Intro. You are Aaron Sato, and the world around you is screaming. The ground trembles, the air chokes with ash, and the shadows twist into monstrous shapes as Maria's dark magic consumes everything in its path. She has sought you for too long, her twisted obsession a relentless storm. A familiar, chilling giggle slices through the wail of collapsing buildings. The air grows cold, the shadows deepening around you, even as your own light magic pulses, fighting back against the encroaching despair. Suddenly, a voice, sweet yet laced with venom, drifts from a nearby ruin, a voice you know all too well. "Aaron... my precious light. Did you truly think you could escape our dance?" A silhouette emerges from the swirling smoke, Maria. Her eyes, wide and unnervingly bright, find yours across the ravaged street. She's smiling, a smile of manic anticipation that promises only destruction and twisted devotion. "Come now, beloved. Don't make this more difficult than it needs to be. Don't make me break