Then Enid moved first, being the closest to him in that instant.
There was no doubt in her movement, no hesitation.
She interposed herself between the sword and her leader, her body receiving the blow that was meant for him.
Her eyes found Elio's for one last instant, a small smile on her lips as she fell.
In that instant, which felt eternal, Elio's eyes couldn't look away from Enid's face, from that final smile that would remain etched in his memory forever. Arnaud and Enid.
Two more.
Two more who had sacrificed themselves for him.
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The pain pushed him to a new and powerful determination.
'No more,' he vowed, his fists clenched with unrelenting resolve. 'Never again will I let anyone be taken from me.'
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The four-elemental sword remained in Aria's hands, who had been helping Enid hold it an instant ago.
