The humans all wore faces that were paled with fear. They all collectively took a step back, their fidence shattered by the dispy of Roselle's power. Whispers of disbelief filled the air as they exged gnces while fusion began to gather among the group. The remaining humans, their fear soon gave way to ferosity. They took a collective step forward. One of them, a woman with flowing robes and a staff adorned with colorful runes. "Enough" she decred, her eyes narrowing. "We ot allow this abomination to go any further! We must ralize her before she bees a greater threat to humans. Kill her now!" Roselle's heart raced as the humans closed in. She knew she had to defend herself, to protect both her owend the pns of Dr. Kintovar. Roselle activated her on once again, its immense weight shifting from her back. She aimed the on at the oning humans and unleashed a barrage of explosive shots, eae finding its mark with devastating precision. The air was filled with the deafening sound of explosions, shattering the tranquility of the forest. The humans, overwhelmed by the onsught, began to run away. Roselle chased after each of them, not allowing a single one of them to escape her grasp. The humans fell one by one in various parts of the forest, their bodies being torn apart by the sheer force of Roselle's power.As Roselle unleashed her devastating onsught on the remaining humans, fai familiar voice began to echo within her mind. ‘Please... stop... this...’ This inner voice was filled with desperation and fear, struggling to be heard amidst the chaos aru that Roselle was causing. It was a cry for mercy, a plea to resider the path she took. But as Roselle hesitated for a moment, another voice, just like her own but sinister, Echoed in her mind, ’No. They want to destroy you. You must elimihem. Don’t Disobey Dr. Kintovar!’ This devilish voice urged her to tihe onsught, to show no mercy to the humans. It reminded her of the sequences if she failed, the detonation that would e her. Caught betweewo flig voices, Roselle stood amidst the chaos of the forest, torween her own humanity and the ruthless on she had bee. Her on tio fire, each shot eg in that area. The humans fell, their cries silenced with the relentless assault by the on. She found the st of the humans within a clearing within the forest, and shot them down without hesitation. With the st of the humaed, Roselle's on ceased firing and fell silent. The forest around her was now a bloodied battlefield, scarred by the devastation she had made. Her breathing was heavy, her heart weighed down by the choices she had made. ‘What... have I done? ‘ she said in a meeker tone which was filled with remorse, and while she struggled to prehend the destru caused by her. ‘You did what was necessary for survival. There is no room for weakness. ‘ The ominous one replied coldly. Just as Roselle was about to make her way back to Dr. Kintovar's base, she noticed that her timer had stopped. It meant that her objective had been pleted successfully. Yet, before she could celebrate or return to the boratory, an ued barrier of magic sealed off the area she was in, trapping her Within the magical barrier in the forest. Roselle looked around in arm, her senses on high alert. The magical barrier shimmered with an eerie energy, preventing her from leaving the fines of the forest. She found herself trapped within the mystical barrier, uo pass through it. Her mind raced with fear. She ched her fists, her hands trembling as she looked around.. “What is this? Wh-What's happening?" she stammered, "I 't get out! I'm stuck here..." As the seds ticked by, her fears grew within her. Roselle's gaze darted around the barrier, searg for any sign of hope. Her fingers ched into fists, her nails digging into her palms as she fought the urge to break down. Suddenly, a powerful presence desded upon the forest. A figure, shrouded in dark robes and radiating an ominous aura, materialized before Roselle. The figure's eyes gleamed with malevolence, and a sinister smile pyed upon her lips. "Well, well, well, what do we have here? ”The figure said curiously. The figure hissed roughly," My acute senses detect even the fairaagid I sehe absenagi you... You've caused quite a ruckus, haven't you?" Roselle shrank back, her fear intensifying as she looked at the bodies on the ground. She stammered. Her toook a higher pitch , "I-I... I was just trying to protect myself." The figure chuckled, her ughter eg through the a forest. "Protect yourself, you say? From what? The poor, defenseless humans?'' She took a menag step closer, her power unmistakable, "You see, child, this forest was filled with promising mages, and then you came out of nowhere and elimihem... without a hint of magi you. That makes you... different." Roselle's fusion deepened as she asked, "Different? Different how?" The figure removed her dark robes, revealing a forest-like outfit adorned with several runes and symbols. In her hand, she held a majestic, glowing staff that pulsed with magical energy. "I am Thalindra, the eternal guardian of these a woods. For turies, I have observed this mystical realm, and now, you appear—, an outsider."Roselle swallowed hard, her heart pounding. Thalindra's presence was majestid overwhelming, and her very essenagic seemed iwined with the forest. You've not oinguished the lives of these mages but also disrupted the delicate bance of power in this forest,” Thandria decred, her eyes narrowing as she approached Roselle." This is a price you will pay with your life." Roselle khat pleading alone would not save her against someoh such a title.. She needed a pn. This woman seemed strohan all the others and the only thing she knew how to dht now was use her on. She thinks carefully before saying with her arms over her chest and a small trembling smile ing to her face "Five me a me go?" Thalindra's eyes widened in surprise, and then a ughter rang out, a haunting sound in the ented forest. "WOW, child! Did you really think that was going to work? The damage has already been done, and the lives of the mages you took ot be restored. I am the guardian of this forest. The magic of this forest flows through my heart. I must uphold its ws. Your fate has already been sealed."

  With a nervous chuckle, Roselle tilted her head with a slow response. "Well, I guess that my 'five and fet' strategy isn't going to cut it here, huh? o self: reevaluate my iation tactics."

  Thalindra's shifted to pure surprise by the audacity of this child.

  "You find humor in this situation, child? Bold move. I was going to take things lightly, but now, I'm going to crush you!"

  Thalindra, the Are Warden, unleashed her formidable magical abilities. With a wave of her staff, she summohe very essence of the forest itself, causing trees to sprout and bih the area, creating many trees around them that made Moving within the area a challenge. Roselle felt the forest closing in ohe once-familiar surroundings now transformed into a maze of branches and leaves. Panic threateo e her as she realized the dire situation she was in. Thalindra's ughter echoed through the forest as she tio exert her trol over the magical barrier, her sinister i clear. She raised her staff high, and a surge of magical energy coursed through it, creating a green projectile that homed in on Roselle, regardless of where she hid. Roselle had little time to react. She aimed her on once again. As the magical projectile closed in, she fired a powerful shot in its dire, hoping to intercept it and avoid its deadly impact. The collisioween Roselle's on shot and Thalindra's magical projectile created a blinding explosion of energy. The forest shook with the force of their csh. Thalindra wasted no time preparing her move. With a gesture of her staff, Thalindra begins to jure up magibsp;“Nature’s Wrath!” Thalindra summoned a torrential downpour that drehe forest. Raindrops fell like heavy tears from the sky, making the already difficult terrain even more treacherous. Roselle struggled to maintain her footing as the rain soaked her to the bone. But Thalindra's onsught was just starting. With another swing of her staff, bolts of lightning streaked down through the barrier from the darkened sky, illuminating the forest in blinding fshes. The thunderous crashes were heard through the ented woods, causing Roselle's heart to race with fear. Roselle began to evade lightning strikes that rained down upon her. She realized that Thalindra's trol over the elements was vast. The relentless assault of rain and lightning made it nearly impossible for her to mount a terattack. With a final intation, Thalindra summoned a raging whirlwind that tore through the forest, uprooting trees and sending debris h through the air. Roselle struggled to find cover amidst the chaos, her on proving to be of little use against the forces of nature that Thalindra wielded. The raging whirlwind summoned by Thalindra intensified, and Roselle found herself lifted high into the air, uo trol her ast. Panic surged through her as she was carried higher and higher, buffeted by the relentless winds. The forest beloeared as a chaotic blur, and her fear grew with each passing moment. Then, with a sudden and jarring force, the whirlwind released its grip on Roselle, sending her plummeting towards the ground. She fell like a leaf in a storm, the world spinning around her as she braced herself for the fall. The impact with the forest floor was harsh. A rge amount of Pain coursed through Roselle's body as she y on the ground, but it was in this moment of intense pain and disorientation that her systems, dormant until now, finally activated. The dispy within Roselle's field of vision is illuminated with a series of holographiotifications. The information fshed before her eyes, providing vital data in this critical moment: System Status: OnlineLifeForce: 50% (Nearly Critical)Magic: 200%on Charge: 32%Timer: Deactivated (All Humans eliminated)Location: Ented ForestThreat Assessment: Critical (Forest Guardian Thalindra)Kintovar's b: Safe Roselle couldn't ighe questions that swirled ihoughts. ‘What... What's happening to me? They said that I had no magic, but... this Magic I’m seeing, it's real… isn’t it? How am I able to use it... ?’ Roselle closed her eyes , and she murmured inwardly while grittieeth. 'It’s no use! Dr.Kintovar didn’t teach me how to use it!’ Before Roselle could fully grasp her thoughts, Thalindra she approached her with with lowered eyes. "I expected more from a creation of Dr. Kintovar," she sneered, her eyes narrowing in disdain. "You may have survived my previous attacks, but you are no match for the power of this forest." Roselle struggles to get up on her feet. “Kintovar has bee a huge problem," she decred, her tone was filled with anger and frustration and she tinued "Somehow, she has evaded my capture and her execution, but in order to warn her, I will destroy her creations one by oarting with you." With a wave of her staff, Thalindra directed her magic toward the forest. The arees that had stood tall around them began to wither and crumble, their leaves turning to dust. The remnants of the mages Roselle had defeated were turo dust.Roselle watched in horror as the forest's magileashed by Thalindra wreaked havoc all around her. In this situation, her life was now in danger. Roselle whispered through gritted teeth. “This ...Isn’t…good...”