As Sein examined his newly upgraded, crystalline Magic Cube, he could not help noticing a missing piece at its center.0

It was the tiny cube fragment he had sent toward the eight-winged angel during their previous battle.0

Now that the cube had completed its latest metamorphosis, Sein could not help but wonder if it could finally breach the last firewall that had once prevented Fermera from fully breaking free?0

With that in mind, Sein activated the cube in his hand and attempted to establish contact with the fragment once more…0

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On the outer perimeter of the Steel Ruins…0

The eight-winged angel sat cross-legged atop a shattered spire, her arms folded before her.0

Only six metallic wings remained on her back, a clear sign that her current...2