The underground chamber crackled with energy as Dj and Roy stood ready to tiheir intetle. Roy, now wielding the full might of Sword Magic Level 3, Guardian's Wrath, had an aura of power that seemed to be on a level that rivaled Mages extreme magic.

  Dj struggled against the celestial guardian's overwhelming power. His fming punches and assaults seemed to dissipate harmlessly against the guardian's elemental defenses. Roy, with his guardian at full strength, pressed the advantage, nding a precise ssh that sent Dj hurtling backward.

  Dj skidded across the chamber floor. He mao stop himself from crashing into another pilr using his elemental trol, but the strain was evident on his face.

  He took a deep breath, his mind rag for a solution. "Attag the guardian head-on won't work," Dj muttered to himself. "I 't damage it with my usual methods… in that case…."

  Roy, watg Dj closely, narrowed his eyes. "What are you pnning now, Dj,” he said to himself.

  Dj gnced down momentarily. He then raised his hands, fog his magical energy into a trated ball of reddish energy. “My magic is tered on these blue fmes. But if I strip away the elemental aspect from my energy..."

  He trailed off with his tration deepening. The reddish energy ball in his hands flickered around with unstable power. Dj struggled to maintain trol over it.

  Roy's eyes widened in realization. "You're trying to ralize your owal affinity that you were born with?" he excimed. "That's incredibly risky, Dj. Most mages 't even attempt such a feat."

  Dj nodded. "It's not something I'd try lightly, but against an oppo like you, I don't have much choice."

  With a final surge of tration, Dj released the reddish energy ball. It streaked through the air with arming speed, heading straight for the celestial guardian. The guardian, sensing the unusual energy approag, braced itself, its elemental aura fring in response.

  The impact was explosive. The reddish energy ball collided with the celestial guardian, causing a violeion of elemental forces.

  The celestial guardian staggered back from the impact of Dj's trated attack, its celestial form flickering with residual energy. Although it had sustained moderate damage, the guardian remaianding, its elemental aura pulsing with renewed iy.

  Roy, witnessing the aftermath of the csh, ched his fists in frustration. "Dammit, Dj," he muttered through gritted teeth. "You mao damage the guardian, but not enough to stop it."

  He took a moment to assess the situation. "That must have cost you a siderable amount of energy," Roy noted aloud a hint of satisfa. "You're running on fumes now."

  Dj was breathing heavily and feeling the strain of his risky maneuver.

  Roy and the celestial guardian uheir coordinated assault. Dj found himself in a precarious position. Water surged towards him from multiple dires, each attack guided by Roy's strategiands. With nimble footwork and sharp reflexes, Dj dodged and weaved through the casg waves of celestial energy, but just barely.

  During the intense evasion, Roy noticed something peculiar—Dj's sword was o be seen. His brow furrowed in suspi. "Where's your sword, Dj?”

  Dj, evading another powerful strike from the guardian, fshed a cocky grin in response. "Oh, you mean this?" Dj gestured casually with both hands, palms up, as if presenting an invisible object. "I seem to have mispced it. Why don't you try to find it for me?"

  Roy's eyes narrowed with growing fury at Dj. "This is no time for yames, Dj! You're fag the celestial guardian… You dare to mock me!? That will be the Last time! Guardian, unleash Celestial Torrent!" Roy decred

  The celestial guardian responded with unwavering loyalty. It raised its arm, juring a surge of water that rushed towards Dj. The water carried with it the essence of celestial power. Dj who was already exhausted had the water meet hi blue fmes, which he tried to use as a ring around himself in defense, but a sizzliion occurred. The fmes were extinguished, and Dj found himself momentarily defenseless against the onsught.

  "Just like st time, Dj. My guardian wields water, fire, and their celestial fusion. Your blue fmes 't stand up to it!"

  Roy, seizing the opportunity, issued another and. "Now, finish this with Celestial Strike!"

  The celestial guardian obeyed, surging forward with celestial energy enveloping its body. Dj mao raise his arms to block, but the force behind the guardian's strike was overwhelming. Dj's sungsses were knocked off and he was left unscious.

  Roy stood victorious, his celestial guardian by his side. He gnced down at Dj. "It's over," he decred.

  Becky, hidden behind the pilrs, watched in frustration. Dj was defeated by Roy's newfound power. She had been cheering for Dj, hoping to see him emerge victorious somehow. When he fell to the celestial guardian's overwhelming might, her anger boiled over.

  "e on, Dj, you 't let this guy beat you!" Becky shouted from her hiding pce.

  Her outburst, however, had caught Roy’s sharp ears, aurned in the dire of her shout.

  Sybil shot Becky an angry gre. "Becky, what are you doing? You've just revealed us!"

  Roy spoke in a demanding tone. "Whoever is hiding behind those pilrs, reveal yourself now!”

  Afterwards, Blue fmes, taking on the form of circur portals, opened up around Roy all of a sudden. Before he could react, a barrage of different ons emerged from the portals, targeting both him and his celestial guardian. Swords, spears, arrows, and other deadly instruments rained down upon them, inflig siderable damage.

  Roy's celestial guardian roared in pain. It tried to shield its master from the onsught, but the ford variety of the attacks overwhelmed it. Roy himself was struck by several projectiles, leaving him bloodied, battered and disoriented.

  Dj, now standing with his blue eyes revealed, approached Roy with a wry smile. "Looks like yered my trap card, Roy," he remarked. "Those sungsses were more than just a fashion statement."

  Roy, still reeling from the surprise attack, maain his posure. He gred at Dj. "You're not getting away with this…”

  Dj swiped his hand against his hair. "I bet you're w, Roy… ’iv’e been hit by all sorts of ons, but not Dj's sword. Where is the damn thing?’"

  Roy remained surprised while listening to Dj's words.

  "But the truth is," Dj said with his tone l slightly, "it's right under your nose."

  With a flourish of his hand and a fident demeanor, Dj ihe release and for his Sword Magic.

  "Show yourself, Namino Garuka."

  The grouh Roy and his celestial guardian rumbled as a blue fme portal emerged, seemingly out of nowhere. From within the portal, Dj's sword began to rise, wreathed in blue fmes that coalesced into the shape of a fearsome dragon.

  The majestic blue fme dragon surged upward, crashing against the ceiling with tremendous force. The impact caused massive damage to Roy and his guardian, leaving them reeling from the ued assault.

  Dj's swracefully flipped bato his hand, and he gri Roy. “Sometimes the best tricks are the ones hidden right beh your nose."

  Roy struggled to get ba his feet. His breathing was heavy. He ched his fist. “This is it…I have no choice but to use everything I've got left!"

  The celestial guardian by his side braced itself. It’s body glowed with elemental energy. The room tio glhter and brighter from the iy of the light growing with each passing moment.

  While the room filled with the ominous glow of Roy's impending attack, a sudden and ued development unfolded. The magical door behind Roy, which had remained sealed until now, began to creak open slowly. Everyone present in the chamber turheir attention toward the door.

  A small silhouette emerged from the doorway, initially shrouded in darkness. The figure stepped further into the chamber. The light from Roy's magic illuminated her features, revealing a petite individual with distinctive pigtails.

  Roy shifted from anger and exhaustion to a look of of shod reverence. Without taking more than a few seds, he dropped to one knee in a humble bow. The celestial guardian behind him followed suit.

  The young woman who had emerged from the magical door possessed a striking appearah her slender frame and long, straight golden-blonde hair fashioned into distinctive pigtails. Her attire was mini dress adorned with a dualty of red and blue, showcased a uhic style.

  Roy introduced her with a tone of reverence. "Ladies alemen, I present to you Jay," he announced. "She is the Owner of this domain."

  Jay stood in the doorway. While she did, everyone’s gaze momentarily went towards an item she held in her hand. It resembled a star, but upon closer iion, it revealed itself as a dazzling jewel, emitting a mesmerizing red glow.

  "No way," Dj muttered. His eyes was fixed on the radiant obje Jay's hand. "That's the Star Jewel!"

  The atmosphere in the room grew even more charged with tension and curiosity. The Star Jewel, a legendary and elusive artifact, was said to possess immense power, capable of altering the course of events iraordinary ways.

  "The Star Jewel..." Becky murmured. She furrowed her brow a deep in thought. The name of this artifact was strangely familiar.

  The Star Jewel's radiant red glow filled the room. Jay's first words echoed in the chamber. "e out, e out, all of you," she called out while tapping the ground with her feet. "Don't keep me waiting, or you'll all face the same punishment as Roy’s getting."

  Becky and Sybil exged wary gnces from their hiding pce behind the pilrs. They were busted. There was no use in hiding now. They stepped out from behind the pilrs.

  Dj wore a sly grin as Becky and Sybil emerged from their hiding spots. He leaned casually against a nearby pilr.

  "So two hot chicks have been evadin my sight the eime. Seems they’ve been following me around. That’s quite an iing development," Dj remarked.

  Becky, raised an eyebrow and crossed her arms. "Don't ftter yourself, pretty boy," she retorted, attempting to maintain her posure. However, a subtle blush tinged her cheeks.

  "It seems my domain has had many uninvited guests,” Jay remarked with a pyful smile. "But I suppose it's all because of this little thing." She raised the Star Jewel up. Its red glow intensified as Jay tinued, "With this, I feel the power it holds. I create as much chaos as I want whenever someorespasses on my domain like this."

  Dj approached Jay with a fident smile on his face. "e on, Jay," Dj began in his id-back tone, "I hat Star Jewel for a little while. I'll give it back, promise."

  However, Jay gasped and clutched the Star Jewel to her chest. "Give it back?" Jay retorted with irritation. "You e barging into my domai defeated, and now you e bad want to take my precious Star Jewel? You've got some nerve, Dj."

  Dj's smirk faltered for a moment, but he quickly regained his posure. "Jay, I came back. What kind of friend would I be if I didn’t?" He stepped closer. "Don’t be like that. Just a week ago, we were so close. I knew I had something with you. How could you flip on me like this?"

  Jay's eyes narrowed. "Friend? You’re not my friend, Dj. You shouldn’t even think you have a shot at being my friend."

  Dj's pyful demeanor slipped into one of genuine fusion and hurt. "Why, Jay? Is it because of my loss to Roy?"

  Jay's gaze hardened, and she shook her head. "No, Dj, it's not just that. It's everything. You barged into my domain, caused chaos, and now you want my most prized possession? You’ve got some nerve."

  Roy stepped forward. "Dj, you're out of your league. Jay's denied you even friendship. Looks like your retionship just went up in fmes." He ughed loudly.

  Dj only gave Roy a straight faced stare momentarily before turning his focus back to Jay. "Jay, listen. I hat Star Jewel. It's important. But more than that, I didn’t mean to hurt you. I just..." He trailed off, searg for the right words. "I just thought we were on the same page."

  Jay's gaze softened for a moment. She had a face of uanding momentarily but she quickly masked it with her irritation. "I don't care about your reasons," she snapped. "You've already caused enough trouble just by ing back here! If you want this jewel, you'll have to defeat me first!"