Chapter 4: The Highest Authority in the Universe
In the depths of her wounds, Alex struggles to catch her breath, feeling the sharp pain tearing through her body. Yet, she finds strength in her determination. With eyes filled with resolve and longing for what was and what could be, she looks at Emily and speaks in a voice that hides the pain but overflows with determination:
"Nothing sharpens the mind like traveling the paths of pain and adventure. Our lives may be just a daring adventure or nothing at all. But sacrifice... sacrifice is the greatest investment in yourself. Let's go... let's free Alice. She's not just a friend... she's the missing part of our soul."
Alex and Emily exchange looks filled with determination and begin to crawl toward the Seal Coffin where Alice is held. Every step feels like cutting through their flesh, but they don't stop. Inside, thoughts swirl about the past, the sacrifice Alice made before, and the future that might never come if they fail now.
In a voice filled with hope but trembling slightly with fear of what might come, Emily speaks:
"Freedom... is the spirit of a person and their breath. What is the price of these things? We will give you our breath and freedom, Alice, to save this universe. You, and only you, can tip the scales of this battle."
They reach the coffin, and with an expression full of determination and sacrifice, they exchange one last glance:
"Sacrifice is the essence of bravery, and it is what creates happiness among people. We sacrifice our strength and lives as heroines and witches, not for ourselves, but to bring happiness to this universe."
Suddenly, the coffin glows with immense power, as if the spirits of Alex and Emily had infused it with new strength. The coffin slowly opens, and a powerful energy emerges from it, like a star rising from the darkness. Alice appears, surrounded by an aura of pure power, her eyes glowing with anger, sorrow, and iron will.
At that moment, Black activates a live broadcast across the entire universe. On the screen, Commander Number 2, known as "2," appears with a face resembling the Joker, laughing maniacally amid the chaotic battlefield:
"Perhaps the delay in getting what you want is for your good. Be patient and don't rush, and be optimistic, for more blessings may await you than you desire."
"2" releases a thick, fast gas toward Alice, who for a moment seems hesitant. But with sudden power, she dodges the blow with incredible speed and responds with a calmness that holds a storm within:
"Your powers may be resistant to my master Black, as the legend says, but I am not like them. I am a revolution that never perishes, a revolution that never dies. Never challenge a person who has nothing to lose because I... have lost everything."
Alice rushes forward using the magic of flight and teleportation, moving at the speed of light, launching magical arrows that shine like meteors from the sky. Alice crafts a glowing magical sword and charges directly at "2," with no room for retreat.
But "2" evades all the blows with astonishing ease, laughing maniacally like the Joker, and crafts a sword of gas that seems to pulse with life:
"Anyone who desires victory must first calculate the cost. Reflect and contemplate before taking any step, for wrong steps cost more than you imagine."
He deflects the sword's strike, then jumps into the air with incredible agility, crafting a giant dragon of gas that emits a powerful gaseous beam like a laser. The beam strikes Alice, causing her to fall to the ground, exhausted, feeling the defeat creeping into her heart. But at the moment she lifts her head and sees the live broadcast filling the sky, she remembers why she fights.
In a deep voice filled with challenge, she addresses the entire universe:
"We must turn our hesitation from the past into action. Despite the temporary victories achieved by violence, violence never brings lasting peace. Raise your hands to lend me your magical energy... from all corners of the universe. We will achieve victory no matter the cost. I am not defeated as long as I resist. Let's raise the banner of dawn in this drowning universe."
All the inhabitants of the universe begin to raise their hands toward the sky, and with every hand raised, Alice feels a new strength flowing through her veins. She transforms into a beautiful magical form, her body shining with unmatched power, and the stars around her manifest as wings of light.
With unbreakable will, she launches a single decisive strike, gathering all the energy she received from the universe, striking "2" in his heart. The blow shatters all his defenses and makes him vanish into the air as if he had never existed.
Alice falls to her knees, exhausted, but she knows the battle is not over yet. The live broadcast shows, to the entire universe, the image of the final confrontation no one ever imagined: Alice versus Black. The end is near.