Story Reader / Extra Story / EX00 Frozen Darkness / Story
Stop... right there...
Alpha loses interest in Lucia when it is clear that she is no longer in any shape to fight.
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This is your last chance...
I didn't think this would be so difficult...
Alpha's fingertips are once again charged with her power as an Ascendant, and she aims at the Narwhal's horn...
No…
Hmm?
Alpha is about to dismiss it as Lucia's last-gasp plea, but as she turns around—
She sees Rosetta, who is now completely corrupted and under the control of the Punishing Virus, standing up once again—
As she raises her lance at the wounded Lucia, her frame scorching hot...
D-dammit...
Lucia will not escape her blow in her current condition.
...
Alpha gazes into the Narwhal's eyes with a hint of regret, then withdraws her Ascendant power.
—!
Rosetta unleashes her lance with devastating power—
In the same instant, Alpha disappears from where she was standing—
What?!
Lucia turns to find Rosetta's lance ripping through the space where she was as it continues flying into the distance.
Meanwhile, Alpha is holding onto her tightly as they fly over the snow before falling into the freezing ocean together...
In the depths of the quiet ocean, Lucia and Alpha gaze into each other's eyes...
Ngh!
As soon as Lucia tries to struggle free, Alpha restrains her, and then...
...She leans in and whispers into Lucia's ear.
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?
...
Once again, Lucia sees that eerie smile on Alpha's face...
She releases Lucia, and swims toward the surface.
Back on the surface...
Alpha shakes off the ice in her hair.
...Ngh.
Rosetta, completely overwhelmed by corruption, continues searching the ice for any signs of Lucia.
Behind her, the Narwhal slowly sinks into the ocean, no longer resisting. Rosetta does not pay it a single heed.
...
Alpha sighs softly.
Still got to clean up the mess, I guess. Otherwise...
At this moment, Alpha finally unleashes her full power—
Rargh—!
Like a shark that smells blood, Rosetta immediately turns her attention toward Alpha.
