Roy. The shield pulsed with a radiant light, f an imperable barrier that expanded outward.

  The guardian’s eyes glowed with an intense white light. “This shield will deflect all your attacks and protect me from harm,” Roy decred fidently. “Try as you might, but you will not breach it.”

  Back-to-back with Runebelle whispered, “Runebelle, I think I’ve got a p’s use your ice element fusion on my on.”

  Runebelle nodded in agreement, uanding Roselle’s strategy. She trated her magic, eling the power of the ice element. With a focused look, Runebelle extended her hand towards Roselle’s massive oing her icy magic flow into it.

  The magical fusion took pce, and Roselle’s on began to glow with a bluish aura.Roselle took a deep before speaking again. “Alright, Runebelle, now I need you to ihe on with fire ah magic at the same time.”

  Runebelle’s eyes widened in fusion. “Fire ah? At the same time? But that could overload the on!”

  Roselle gave a nod.“That’s the point. We o break through Roy’s celestial shield, and this overload might just give us the power we need.”

  Runebelle hesitated for a moment but then steeled herself. She extended her hands once more towards the on, this time eling both fire ah magic simultaneously. Fmes erupted from her hands while earthen pieces were summoe with the icy aura already present on the on.

  The elemental energies verged and in that moment, the on began to crackle and pulse with a chaotic yet mesmerizing bination of colors—blue from the ice, yellow from the lightning, red from the fire, ahy brown tohe bined magical forces created a swirling storm of power around the on, pushing its limits to the extreme.

  Roselle ed her arms around the on. The energy from it made her stance slightly unsteady. Despite that, Roselle smirked. “Now, when I fire this shot, it’s going to be something he won’t expect. Get ready, Runebelle.”

  Roy’s eyes narrowed. He wasn’t about to wait for Roselle and Runebelle to unch their attack. With a steely gre, he decred, “I don’t know what tricks you’re pnning, but you stand no ce. Prepare to be crushed!”

  With a swift and powerful swing of his bde, Roy sent a wave of celestial energy surging toward them. Simultaneously, the t celestial guardian began to move. It’s massive body advanced with the iion to crush Roselle and Runebelle beh its colossal weight.

  Runebelle decided to take a bold step forward. She summoned pilr after pilr of elemental magic—ice, fire, ah—eae rising up to intercept the guardian’s advand block Roy’s celestial energy.

  As she worked, her hands flew with practiced precision. The elemental pilrs formed a formidable barrier, momentarily staving off the guardian’s approach.

  Runebelle eled a memory of Roselle’s aggressive tactid grabbed her own small on. She hurled it with all her might at Roy.

  Roy’s eyes widened in surprise. He swung his bde to destroy it, but the on was enveloped in an unbelievable force, causing his bde to falter and the impact to knock him slightly off bance. “What the—?” Roy excimed.

  Seizing the opportunity, Runebelle dashed forward, her small form moving with surprising speed. She aimed to strike Roy with a series of rapid blows; however, with a swift motion, he summohe Celestial Shield of Eternity to envelop him pletely and nullify her blows.

  “Have you fotten about this?” Roy said with while looking down at Runebelle. He seemed almost amused by her futile attempts.

  Runebelle’s eyes widened. Roy decred, “It’s over for you.”

  He turo his celestial guardian, anding it with authority. “Celestial guardian, unleash the Torrent of Oblivion on her!”

  The celestial guardian jured a powerful torrent of celestial water. The r deluge surged toward Runebelle, threatening to overwhelm her. For a brief sed, Roselle noticed a small gap in the shield’s ce—an opening that wasn’t fully protected. “Runebelle, now!” she shouted urgently.

  Runebelle She rolled to safety, narrowly avoiding the torrent’s overwhelming force.Roselle wasted no time. With focused precision, she aimed her on and fired. The shot erupted from the on as a massive beam of energy, pierg through the air with blinding iy. The bined elemental forces—ice, lightning, fire, ah—merged into a single, colossal stream of destructive power. “Sayanora, Roy!”

  Roy’s mouth dropped open in shock. “That’s impossible!” The beam engulfed him in a burst of brilliant, searing light. When the dust cleared, it was revealed that Roy’s celestial guardian had shielded him from the full force of Roselle’s attack.

  Roy’s celestial guardian, though still standing, was visibly bloodied and bruised, with traces of Roselle’s attack lingering around.

  Roselle’s eyes widened in disbelief. “There’s no way...” she muttered.

  Roy, though seemingly unscathed himself, was visibly irritated. ‘If this guardian takes another hit, I won’t be able to wield my sword magic,’ he thought to himself, ‘I o this fight up quickly as the guardian of Jay’s domain.’

  Seizing the moment of fusion and desperation, Roy unched his terattack with ruthless efficy. With a swift motion, he swung his bde, sending Roselle hurtling into a nearby pilr with tremendous force.

  Runebelle shouted “Roselle!” in , but quickly turo fire at Roy with a growl.

  Roy’s celestial power enveloped and protected him from damage. He walked towards Runebelle and said, “Is that all yood for? A mere distra with your quick shots?”

  With a powerful ssh, Roy sent Runebelle crashing into another pilr. Then, his celestial aura vanished.

  “This is it,” Roy decred while raising his sword into the air, “Celestial Guardian, we give it our all! Let us protect Jay’s Domain together! Celestial MIGHT!”

  The celestial guardian raised its arms, summoning torrents of water, raging fmes, and the very earth itself. These elements swirled around the guardian and Roy, f a colossal storm of power. Torrents of water spiraled like a tsunami, fmes danced in a fiery inferno, and the earth itself shook with quakes.

  Roselle and Runebelle, battered and bruised, attempted to ter this overwhelming force. Roselle unleashed her yellow lightning and increased her magical power slightly to 120% to give herself oreak of red lightning. Runebelle used pilrs and bihem all into one around them. By bining their powers, they created a lightning pilr around themselves; however the celestial guardian’s power was beyond their prehension. Their pilr was destroyed in the face of this celestial onsught, and they were sent tumbling back.

  The room was ed by the celestial storm, and all that remained was a brilliant and overwhelming light.

  The celestial guardian began to fade after the attack. Its elemental aura dissolved into the room, leaving only the resple light around Roy’s bde.

  Roy stood amidst the aftermath of his devastating attack. The room was in shambles, and the remnants of the celestial storm danced around him.

  Roselle and Runebelle was unscious. Roy approached the sisters with a chuckle. He spoke with authority, addressing observers of the group. “Do you see now? You were ignorant to trespass into Jay’s Domain. You sent these mere children to fight, thinking that they could challehe guardian of this pce. But now, they lie defeated.”

  Roy tinued, “This pce is protected by the Celestial Guardian. I, as the guardian, will es safety...I will free these children from your misguided creation, from your interferen matters that you do not uand.”

  Roy raised his celestial-infused bde. He was about to finish off the unscious sisters as a demonstration of his resolve and power.

  In a surprising twist, Roselle, still lying on the ground, reached out and grabbed hold of Roy’s foot just as he was about to swing his bde down. She unleashed her power, creating a slippery energy under Roy’s feet. In one swift, ued motion, she yanked his foot, sending him tumbling to the ground. Roy’s interike was thwarted, and he found himself on his back, momentarily stunned by the turn of events.

  Roselle spoke up from the ground with one eye opened. “We’re…not finished yet! You thought…we couldn’t stand up to you? Well I hate to break it to ya, but were strohan you think…”

  Struggling to get up and slipping back down, Roy erplexed by the strange magic he had entered. He mumbled, “What?! What is this nonsense magic? This ’t be...”

  Roselle, crawled her way to her Massive on. With a smirk on her face, she took aim and stated, “That’s why the battle isn’t over until it’s over!”

  With a thunderous bst, she fired the powerful shot at Roy. The attack hit it’s mark, filling Roy with shod disbelief. “No... I ’t believe it... I won’t let Jay down... like this..!”

  The attagulfed Roy, and the room was filled with a blinding light. When the light faded, Roy was no loanding.

  Roy’s life seemed to hang in the bance. He revisited the memory of a younger, kinder Jay, whose golden-blonde hair was straight and flowed with grace. She handed Roy a pte of freshly baked cookies, her eyes brimming with warmth.

  “Roy, I made these cookies just for you. I hope you like them.”

  Roy, still a child, couldn’t tain his joy. His eyes shoh happiness from seeing the cookies, but even theried to maintain his formal demeanor, stammering, “M-My dy! I do not think that I should--”

  Jay stomped her feet and interrupted with a pout.“--Would you stop that! I told you to call me Jay, right? Eat the cookies! I got them for you, and you alone.”

  In a blink, Roy found himself ba the present, fronted by a very different Jay. She regarded him with a perplexed look. Her golden-blonde hair was in distinctive pigtails.

  “Roy, you’re so overprotective. I handle myself now,” Jay remarked.

  Roy responded, “I just... I ’t bear to see you hurt, Jay. You’ve ged so much.”

  Jay offered Roy a cookie. “Yeahhhh. Here Roy, a cookie.”

  Roy accepted the cookie, but Jay’s mood shifted abruptly. “Don’t think this makes up for everything, though.”

  Another memory emerged, this time from their earlier days when Roy was still a toddler. He saw a young Jay whom Roy tied her hair iyle she wanted with ribbons. She handed him a cookie with a wide smile on her face.

  “Here, Roy, a cookie just for you. It’s our little secret,” she whispered pyfully.

  Roy’s vision dimmed and his life slowly slipped away. He gazed upon a spectral figure of Jay. With tears in his eyes, he found the strength to speak o time.

  “Jay... I’m sorry... I couldn’t protect your domain... I gave it my all... to keep intruders away... I fought with everything... I had...,” he whispered.