[Bonus (⌐■_■) 50 GT] The Spark!

Xara stared at the signature on the documents before nodding to herself. She tapped the stack against the table, aligning the edges with a sense of finality.

The atmosphere in the room was still as tense as before… No one dared to say a word.

Selene bit her lip, frustration and disbelief appeared on her face.

Her grand plan to claim Aether as her own had been utterly shattered—by none other than her own mother. She had never even considered the possibility that an enemy would rise from within her own family.

'Fuck you, fate!!' Selene screamed inwardly, clenching her fists so tightly that her nails dug into her palms.

Xara's calm voice sliced through the suffocating silence. "Hmm… Shall we begin the procedure?"

Velc, after that humiliating slap, turned eerily silent. It was as if the fight had drained out of him in an instant as if he no longer cared.