The figure before Elionna was both familiar and terrifying. It was a towering, cloaked entity, its face obscured by a dark hood, but Elionna could feel its eyes—burning red with hatred and malice.
"You think you can stop me, Starborn?" the Dark Star hissed, its voice like a thousand whispers. "You, a child of starlight, will fall like all those before you."
Elionna's hands clenched around the Starblade, its light flaring in response to the Dark Star's presence. "I won't let you destroy everything," she said, her voice steady.
"You don't understand," the Dark Star sneered. "I am eternal. You, and everything you hold dear, will crumble to nothingness."
With a roar, the Dark Star lunged at Elionna, its shadowy tendrils reaching out to strike. But Elionna reacted quickly, the Starblade blazing with an intensity she hadn't felt before. She swung it, cutting through the tendrils with ease.
"You are wrong," she said, her voice filled with newfound strength. "I am not alone. And I will never let darkness take this world."
The Dark Star let out a guttural growl, launching itself at Elionna in a final, desperate attempt to crush her. But she was ready. With a single, powerful swing, she drove the Starblade into the Dark Star's chest.
The moment the blade struck, the chamber erupted with light. The force of the Starblade's magic collided with the Dark Star's shadowy essence, and for a moment, it seemed as though time itself had frozen. The ground shook violently, and Elionna could feel the weight of the world bearing down on her.
Azrael's voice broke through the chaos. "Elionna! You must finish it!"
With a cry, Elionna summoned all her strength and thrust the blade deeper, the power of the stars surging through her veins. The Dark Star screamed, a sound that echoed through the temple, before it disintegrated into nothingness, its essence burned away by the pure light of the Starblade.
The chamber fell silent, and the oppressive darkness lifted, replaced by a soft, soothing glow. Elionna collapsed to her knees, exhausted, but victorious.