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Thal'Rion's twin glaives howled through the air, each strike rippling with voidfire as the corrupted guardian surged forward with unnatural speed. His attacks weren't just physical—they tore at the spirit, chipping away at the will of anyone foolish enough to meet them head-on.
But Yuki wasn't alone.
"*Witch's Eclipse – Twilight Rebirth!*"
Elira's voice rang out, magic spiraling into a shimmering moonlight barrier that deflected the void energy with a resonant hum. Her eyes glowed with arcane determination.
"Seiris! Right flank!" Lumi shouted as she vaulted over a collapsing platform. "I'll distract his ugly face!"
"You call *that* a distraction?" Seiris replied dryly, phasing into shadow behind Thal'Rion and stabbing for the spine.
"Aeiris—on me!" Sylvaeria called, wind circling her arms like ribbons. "We'll break his stance!"
The younger sister nodded, summoning a mirrored blade of ethereal light. Together, they shot forward, elemental and soul energy entwined.
Yuki stayed at the center, his flames a beacon amidst the chaos. His eyes locked onto the corrupted crown atop Thal'Rion's head—it pulsed with unstable power, reacting violently whenever the group attacked in sync.
> \[New Objective Unlocked: "Destroy the Eclipsed Crown to sever Thal'Rion's immortality."]
> \[Weak Point: Crown Core – Requires simultaneous impact from at least three bonded Ultimate Skills.]
"Guys!" Yuki shouted mid-air, narrowly dodging a glaive strike that cleaved a floating platform in half. "We have to hit the crown together—otherwise, he'll keep regenerating!"
Elira nodded. "Got it! Lumi, Seiris, back us up!"
Lumi skidded to a halt beside Yuki, grinning. "I was born ready. Sylva, Aeiris—go full throttle!"
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### **Final Phase – Crown Shatter Assault**
The girls moved as one.
Sylvaeria unleashed **Tempest Seal**, trapping Thal'Rion in a cage of razor-sharp gales. Aeiris followed with **Soul Mirror: Breaking Echo**, sending a duplicate blade of soullight straight toward the crown's base.
Elira's staff pulsed. "*Astral Binding!*"
Chains of celestial magic wrapped around Thal'Rion's body, locking his arms for a split second—long enough for Lumi to leap up, her sword blazing with **Solar Ascendance**.
"Let's pop this tiara, shall we?!"
Yuki surged forward behind her, claws igniting with **Kindred Flameclaw**. Seiris shadowstepped in from behind, dual daggers coated in spirit venom.
> \[Combo Triggered: "Crowned Reckoning" – Quad Ultimate Assault]
> \[Weak Point Hit! Crown Integrity: 82% → 34%]
Cracks exploded across the crown's surface as the shockwave knocked everyone back. Thal'Rion roared, his body convulsing with unstable energy. The room began collapsing inward—roots curling like dying serpents, the abyss below expanding.
"We've almost got him!" Elira shouted, voice shaky from mana strain.
But Thal'Rion, barely standing, raised his hand—summoning the last of the forest's corrupted root. It slithered up behind him, merging into his back like a grotesque spine.
> \[Warning: Final Mutation – "Crown of Roots" initiated.]
> \[Thal'Rion's form evolving. Danger Level: Catastrophic.]
"Now he's just being *extra*," Lumi muttered. "You're not a salad, dude!"
"Watch out!" Sylvaeria shouted. "He's channeling a collapse spell!"
Indeed, Thal'Rion was drawing all remaining void and forest corruption into a final cataclysm. If unleashed, it would wipe the entire sanctum—and everyone inside.
Yuki's flame pulsed harder, his instincts flaring.
**He couldn't let them fall. Not now.**
"Everyone—lend me your strength," he growled, raising his claw to the sky. "This ends now."
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### **Yuki's Ultimate Fusion Skill: "Kindred Crownbreaker"**
As the five girls focused their essence into Yuki, a new skill awakened—born of their trust, their pain, their growth.
> \[Ultimate Skill Unlocked – "Kindred Crownbreaker"]
> \[Effect: Channels all bonded spirits into a singular strike that targets the source of corruption. Purges all lingering soul-rot. One-time use per battle.]
Golden and emerald fire swirled with moonlight, shadow, soullight, and stormwinds, coalescing into a great blade of roaring energy over Yuki's head. The others circled around him, hands on his shoulders, spirits aligned.
Yuki's voice rang out, deep and resonant. "Thal'Rion—rest."
He dove forward.
With one titanic strike, the blazing blade struck the crumbling crown. A scream echoed not from the guardian—but from the corruption itself.
The crown shattered.
A burst of cleansing light consumed the chamber.
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### **End of Battle – Victory**
Thal'Rion's monstrous form dissolved. What remained was a kneeling man—aged, weary, but no longer corrupted. He looked up at Yuki and the girls, a faint smile playing on his lips.
"You brought… light to where I had none," he whispered. "Forgive me."
Then, like ash in the wind, he faded.
Silence.
Until Lumi, flat on her back, groaned. "Next time, can we fight something *without* six stages of depression?"
Aeiris giggled softly. "I second that."
Seiris gave a small smirk. "Tactically sound… emotionally exhausting."
Sylvaeria leaned against Yuki, breath heavy. "You did well… Flameheart."
Elira sat beside him, fingers still glowing. "This battle… it was more than victory. We saved a part of this world."
Yuki smiled faintly, closing his eyes as the system chimed.
> \[New Title Acquired: "Crownbreaker of the Forgotten Sanctuary"]
> \[Bond Level with all five companions has deepened.]
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