Starting as a Magical Girl, I Alone Shall Rule for Eternity

The world turned monochrome for an instant.

When the exquisite fire lotus expanded within the black hole, all sounds in my ears vanished, leaving only the pounding heartbeat and breathing.

The next second, brilliant aurora light illuminated the black hole from within, but no flames spilled out.

Only cracks spread rapidly along with the aurora, crawling across the entire mental landscape like spiderwebs.

Immediately after, blazing flames suddenly erupted!

A sea of fire roared, the world collapsed, the ground caved in, and the sky shattered.

The mental landscape was torn apart by the explosive heat wave!

The first thing to surge forth was that terrifying ocean of magical flames, but they didn't actually set the surroundings ablaze—they merely bloomed for a moment before rapidly dissipating and vanishing.

What was thrown out next was Twins, her magical outfit already shattered. She tumbled for a long time before finally coming to a stop.

Her right leg was broken, and her movable left leg was completely charred black, clearly having endured intense heat.

The polluted magic within her was nearly depleted.

She had used almost everything to defend against the fire lotus's residual heat, leaving her with so little that even moving was difficult.

Just as Twins caught her breath, the confident and sunny magical girl Iris fell from the sky.

Her face was somewhat smudged with dirt, her sun hat even landing near Twins' feet—tattered and burnt through at the top.

The sunglasses hanging from her chest pocket were also shattered on the ground.

Iris lay face down on the ground, eyes tightly shut, mouth wide open, only managing to let out a pained groan after a long moment.

The magical outfit on her body instantly disintegrated, yet even though her physical body showed no injuries, Iris couldn't get up at all.

A cluster of extinguishing flames exploded from the air onto the ground. Amid the scattering smoke and ashes, the purple-clad girl stepped out from the sea of fire, casually waving her hand to instantly extinguish all surrounding flames.

Only wispy blue smoke carrying a burnt scent remained, along with intense heat that slightly distorted the surrounding space.

Iris strained to lift her head, seeing that the magical girl named Shion only had slightly dirty skirt edges, as if that terrifying explosion hadn't harmed her in the slightest.

Was her magic truly infinite?

Struggling to get up, an overwhelming magical pressure suddenly pressed down.

Like a hand firmly holding her head, pressing her face against the ground.

But Iris wasn't panicked, because Shion wasn't even looking at her.

In her extremely limited field of vision, those beautiful little purple leather boots clip-clopped directly past her, heading straight toward Twins' location.

Iris felt no resentment, no anger, no fear.

Though firmly pressed down by magic, Iris still struggled to watch that dreamlike purple figure.

For the first time, she felt the despair of being utterly outmatched.

The gap was simply too vast...

Then, a small sense of relief rose in her heart.

Because Iris quickly realized that the reason her opponent wasn't targeting her was because Beihai Disaster Control Bureau had always maintained a covert cooperative relationship with Azure Cloud Sect while publicly condemning them.

If not for this, she would already be a corpse by now.

Remembering how she had previously mocked the Disaster Control Bureau's incompetence, she couldn't help but feel ashamed.

She really owed them a huge debt that money couldn't repay. Maybe she should hold a thank-you banquet, hiring the most luxurious orchestra and honor guard...

After calming down, gazing at Shion's heels, Iris sighed softly.

So she really was only at the initial peak of the Blooming stage...

"Where is the Miracle Seed?"

Twins could barely speak anymore.

When Shion started walking toward her, her entire body began trembling uncontrollably. Using her only remaining leg, she tried to back away.

But only managed to drag a muddy trail on the ground.

Twins was a girl who loved to smile, because she firmly believed smiling would bring good luck.

It was precisely because she loved smiling that she had met Lady Winter.

However, under those cold purple eyes, she couldn't muster even a hint of a smile.

Every cell in her body was crying out and trembling, her instincts screaming at her to run! Run! Run!

But her body refused to obey.

She could only breathe hard, gasping for air, trying to maintain consciousness.

When Shion stopped before her and asked "Where is the Miracle Seed?", Twins almost burst into tears.

"I, I don't know..."

As she instinctively spoke, when Shion slightly furrowed her brows, Twins felt as if a hand had gripped her heart.

She could barely breathe.

Her entire body stiffened and turned cold, as if she were losing control over her body.

Am I going to die? Will I die?

"There were two seeds that you took, right?"

As if already knowing what their Witch Association had done, without explanation or context, Shion directly asked, "Where are the two seeds?"

But Twins only trembled and said, "We, we only got one, it's with, with the captain..."

"Where is the captain?"

Twins struggled to regulate her breathing.

It's fine, Twins, it's fine.

You won't die.

The Sect Master, the Sect Master isn't that cruel. As long as you answer properly and tell her everything, you can survive!

"Captain, captain, I don't know where he is..."

Twins desperately searched for reasons that might satisfy the Sect Master, "We, we use, a crystal ball to contact, I can, contact him..."

The captain was probably doing something bad.

But Twins didn't know what exactly the captain was doing. She originally wanted to reveal this information to gain a chance at survival.

However, just as she was about to speak, something rushed out from behind her.

Twins instinctively glanced back.

A three-headed Disaster Beast transformed from a Calamity Egg...

Her heart sank heavily.

Impossible, there shouldn't be any Disaster Beasts around here. She had clearly checked.

Only she herself was carrying Calamity Eggs...

On her person?

She instinctively checked her pocket and sure enough, several Calamity Eggs were missing.

The three-headed Disaster Beast charged out from behind her, heading straight for Shion.

Its ferocious killing intent was barely concealed!

This wasn't her doing...

Even if she wanted to explain, it was already too late.

"So this is why you so readily gave me the method to control Disaster Beasts, Captain."

At this point, Twins finally completely gave up struggling.

The Disaster Beast that emerged from behind her was madly attacking Shion with killing intent.

There was no need for explanations anymore.

"You really are a super villain, Captain. Twins has really lost to you."

"Boom!"

Purple magic exploded ahead!

The three-headed Disaster Beast was torn to shreds in an instant, the shockwave blowing Twins away as well.

She only felt the world spinning, completely unaware of where she had flown to.

Then she crashed into some kind of pillar—maybe a telephone pole? Or possibly a tree trunk, she didn't know.

Her tied-up hair came loose, filthy black magic substituting for blood, making a mess everywhere.

So disgusting.

Why was she so filthy?

Every time she got injured, it constantly reminded her of what kind of existence she was.

Coughing, what came out of her mouth was also black, polluted magic.

So revolting.

Her vision was blurry,

But when she touched her neck, she realized something important was missing.

The birthday gift Lady Winter had given her—a very beautiful teardrop pendant.

She had chosen the color herself—a water-blue pendant, extremely beautiful,

Because it was just like Lady Winter.

Both gentle and beautiful.

She frantically groped around on the ground. The wet ground combined with the liquid black magic had made her hands completely filthy.

Just as she was about to cry, she finally found the fallen blue crystal pendant among some small stones nearby.

Carefully wiping it clean, she noticed a crack on it, making Twins heartache.

Shion had already approached.

Sitting slumped on the ground, Twins finally managed to smile under the Sect Master's gaze.

As long as she thought of Lady Winter, as long as she cherished the birthday gift Lady Winter had given her.

She had endless courage to face death.

There was nothing to resent or regret.

From the moment she entered Azure Cloud Sect, she had known this day would come eventually.

With her identity as a witch of the Witch Association, and having killed people, how could she hope for redemption and forgiveness?

In this world, there were no miracles born for witches.

Only...

Dragging her broken leg, she leaned against the pillar.

The magic in Shion's hand condensed into a long spear, aimed at Twins.

The disheveled girl bent over, carefully holding the exquisite gem as if protecting her treasure.

Closing her eyes, she softly murmured, like in a dream:

"I really want to see you one more time, Lady Winter."

A cold wind blew past as the blazing purple spear descended toward her.

......

Such convincing acting.

Shion couldn't help but feel some admiration inwardly.

Truly worthy of being a disciple of our Azure Cloud Sect.

She had thought Susan was impressive enough, but unexpectedly there was an even more skilled performer—this Twins could take it to another level!

She knew that Twins was the mole Azure Cloud Sect had planted in the Witch Association.

Although she didn't pay much attention to the details of Azure Cloud Sect affairs, anything related to the Witch Association was something Bingtang would explain clearly.

For example, that Twins was Azure Cloud Sect's only mole in the Witch Association.

After all, if this wasn't made clear, accidentally killing her would be troublesome.

Killing fellow disciples was a serious crime—renowned orthodox sects absolutely did not permit internal strife.

Even she, as Sect Master, was no exception.

Twins' background was quite simple—a girl rescued from a Witch Association branch back then. Shion had met her before; she later stuck to Bingtang all the time, especially loved acting spoiled with Bingtang, though she wasn't particularly close with Shion herself.

After being trained within the sect for a period, she voluntarily went to the Witch Association as a spy.

Bingtang had been extremely worried back then, thinking it might be dangerous for her to return to the Witch Association.

But it later proved that Twins was indeed a remarkably capable disciple. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

According to Bingtang, most of the intelligence about the Witch Association, and even some information about the Disaster Control Bureau, came from Twins.

As the only spy who could infiltrate the Witch Association, Twins' importance was self-evident.

Bingtang treated her like a treasure.

After all, that damned place would turn most people into neither human nor ghost. Neither she nor Bingtang would allow their disciples to undergo such torment.

But Twins voluntarily chose to infiltrate the Witch Association, not only enduring it but also continuously and timely sending out intelligence, perfectly exceeding expectations in her mission.

For Bingtang, and for Azure Cloud Sect, she was an enormous contributor.

Therefore, this mole's identity was extremely important. Every Azure Cloud Sect disciple, regardless of location, had to cooperate with Twins to ensure her cover wasn't blown, preventing her years of suffering from being in vain.

So when Shion arrived on scene, she was actually observing whether Twins could handle this Blooming-level magical girl.

The result pleased her—even while infiltrating the Witch Association, Twins hadn't neglected her training over the years.

At the very least, she remembered the moves from their sparring sessions.

She fought evenly with Iris.

But then she suddenly looked at Shion, pretending to be terrified.

At first, Shion was puzzled about what she was afraid of, but quickly realized.

Twins' copying ability had a time limit—she was probably about to reach her limit.

Well then, as Sect Master, she naturally had to step in and help.

Iris was somewhat more troublesome than the magical girls she'd encountered before—that mental landscape thing was indeed her first time seeing it.

Bingtang hadn't mentioned it either, but it happened to be a good opportunity to test the Buddha's Fury Lotus's power.

Not affecting the surroundings—it was practically the perfect venue.

The only pity was that it was too barren—no mountain peaks, tall buildings, or rivers that would better showcase the Buddha's Fury Lotus's destructive power.

She wasn't quite sure what exactly a mental landscape was either, so she couldn't determine the significance of the Buddha's Fury Lotus tearing through it.

But judging from Iris' expression, it probably wasn't bad.

As long as she found more unclaimed seeds, the power would definitely catch up to the original Buddha's Fury Lotus.

Who says magic has no Flame Emperor!

The troublesome part was that after detonating the fire lotus and dealing with Iris, she originally planned to ask about the Miracle Seed's whereabouts.

Whether she got an answer or not, she would simply leave.

But then Twins suddenly released Disaster Beasts to attack her.

At first, she was somewhat puzzled, but Shion quickly understood.

She needed to solidify her cover identity.

Asking questions and then leaving would be too suspicious and out of character—she had to take action.

Truly worthy of being the disciple Bingtang had carefully nurtured—inheriting Bingtang's boldness and attention to detail, much more thorough than her own considerations.

Casually blowing Twins away, watching this girl with disheveled hair clutching the birthday gift Winter gave her, looking so pitiful—Shion felt nothing but admiration.

This level of acting, this overflowing intensity—simply impeccable.

With such a performance, who would suspect that Twins was actually a disciple of Azure Cloud Sect after she struck with her spear?

But Twins' body was somewhat weak, and who knew what torment she had endured in the Witch Association—her body was full of polluted magic. Shion had to carefully adjust the spear's position to avoid accidentally creating too large a wound.

"Boom!"

Anyway, the dust kicked up was sufficient.

That should be fine—no one could tell she had intentionally missed.

The question was, how did Twins plan to retreat?

She began to feel somewhat worried for her disciple.

Until she saw Keke and Li Yi rushing over from the distance, when she suddenly understood.

What brilliant planning, what excellent strategy, what remarkable courage!

With these two si—simple children around, Twins' escape would indeed be easier.

She had even calculated this step!

Thinking ten steps ahead, Twins.

Just as she was about to leave reassured, Li Yi and Keke immediately landed beside Twins.

"You've killed someone again."

Li Yi's eyes were red, "What exactly are you trying to do, Shion?"

After checking Twins, Keke immediately said, "It's alright, it's alright Yiyi, she's not dead yet."

"Be careful, Shion will definitely pursue her to the death! She never lets Witch Association members go!"

Shion, who had been about to leave, stopped in her tracks.

She turned to look at the two girls.

Now she couldn't leave.

She could only regrasp the magic spear, turning around expressionlessly.

Could you two please talk less...