Roselle and Runebelle turned in arm, their eyes widening at the sight of their sister being attacked. Roselle raised her massive on, ready to defend her fallen sibling, while Runebelle’s gaze shifted to one of as she rushed to Risebelle’s side.

  The attackers remained hidden, their identities shrouded in secrecy as they tiheir assault. Risebelle groaned in pain, struggling tain her footing after the ued attack.

  Risebelle’ strained with pain as she struggled to sit up. Her frustration boiled over. She shot a gre at Rosell and spoke with irritation. “You idiot,” she hissed, “You should have stayed hidden. Now they know where we are.”

  Suddenly, ahe barrage of light energy bsts were sent towards them. Risebelle’s sharp instincts kicked in. She quickly spotted the source of the attacks and shouted to her sister in urgency.

  “Roselle, dodge!” Risebelle cried out as she grabbed her sibling. With a burst of agility, Roselle and Risebelle leaped to the side, narrowly avoiding the deadly energy bsts.

  The bsts struck the forest floor where they had been standing moments before, creating small craters in the earth and scorg nearby trees.

  The barrage of light energy bsts suddenly began to e at them from multiple dires. Roselle and Risebelle found themselves in a tough situation.

  Runebelle, seeing the danger her sisters were in, khat she had to act quickly. Derermined, she stepped forward, her blue and pink hair swaying as she raised her arms. She summoned her magical powers, fog on the elements around her. She focused her magical energy and summohree pilrs of energy to shield her sisters and herself.

  The ice pilr shimmered with a cold, frosty aura, freezing the ining bsts on tact. The fire pilr crackled with fmes, iing any energy projectiles that came too close. The earth pilr stood firm and unyielding, ag as a sturdy shield against the attacks.

  The mages, their faces cealed by light cloaks, emerged from the shadows, surrounding Roselle, Risebelle, and Runebelle. They stood in a semi-circle, their presence imposing and their iions clear.

  One of the mages stepped forward. “I am the representative of the Elite Mage Abhe Chosen One of Light,” he decred, his words eg through the forest. “By his mercy, we have been tasked with delivering justice to those who disrupt the bance of our world.”

  The representative tinued, his gaze fixed upon the sisters. “You are creations of Dr. Kintovar, who seeks to upset the harmony of our world. Your as have not gone unnoticed, and the sequences are clear. You will face the judgment of the Chosen One.”

  Risebelle raised her on once more with a gre, but the mage’s words seemed to carry an air of finality.

  The representative of Abner cluded his speech. “Your fate is sealed. Surrender peacefully, and your death will be swift. Resist, and you shall face the full wrath of the Elite Mage.”

  “This was an ambush, and we fell right into their trap,” Risebelle said. Her eyes sed the cloaked mages, and she could see that their options were narrowing by the moment.

  The cloaked mages, agents of the Elite Mage Abner, stood ready to enforce their judgment. The forest around them remained silent, a teillness settling over the clearing as the sisters faced a difficult decision.

  Risebelle, with a cautious and calcuted tone, addressed her sisters, “Let’s py along for now.” She then turned her attention to the cloaked mages, who represehe Elite Mage Abner.

  Risebelle spoke to the lead cloaked mage, “These terms are unfair. Surrendering mearu, aing means the same fate. It doesn’t leave us with many options. If anything, I would like to meet this so called ‘Elite Mage Abner’ atleast before you destroy us.”

  The mage who had been delivering the spee behalf of Elite Mage Abner suddenly paused, as if a realization had struck them. They g their fellow cloaked mages, and there was a moment of awkward silence.

  Then, with a slightly sheepish tohe lead cloaked mage cleared their throat and admitted, “Well, you do have a point. It does seem a bit unfair to pass judgment without a proper introdu, doesn’t it?”

  Risebelle couldn’t help but smirk slightly at the mage’s response, her fideurning. She nodded and said, “Exactly. So, where we meet this Elite Mage Abner? We’d like to have a word.”

  The lead cloaked mage turo their panions and exged whispered versations with them. After a brief discussion, they turned back to Risebelle and her sisters.

  “Very well,” the lead mage ceded, “You shall have the opportunity to meet Elite Mage Abner. Follow us, and we will take you to our leader, but you are to leave your ons here.”

  Risebelle nodded in agreement, her tone indig a willio cooperate “Uood,” she replied as she puts her on to the ground.

  Roselle and Runebelle exged uneasy gnces but followed Risebelle’s lead. They relutly pced their ons on the forest floor.

  The lead cloaked mage approached Risebelle, Roselle, and Runebelle, their movements methodical and precise. With a sense of caution, they pced light cuffs on the wrists of the sisters, ensuring that their magical abilities would be suppressed.

  The mage then addressed them, their tone firm but not unkind. “These cuffs are necessary for everyone’s safety. They will temporarily suppress yical abilities. Please uand that we are taking precautions to ensure a peaceful meeting.”

  Risebelle, though not thrilled about the restraints, nodded in uanding. She exged a gh her sisters, silently unig with them.

  With their o behind and their magical powers temporarily suppressed, the three sisters prepared to follow the cloaked mages to meet Elite Mage Abner, uain of what the enter would bring.

  Risebelle, Roselle, and Runebelle were escorted by the cloaked mages to a clearing in the Mystic Forest where they met Elite Mage Abhe tall man with striking white hair and a youthful appearaood at the ter of the clearing, holding a book in his hand. His presenatention, and his emerald eyes held an air of wisdom.

  As they approached, the cloaked mages bowed respectfully, aowledging Abner’s presence. Risebelle, Roselle, and Runebelle followed suit.

  Abner nodded in aowledgment of their arrival. When he spoke, was calm and measured. “So, you are the ones who disrupted our mission to protect the Maractor. I must say, it is a pleasure to finally meet you troublemakers. I shall dispose of you.”

  Elite Mage Abner’s emerald eyes held a hint of amusement as he addressed Risebelle, Roselle, and Runebelle. “Your as have led you to this ‘iing’ predit,” he ented, his tone ced with a sense of curiosity. He thought for a moment before speaking once again, “Actually, before I officially decide on your fate, I have a few questions for you.”

  The head cloaked mage, who had initially delivered the speech, exged a gh Abner, clearly surprised. heless, they remained respectful and silent.

  Elite Mage Abood in the ter of the clearing, his emerald eyes surveying the three sisters before him. He began to speak with authority.

  “In this world, the baween magid teology has always been delicate. For turies, we have upheld the sanctity of magisuring that it remains the dominant force, guiding humanity towards a harmonious existence. Magic is the essence of our world, and it must always reign supreme.”

  He tinued, “But the as of Dr. Kintovar have disrupted this delicate bance. Her reckless pursuit of power and disregard for the harmony of our world have led to the creation of beings like you—creations that challehe natural order.”

  Abner’s eyes bore into the sisters as he tinued, “You see, maintaining the bance is not a matter of choice; it is a y. Magic is the lifeblood of our world, and it must be protected at all costs. Dr. Kintovar’s experiments, such as yourselves, threaten to upset this bance, and that is something I ot allow.”

  He paused for a moment, allowing his words to sink in before he posed his question, “Now, I have one question for you. Where is Dr. Kintovar’s b? Tell me its location, and perhaps we e to a mutually beneficial arra.”

  Risebelle, Roselle, and Runebelle exged uneasy gnces.

  Risebelle, with a sense of caution, asked, “What exactly do you io do with Dr. Kintovar’s b? And what about us?”

  Elite Mage Abner sidered the question for a moment before responding, “Our primary goal is to destroy Dr. Kintovar’s b and put ao her experiments. The b is a signifit threat to the bance of our world, and it must be eradicated.”

  He tinued, “As for your fate, I must be ho with you. You are creations of Dr. Kintovar, and your existence disrupts the harmony of our world. While I am open to iation, I must also sider the greater good. However, I am willing to offer you a proper execution rather than a hasty one. You will have the opportunity to say your farewells.”

  The cloaked mages, who had been the versation, remained silent but attentive. Risebelle, Roselle, and Runebelle exged gnces once more.

  Risebelle then asked Abner, “And what if we refuse to cooperate and reveal Dr. Kintovar’s b’s location?”

  Elite Mage Abner’s emerald eyes held a hint of disappoi as he responded, “Refusal to cooperate would lead to a swifter and less merciful end. I would prefer to avoid such a regrettable oute.”

  Risebelle took a deep breath. She khat would be like calling a game over to give him that information. “e now, You and I both know that I ’t give up the location of Dr. Kintovar’s b, but there are actually three reasons why I wouldn’t do it personally.”

  Abner raised an eyebrow with curiousity. “Do go on.”

  “First,” Risebelle began, “Dr. Kintovar is our creator. We owe her our existence, and for that much, I ’t betray her.”

  “Sed,” Risebelle tinued, her tone unwavering, “I hate humans. Every st one of them. I have seen the darkness within their hearts, and I have no desire to aid them in any way. I would rather die than help any humans other than my creator at all.”

  She then shifted her gaze to the cloaked mages who stood with Abner, her words directed at them as well, “And third, Abner, you are about to be killed by one of Kintovar’s creations, right here and now.”

  Risebelle’s words hung in the air, leaving a tense silen their wake. The cloaked mages exged gnces, revealing surprise and uainty at her bold statement.

  Elite Mage Abner, oher hand, maintained his posure, though his emerald eyes held a hint of curiosity as he sidered Risebelle’s words.

  Elite Mage Abner’s posed demeanor wavered for a brief moment. His emerald eyes held a tinge ret as he spoke, “It is regrettable, but I will have no choice.”

  He tinued, his words measured, “I do not take pleasure in as such as these, especially when it involves children… But the bance must be maintained, and the threat brought about by Dr. Kintovar’s creations ot be ignored.”

  The cloaked mages remained silent, their faces hiddeh their hoods, but there was a sense of unease among them. Risebelle, Roselle, and Runebelle exged gnces, uanding the gravity of their situation.

  Abner, with a heavy heart, gave a signal to one of the cloaked mages, who began to step forward with an unreadable look. It was clear that their decision had been made, and they were prepared to carry out their duties,

  In a hushed and urgent tone, Roselle whispered to Risebelle, “Please, Risebelle, Please tell me you have a pn... ”

  Risebelle asked Roselle, “Didn’t you get my signals? Don’t worry.. I thought this through. I wouldn’t make such a cim unless it was true.”

  Runebelle, her usual sad face deepening, spoke up, “Are we really going to die like this?” She g the light cuffs that prevehem from using their powers or moving freely.

  “Stay calm and wait for the right moment. Just trust me.”