Daimendo tinued, “We were all wito your intrusion into Jancito and the brea our Barrier. Sihen, I’ve been trag the movements of every one of you. But, as you ck magic, I could only locate aain a few. Then, your name, Kintovar, surfaced in a versation among my superiors. They debated whether it was the same Kintovar they had captured or a different o turns out that the Kintovar retly transferred from Eastern Jancito Prison to Western Jancito Prison, the harshest of all pces.”

  He paused momentarily. Then, a cold smile came towards his lips, “We came to the clusion that you were actually a different one, so we gathered all avaible information on you. Now, you will answer for your as.”

  Daimendo, with a fluid and practiced motion, eled the frigid energy of his northerage into his specialized gun. As he aimed it at Kintovar, a bluish aura surrouhe on, pulsating with iergy. He pulled the trigger, and a trated bst of freezing power erupted from the barrel.

  The energy shot out like a nce, seeking its target. It struck Kintovar with uing force, surrounding her in a rapidly f co of ice. She struggled briefly, but the icy grip tightened, and she found herself encased.

  Daimendo approached the frozen Kintovar. “We also have information on your enter with Dark Whirlwind. We know you o press something to activate that suit of yours, but that won’t work if you’re frozen solid.”

  Turning to the other men, he anded, “We have secured Kintovar, but this isn’t over. We o find the other two intruders. They ot be allowed to escape.”

  The Guards looked at him dumbfounded. “Wait, you’re saying she wasn’t alone in there? We only saw her!”

  Daimendo retorted with a rageful shout. “You numbskulls! Did you think Kintovar could shake the whole pce by herself!? She’s got her little band of troublemakers with her. Find them!”

  “How are we supposed to track them? We ’t sense any magi them.”

  “Think, you imbeciles! They’re probably responsible for that barrier breach. They’ll stick out like sore thumbs. Just look for the chaos they’ve caused.”

  “What about Kintovar, Lieutenant?”

  “She’s not going anywhere in that ice. We’ll deal with her ter. Now move out, and find the rest of her gang!”

  The guards dispersed throughout the pound, cautiously searg for Kintovar’s creations. They moved with a sense of purpose, cheg every er and passage with their ons ready.

  Meanwhile, Daimendo strode ahead, leading the charge. His breath formed frosty clouds in the chill air.

  “Check over here! They might be hiding in the cells!”

  “I’ll iigate the trol room. If they’re in there, they won’t escape.”

  Daimendo frustratingly increased his pad muttered, “Sometimes, if you want something dht, you have to do it yourself.”

  The guards with Daimendo were suddenly startled from a tremor. Their eyes widened, and some stumbled, struggling to maintain their bance.

  “What’s going on? Are they trying t the whole pce down?”

  Daimendo, however grinned with a frosty aura surrounding him. “o panic. I kly where they are now. Follow me!”

  With renewed resolve, Daimendo charged forward, leading the guards towards the source of the disturbance.

  Meanwhile, the guards fighting the sisters in the cell room tio fire their icy shots at Roselle and singled her out. Roselle eled her yellow lightning powers, infusing them into her massive on. She pulled the trigger, and a surge of energy crackled through the on, but the barrier remained unphased.

  “She’s fast!” one of the guards shouted. Anuard got an idea and began to unch ice bullets all along the floor, creating a treacherous path of obstacles. When Roselle tried to run, she tripped over one of the icy patches and fell ft on her face. The guard’s eyes lit up with a predatleam. He aimed his on at the fallen Roselle.

  Roselle gasped, brag for the worst. But just when the shot was fired, a pilr of fire erupted in front of her, shielding her from the icy bst. Runebelle stood nearby and fidently maintaihe fiery pilr.

  “Thanks for the save, Runebelle,” Roselle panted, scrambling to her feet.

  “We o keep moving,” Runebelle replied. “They won’t let up.” Runebelle, standing firmly by Roselle’s side unleashed ah pilr beside the fire pilr to shield them from being bombarded.

  Runebelle looked back at Roselle and said, “Iv’e bought us some time. Those pilrs won’t stay up for long with the power they are pag. We need a way to break the barrier.”

  Roselle poheir predit. “Is this barrier element-based?” she wondered aloud. “If it is, maybe Runebelle could use her elemental fusion abilities to break it, but something doesn’t feel right about that.”

  She then recalled that both Runebelle and Risebelle had hag abilities, which they used to access magical items like the maractors ba the isnd. However, that teique relied on linking and repg a mage’s energy. Roselle wasn’t sure it would work in this situatioher.

  She asked herself, ‘What’s the right approach here? Maybe Risebelle guide me from within? What’s the best option, Risebelle?’

  Roselle delved deep into her thoughts, trying to ect with Risebelle fuidance. Within her mind, a maion of her older sister appeared in her mind with a disappointing gre.

  Risebelle spoke in a scolding tone, “I dunno, Roselle.” Her eyes lowered out of irritation. “What the hell is wrong with you? You’re the leader now, Roselle! Pull yourself together, open your eyes, and st to create annoying figments of your own imagination!”

  Roselle was shocked by Risebelle’s stern words, but they helped her to gain the fidence she o think clearly. She had to lead now. Roselle, eling her newfound fidence responded, “Runebelle, try f your pilrs ihe magic barrier. I want to test something.”

  Runebelle looked puzzled and questioned, “But how would that work? It’s a magical barrier, Roselle.”

  Roselle’s eyes shoh hope. “I just have a hunch. Let’s give it a shot and see what happens.”

  As Runebelle attempted to create the magical pilrs ihe barrier, they materialized for a brief moment before being absorbed into the energy of the barrier itself, strengthening it rather than breaking it.

  Roselle realized the funality of the barrier’s make-up and excimed, “This barrier was created by someone who could at for artificial magiot just elemental spells. It’s a strong pieagic.”

  Runebelle looked puzzled and inquired, “What does that mean?”

  Roselle, with a somewhat mischievous smile on her face, responded, “It means we ’t destroy the barrier.” She paused, and Runebelle was fused by the smile. “But that’s good news,” Roselle tinued. “Now we don’t have to risk alerting muards!”

  Runebelle blinked, slightly bewildered. “Wait, wait, wait….I don’t get it. Why are you smiling about that? Isn’t it actually… bad hat we ’t get through?”

  Roselle chuckled. “Exactly, that’s the point! It’s so bad it’s almost funny. We’ll just have to think of another way, that’s all!”

  Runebelle sighed and remarked, “Well, if all else fails, I still use my Project Ruransformation.”

  Roselle quickly responded, “Wait, Runebelle. Let’s not do that just yet. We should keep it as a st resort. We o make sure we’re making the right move.”

  While the sisters discussed their options, they were caught offguard by a strong release of magical energy. They turo see a man with shreen hair, a bck CPU uniform. With a fident grin, he spoke from behind them, “The right move, huh? I am Lieutenant Daimendo of the CPU.”

  Daimendo’s words sent a chill through the sisters, and they exged nervous gnces. Roselle whispered, “Uh oh,” while Runebelle sighed, “Busted.” Both of them raised their hands in surrender.

  Daimendo chuckled at their nervousness. “You tinue what you were doing, but make sure to send yards to Kintovar in the world.” He aimed his gun at them.

  Daimendo’s words were uling, and the sisters nodded nervously. Roselle, trying to diffuse the tension, fshed a nervous smile and said in a cute, pleading tone, “Don’t shoot, pretty please?”

  Runebelle, attempting to follow her lead despite her usual sad look, added, “Yeah, pretty please. We didn’t mean any harm.”

  Daimendo smirked and said, “You two are quite the characters, aren’t you? But you are children….hm….”

  Daimendo nodded and ahe guards, “Arrest them. We’ve already got Kintovar in custody, and she’s going to be arrested soon as well.” The guards swiftly moved in to apprehend Roselle and Runebelle.

  The guards closed in to put the cuffs on. Roselle and Runebelle exged a quick, knowing gnce. Without the need for words, they had a silent agreement. At the st possible moment, Runebelle formed her small on, and with lightning-fast precision, she unleashed a barrage of shots that knocked back the guards.

  The sudden attack took the guards by surprise, and they stumbled backward, disoriented. Roselle and Runebelle seized the opportunity to flee, darting down a nearby corridor in search of safety.

  Daimendo, used his ice magic to freeze the grouh him, allowing him to skate along the path at an incredible speed. While gliding forward, he tio freeze the ground behind him. The chase was on, and Daimendo was hot on their heels, or rather, cold on their icy trail.

  When they reached the end of the hall, Roselle quickly asded stairs. Runebelle was close behind. Thinking on her feet, Runebelle summoned a fiery pilr behio block Daimendo’s path. The intense heat and bright fmes temporarily halted his pursuit.

  Daimendo eled the power of his elemental affinity. The icy winds swirling around him intensified, f a vortex of snow and frost. With a anding voice, he decred,

  “Gcial Whirlwind!”

  The chilling blizzard-like attaed the fiery pilr, instantly extinguishing its fmes, and then chased after the two fleeing sisters.

  Runebelle acted quickly, creating an ice pilr in an attempt to block the attack; however, the frigid tempest was too powerful, and it shattered her defensive pilr, leaving her exposed. The icy winds shed at her, causio take damage.

  “Runebelle!”

  Runebelle, though chilled and shivering from the attack, mao get ba her feet with Roselle’s help. Roselle pulled her arm.

  “e on!”

  On the sed floor, a group of CPU officers went about their business, unaware of the chaos unfolding on the lower levels. The entire building had been shaking, causing fusion and arm among the guards. Suddenly, their attention was drawn to the two young girls, Roselle and Runebelle, who had appeared on the sed floor.

  The officers exged puzzled grying to make sense of the situation. These two intruders had no signs of sensible magic, whily deepehe mystery. One officer spoke up, “What’s going on? Who are these kids, and why are they here?”

  The officers tio exge bewildered ghey tried to prehend the unusual situation. One of them, a bit more assertive, stepped forward and said, “I don’t know what’s happening, but those kids are under arrest. We ’t let them roam freely in this chaos.”

  They began to approach Roselle and Runebelle cautiously, ready to take them into custody.

  Daimendo’s icy presence closed in on Roselle and Runebelle. At the same time, guards surrouhem with their guns at the ready, the two sisters found themselves trapped. Daimendo gave a cold and calcuted smile.

  “There’s nowhere left for you to run, Criminals.”

  With no more escape routes avaible, Roselle took a deep breath and ched her fists. She turo Daimendo and said, “Looks like there’s no other choice but to fight you now.”

  Runebelle’s frown deepened. Her eyes narrowed in the wake of Daimendo’s ess.

  Daimendo held a cold smile on his face.“Our justice will be served cold, like the chill of the Alyssum flower.” The stage was set for a frosty showdown in the heart of the jail.