Rose entered the stage with a serious face.
Morgana smiled sweetly. "How unlucky. You seem like someone who likes planning."
Rose did not answer.
The battle began, and Rose immediately spread several rune marks across the stage through subtle movements. She tried to keep distance and use defensive formations to block Morgana's curse threads. For a short time, it worked. Her runes lit up one after another, forming protective layers around her body.
Morgana looked amused.
"Not bad."
Then she raised one hand.
"Stellar Witchcraft, Curse of the Borrowed Mark."
Rose's runes trembled.
Her expression changed.
The protective layers she had placed began twisting, and several rune marks turned purple-black. Rose immediately cut off her connection to them, but Morgana had already closed the distance with curse threads spreading around her fingers.
A purple star appeared behind Rose.
Rose stopped moving.
