With a swift movement, Mereoleona aimed a powerful strike, pushing the boundaries of her fmes.

  In that moment, Alex felt the weight of her instincts guiding her, and he realized he couldn't hold bay longer.

  He tered with a flurry of his own strikes, eae powerful enough to match her fervor, but still, he didn't want to hurt her.

  "Enough!" He said firmly, his voice steady as he grappled with her wrist mid-strike, redireg her momentum.

  Mereoleona stumbled slightly, surprise flickering across her face.

  In that brief moment of tact, the e she sensed deepened, igniting a flicker nition in her heart.

  "You… you feel so familiar," she murmured, her fiery determination faltering.

  "Because I am," Alex replied, his voice softening.

  Mereoleona, breathing heavily from the exertio his gaze, a mixture of flid respect crossing her features. "Who are you really? Why do I sense you as mine?"

  "Because our paths were iwined long ago," Alex said, stepping bad releasing her wrist.

  The magic surrounding them began to wahe hax that clouded her memories slowly dissipating. Tears welled in her eyes as realization washed over her.

  "Asta…" She whispered, the name esg her lips like a long-fotten melody.

  As if a dam had broken, tears streamed down her cheeks, her heart swelling with joy. "You're really here… my heart k all along."

  The warmth of their e surged, breaking through the st remnants of the hax.

  Alex stepped closer, his expression softening. "I've been here all along, Lioness. Watg over everyone..."

  Overwhelmed with emotion, she let out a small, relieved ugh, her fierce exterior crag in the warmth nition. "I thought I had lost you… but now…"

  As the frontation transformed into a moment of shared uanding, Elysia beamed, witnessing the reunioween her parents, a bond that transded time and memory.

  Mereoleona wiped her tears, the fmes of her spirit reignited not just by strength, but by love and e. "I won't let you go again, Asta. Not now that I've found you."

  ----

  The vibrant colors of twilight cast a serene glow over the Vermillioe as Mereoleona led Alex and Elysia through the lush gardens. The air was filled with the fragrant st of blooming flowers, creating a stark trast to the fiery iy of their earlier frontation.

  As they walked, Elysia couldn't shake the feeling that there was more to Alex thahe eye. She gnced between her mother and the stranger, her curiosity piqued.

  "Mom, do you know Asta?" She asked, a hint of mischief in her voice.

  Mereoleona, still wiping the remnants of her tears, looked down at her daughter, a smile tugging at the ers of her lips.

  "You could say that," She replied, her voice carrying a mixture of warmth and pride. "He and I share a history, but it's plicated."

  Elysia raised an eyebrow, her inquisitive nature taking over. "plicated how? You just fought him a moment ago, and now you're smiling at him! You 't just drop that without expining."

  Alex chuckled softly, his amusement lightening the mood. "I suppose that does sound strange. Your mother and I have known each other for a long time, even if she didn't realize it until retly."

  Elysia's eyes widened, her excitement bubbling. "So you're friends? Like really close friends?"

  Mereoleona shot Alex a sidelong gnce, her expression teasi affeate. "You could say we're more than that, Elysia. He's… someone special to me."

  Elysia's heart raced with a mixture of joy and curiosity.

  "Special? How special? Did you two have adveogether?" She leaned closer, eager for the details.

  Alex smiled at Elysia's enthusiasm, his gaze flickering baereoleona. "Well... it is a little plicated. You say that we've faced tless challeogether and fought side by side in battles. But that was a long time ago."

  "Why didn't you ever mention him before?" Elysia pressed, her tone insistent. "You've always talked about your past, but never about Asta."

  Mereoleona's expression softehe warmth of nostalgia washing over her. "It wasn't a part of my memories until now. I've been so focused on being a mother and the Magiights that I didn't realize what—or who—I had lost."

  Elysia tilted her head, pting.

  "So, does that mean Asta is my dad?" Her voice was a mixture of hope and innoce.

  "Yes," Alex replied gently, kneeling to meet her gaze. "If you wao be."

  Mereoleona's heart swelled at the sight, and she stepped closer, ing an arm around Elysia's shoulders. "You've always had a father, Elysia. It's just that for a long time, he wasn't able to be with us. But now… now we have a ce to be a family."

  Elysia beamed, the idea igniting her spirit. "I like the sound of that! we do fun things together? Like go on adventures or train?"

  Alex nodded, a chuckle esg him. "Absolutely. I'd love to take you on adventures and teach you everything I know about magid bat."

  "Really?" Elysia's eyes sparkled with excitement. "That would be amazing!"

  Mereoleona watched the exge with a mix of pride and warmth, knowing that this e was what they had all longed for.

  "But remember, Elysia, being a magiight is about responsibility and hard work. It's not all fun and games," She added, her tourning serious.

  "Of course! I want to be the best magiight ever!" Elysia decred with determination, g her fists.

  Alex smiled at her spirit, feeling a sense of hope as he stood beside Mereoleona and Elysia.

  "The's make sure you have the best training possible," Alex said, rising to his feet. "With your mother's fire and my knowledge, you'll bee a force to be reed with."

  Mereoleona watched the two, her heart swelling with pride and joy. "I 't wait to see the both of you in a. Just be careful not to break anything—especially my garden."

  Elysia ughed and for the first time in what felt like forever, the tension that had filled the air began to dissipate, leaving only the promise of new beginnings and adventures waiting just beyond the horizon.

  The seremosphere in the Vermillioe was suddenly shattered by a chilling gust of wind that swept through the garden, causing the flowers to tremble and the air to crackle with energy.

  Elysia turned, her excitement quickly repced by fusion as a shadowy figure appeared at the edge of the garden.

  "ASTA!!"

  A voied, fierd demanding.

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