The Queen of Energy

chapter 16: Confronting greed, part 3

Electra and Stormy reappeared at the battle scene, their holographic spell fading as they arrived.

"You tricked me, you meddling fairy!" Icy snarled, her voice sharp with fury.

Electra smirked, a calm confidence radiating from her. "Isn't that what a diversion is all about?" she replied, her eyes glowing with energy. "Today's the day the scales of greed fall from your eyes, Icy. Stormy, conjure your Lightning Tentacles. Sunia and I will execute our plan."

Stormy nodded with a wicked grin. "Lightning Tentacles!" she called out, and in an instant, purple, crackling arms of lightning shot from the ground, snaking toward Icy. They lashed out and wrapped around her, keeping her immobilized while Electra and Sunia prepared their next move.

Icy struggled against the restraints, her icy breath misting in the air, but the lightning held firm. "You'll regret this, Electra!" she hissed, but Electra barely acknowledged the threat.

"What if we used a special attack?" Electra suggested, turning to Sunia. "If we combine powers, we can defeat Icy faster and purify her."

Sunia's eyes gleamed as she spread her majestic wings. "Brilliant thinking, Electra. Niobe was right—your love for winning really does outshine your past hatred of losing. But for this to work, you need to sync with me completely."

Electra nodded and, with a graceful leap, hopped onto Sunia's back. She closed her eyes and hummed a single note—a frequency that reverberated through the air, harmonizing with the energy around them. As the sound grew stronger, Sunia's once-white wings began to glow, shifting into an ethereal blue hue that radiated raw power.

The light was so intense that Icy flinched, her cold resolve faltering for a brief moment. "What... what are you doing?" she spat, though a hint of fear flickered in her eyes.

"Let's end this," Electra said softly, her hands wrapping in pale turquoise energy. "Shimmer-dragon Frequency! Ahhh!" She and Sunia let loose a dazzling barrage of energy blasts—bright, diamond-shaped pulses that shimmered in the air. The energy raced toward Icy, surrounding her in a radiant barrier of turquoise and blue.

As the energy closed in, the scales of greed that clouded Icy's vision began to fall away, disintegrating into the light. She cried out, not in pain, but in the shock of having her darkest emotions exposed and stripped away.

"We're ready, Your Honor!" Electra called out, her voice strong and clear as the energy faded.

A judge, shimmering in the same turquoise light, appeared before Icy and gently took her by the hand. "Come with me," the judge said softly, guiding her toward a doorway that led to a grand courtroom.

As they disappeared, Stormy grinned and turned to Electra. "That was pretty slick. Nicely done," she said, raising a fist.

Electra grinned back and fist-bumped her. "We make a pretty good team," she replied.

The mini-world around them dissolved, and they both returned to normal, their surroundings shifting back to reality.

Now, we wait for the verdict, Stormy thought with satisfaction.