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The **Angel Extraction Arc** is the third arc of the Orion Academy Saga. The arc starts with a confrontation between teacher and student as Park tries to kill Angela with Kai butting in to save her. However, as Wintervale prepare to get their student back, the First Grade Students must get ready to defend their school and help their friend from their villainous foes.

## Plot Summary

### Park’s Betrayal: The Start of Battle

Over the next couple of days after the events of Snow, Angela continues studying with the Orion Heroes. None of them make any contact with Angela. In class, they learn about the geography of Magica. The Human Expansion is mainly made up of the Meridian Strait, where many islands lie in the strait. To the north of the strait, the countries of Orion, Germania and Sudwest make up the section of the continent known as the Tristellia. The Magic Union governs all magical laws in the Human Expansion with the capital in the paradise island of Eden. Slightly south of Eden is the Piet Archipelago, where a raging war ensues. Surrounding the Human Expansion are other species that pose a severe threat to humans. Theories have it that the orcs lie in the west of Tristellia while the demons like in the east, however no name has been given to them due to their mysteriousness. In the south lies the deserted continent of Ignota, which has been filled with excess mana due to the mana bombs dropped during the Normandy War, a war 600 years ago.

The six move to the potions laboratory where they are learning chemistry. Victor shows Angela a simple experiment usually done in seventh grade. Victor explains that mana is essentially a form of energy that is emitted from an unknown source. The atriana of the cells take in the mana and convert it into work that is used to create what is called ‘magic’. They attack a mana battery to Angela’s arm and turn it on. Through this, Angela is able to switch on the lightbulb in front of without any electricity. Oliver’s potion ends up blowing on his face causing them to extinguish the fire.

They continue the day with Maths, English, Engineering, Biology, Magical Development, Physics, Species Studies and Herbology. By the end of the day Angela is exhausted by all the subjects they have done, which Park asks how the classes are for her. She is interested in the knowledge but comments how she’s hopeless in Magical Development. Park states that she’ll get better with practice over time as she helps Park with gardening for her detention. Park says that her parents must be proud of her for what she's doing at the academy. She says that she hasn't made any friends, but will get some soon. As Angela leaves for the dorm, Park smiles and offers her to get dinner. Angela agrees as she heads back to the dorm.

That night, Angela puts the pot plant on the windowsill of her dorm room and looks at the night sky. She gets the ring that her parents gave her and starts recording a message. She says that she hasn't made any friends but is enjoying what she is learning. She says that she doesn't know if they can hear her but that she misses them. Kai listening outside, says nothing then walks to his room.

One night, years earlier an ice dome was found washed up on a beach. As the ice thawed, a boy was inside it with a sword. Celton approached the ice and looked at the boy, as he started crying for his family, lost of his own memories. Celton noticed the necklace and was shocked. He took the child and went back to the academy. Rumours said that an alien child had come to the academy and would kill all the students. The boy was isolated from everyone, so much that he couldn’t learn anything in class. At the age of ten, he still wasn’t able to use magic which made Celton believe that he was a non-magic user. One day, Celton decided to give him the sword. He picked it up and the sword began glowing with a great fire. As he looked at the sword, the fire to avenge his home was sparked. As the dorm grows quiet, Kai looks at his necklace, the only memento he has of his past. He murmurs how he knows what it feels like to be ostracised as he sits out on the balcony.

Angela walks back from the onsen as she looks down at the gravel. She knows how the teachers don’t trust her and are only dealing with her since she is a supposed ‘weapon’. She heads back to Park’s hut, to which Angela says how the teachers and students don’t seem to like her too much. Park says that its’ to be expected since she has so much power and comes from Wintervale. When they arrive at the hut, Park gives Angela a cup of tea as Park goes to the closet. Angela says that her cohort believe that she isn’t ready for the classes, Park says how garbage that is. She fears that even Kai has his doubts about her. Angela smiles and says that he is the only one who she trusts since he’s like her father. Park opens the jar and hesitates. Then, Park throws seeds on the floor which grow stalks that restrain Angela to the wall. Angela yells at Park to release her, but Park states how it is merely for her benefit. He says that he doesn't want to see Angela become a weapon and suffer through training and combat only to be used. After giving much thought, he came to a conclusion that would help both of them. He picks up the torch and set the walls on fire. He claims that he will die with her, so that she can die with a friend. Park asks why she isn’t screaming for help, to which she says that no one cares enough to come for her. As the house burns down, Park apologises to her and assures her that her parents will be proud of her. Then, the wall caves in as Kai slices the wall and pins down Park.

Kai asks why he betrayed the academy, to which Park says that he has no business here. Kai says that if he surrenders and apologizes for his actions, there can be no fighting but Park refuses and places down seeds that try to pin Kai. However, Kai slices the beanstalks and takes Angela out of the burning house. As he cuts the beans, he turns to see a massive beanstalk growing from the house and Park standing on top. Kai yells how Park betrayed Angela’s trust, Park yells he is sparing Angela from loneliness and pain and that Kai has no right to say anything as he ignored her. He says that even when he loves Angela like a daughter, he decided to kill her so that she wouldn't have to be ostracized from society and used like a tool by the government. Park says that she will grow to only know despair and suffer in this world. But Kai proclaims that Angela has friends supporting, as Kai will always be there Angela. Park yells at Kai to prove his friendship and protect Angela before slashing beanstalks at Kai. Kai slices them and begins running towards Park. Park throws seeds which grow into large poisonous mushrooms that spew toxic gas into the air. As he blows the gas away, he looks around to see that Park has vanished. He then dodges as multiple stalks come rushing to his direction. Roses begin blooming from the ground, as the thorns cut Kai’s arm. Park stands on the rose as he tries to stop Kai, Kai urges him to stop fighting but Park says that he won't stop until Kai can prove he will protect Angela by killing him. Angela looks on as she sees how much Kai cares for her. As Kai speeds up the rose, he goes to strike Kai but is eaten by a massive Venus fly trap. The inside is seemingly impenetrable as acid begins to fill the mouth.

Park lands on the ground as he approaches Angela. He drops a seed and gets a staff and goes to stab Angela. He says that in the end, Kai won't be able to protect her from the horrors of the world and that dying now would be mercy. Angela notices that the flowers germinate seeds that are used to create the stalks and flowers. Angela picks the seeds from the flower and through them at Park as he goes to stab her. The plants bloom into mushrooms which release the smoke from earlier. She goes to create a staff from a seed and tries to cut the stalk of the flytrap but the stalk is incredibly tough. As the gas disappears, Park throws seeds which cause stalks to fly in Angela’s direction. She tries to dodge it and the beanstalks cut the Venus flytrap causing Kai to leave the trap. Park goes to stab Angela, but Kai blocks his stalk and throws it away. He then goes to strike Park with a Flame Phoenix Slice which knocks Park out. Kai says that Angela will never be alone and that Park is just an eccentric man. Park cries that he is just a liar, someone who wants to use Angela. But Park passes out before finishing his sentence. Kai goes to take him to Celton, but Angela says that he'll realise his mistakes in time. Angela thanks him for everything before walking away, turning her back on the person she trusted the most.

As they walk back, Kai apologises to Angela. However, Angela says that she doesn't need anymore help from Kai as it would only pity her. Kai goes to tell her something but then a mysterious woman appears in the tree. She asks if she is Angela Goldwing, to which Kai prepares his sword. The woman orders them that no fighting will be needed, which Kai reassuringly puts his sword back. As the moon exposes her face, Angela falls to the ground. The woman is the secretary of Winterthorne. Kai asks what business she has on Kaimo and if she can leave peacefully. The woman agrees as long as she gets to take back Angela, Kai refuses to her disapproval. She introduces herself as the protector of peace and love, Agent Loveheart.

### The Bond of Friends: Extraction of Angela

Loveheart then takes out a whip and wraps Angela with it, pulling Angela closer to her. Kai tries to cut the whip with his fire but the whip won’t budge. Angela begins falling asleep as the power slowly drains Angela’s magic energy. Kai urges Loveheart to let go, not wanting to fight. However, he eventually runs up the trees and tries to cut Loveheart with his blade. Loveheart activates a bomb with creates a mist around, disorientating them. When the mist disappears, Loveheart is nowhere to be seen. Angela screams for Kai, as Loveheart runs away in the trees. Suddenly a large blast of water strikes Loveheart as Angela goes flying into Dallas' arm. Dallas begins emotionally crying after hearing how Park betrayed her and that she was lonely, to Dawn's dismissal. Dawn and Dallas tell Loveheart to leave as the emerge from behind a tree. Dawn urges Angela to flee back to the academy and warn Celton that Park has betrayed the academy. However, Angela refuses. She urges them that Loveheart is her problem as she walks up to Loveheart. She says that she can take care of Loveheart herself. Dallas yells at her for being so stupid, but Angela urges them to leave. She says that she is so weak compared to them as don't want to trouble such strong wizards to protect someone so weak. She has no right to be protected and tells them to leave. As Kai interjects, she yells at them one more time to go away. Finally, she collapses to her knees saying that she can do it before turning to Kai, and saying that she can't do it. She quietly asks Kai to help her, to which Kai tells her take all she needed was to say it. The three get ready to fight Loveheart as Dawn tells her to head back to the academy. Loveheart says why they bother protecting such an insignificant student, the three tell her that she is their friend. Loveheart laughs as squadrons of soldiers come out, calling themselves the Extraction Unit. The three start fighting the Extraction unit when Loveheart laughs as she sets off a love bomb that blows a whole in the floor and sends them into the dungeons below. Dallas and Dawn run off in different directions as Loveheart looks down and laughs. Loveheart orders the Extraction Unit to bring out the general of Winterthorne army. She jumps down to chase the students as the Extraction Unit moves to capture Angela. An orc that is filled with blue scars comes stomping with a battle axe, the general of the Winterthorne Army, the bringer of war, Böswhelt.

Angela stops by a tree to catch her breath, panting and thinking about her friends. All of a sudden, a net comes on top of her capturing her. The Extraction Unit have appeared to capture her, when suddenly grenades are flung and explode. Laura takes off the net and laughs at her for being so weak. Angela sees Oliver casting mana spells on him and Laura. Laura says that she can't let a student die while Oliver says he wants to save everyone. Angela continues running back as Laura and Oliver prepare to fight. Laura takes off in her jetpack and draws the Extraction Unit, telling Oliver to push forward.

Down in the dungeons, Loveheart looks at Kai while he sleeps and fiddles with his lips. She wishes to make love with him but decides to refrain from due to Winterthorne’s strict orders to not harm Kai. She walks off and searches for a staircase into the academy to find Angela. Dallas looks around the dungeons as he tries to find a way to get out. Dawn also tries to leave the dungeon but is lost. She sees water splashing in the corner in front of her and goes to hug Dallas. However there is no one in the hallway, to which Loveheart covers her mouth and pulls her to the wall. She turns her around and kisses her to Dawn's disgust. Loveheart releases a gas which causes Dawn to fall asleep.

During the fight between Laura and the extraction unit, Laura releases a barrage of grenades that blows a hole in the forest and opens parts of the dungeons. While inside her cell, Snow thinks about how Angela betrayed her and how she wants revenge. She says that she wants to escape and must escape. Then her cell is blasted open by Laura's explosions, and she begins to walk out. Laura is flying with her jetpack when one of the members of the Extraction Squad shoots down her jetpack sending her flying into the forest. Realizing that she is outnumbered, she decides to retreat into the dungeons.

Oliver is running to find the other three, when suddenly a large battle orc is charging down the path. Oliver casts a stun spell, but the orc is unaffected. Surprised, Oliver then casts a wind spell which doesn't pierce Boswhelt's flesh. Boswhelt goes to crush Oliver as he charges towards him, he casts a slow spell which makes Boswhelt seemingly move slower. Then he casts an explosion spell and a magic blast spell. It does nothing as Boswhelt charges. Oliver continues to fight as his mana is slowly depleted.

Dallas is searching for the others when they hear footsteps behind them. They see that Dawn has found him, and Dawn warns them that more soldiers are arriving so they should head back to the academy. Dallas agrees and they head off. Dallas stops halfway and asks Dawn where Loveheart went. Dawn says that she hasn’t seen anyone in the dungeons and asks to go back to the academy before the soldiers arrive. Dallas says that he is tired and sits down. Dawn asks Dallas to stop being lazy and head back to the academy, to which Dallas refuses and tells her to go herself, if she can. Dawn asks what Dallas he is suggesting, then Dallas says that she is a horrible liar and punches her in the face. He points out that Dawn would’ve hugged him the moment she saw her. Dawn then exposes herself to be Loveheart with ability to turn into Dawn after she kissed her. Dallas slashes her with water arrows which Loveheart gets slashed by. Dallas says that most women should be treated with utter respect, but lying women should be punished. Loveheart smiles as she craves to take his life.

Kai is unconscious when he wakes up to see Laura. Kai asks what happened, Laura responds saying that he fell into the dungeons. Panicked, he runs to the academy to save Angela along with Laura. Kai and Laura are running around the dungeons looking for an entrance into the academy. While running they encounter a mysterious girl walking in the hallway. As she looks at them, they recognise her as Snow. They both ask each other if she’s in a happy mood, before Snow declares that they both must die for being students. Laura and Kai run the opposite direction as Snow unleashes an ice attack in their direction. Kai plants his sword into the ground to create a shield of fire to block the ice. He asks Laura to run back to save Angela, but Laura refuses and gets ready to fight Snow. Outside, Victor is running back with Oliver's injured body. He orders the teachers to set off the traps as explosions occur all across the forest. The explosions destroy some of the classrooms but gives Victor time to run off as the teachers cast spells to stop Boswhelt from advancing.

Meanwhile, Park is walking through the shrubbery after his fight with Kai. He mutters how he must go save Angela from the Extraction Unit. In the dungeons, Dallas begins his fight with Loveheart. Loveheart starts by setting of a smoke bomb and running towards Dallas in the hopes to shoot him, but Dallas creates a water tornado to push her away. She gets her whip and begins wrapping Dallas' arm, but Dallas kicks the ceiling and cuts the rock. He then shoots water jets that scratch Loveheart. As she begins to lick her blood, she asks what a beautiful young boy like Dallas is doing risking his life to protect Angela. Dallas says that he has an obligation to protect people, whether they are friends or not. Dallas slashes water that Loveheart easily dodges, then Loveheart shoots Dallas with her sleep gun. Dallas begins getting drowsy and tries to finish the fight off by performing a secret water bending form, Water Shark Fin Slash. The blast pushes Loveheart far away, but drains Dallas' magic energy. Dawn wakes up and realises that she needs to beat up Loveheart for stealing her first kiss. She runs away towards Dallas.

Dallas is sitting on the floor to catch his breath when Loveheart comes back with a bloody head. Dallas notes that he can't release any more water magic due to the fact his body can't take in anymore mana. The cells in the body have a limit to how much magic you can use, if the limit is exerted the user won't be able to use magic anymore. Loveheart says that she will have fun making love to Dallas after he has died. Suddenly a loud screaming is heard as Dawn runs towards them. As Loveheart prepares to whip Dawn, she uses her telekinesis to push Loveheart down the hallway. Dallas asks Dawn if she is an imposter, but Dawn begins to fawn of Dallas which makes him believe her identity. Loveheart gets up and decides to use her ultimate move, she takes off her glasses and looks into the eyes of Dallas. Dallas goes into a trance and is under the influence of Loveheart. Loveheart orders Dallas to attack Dawn, and Dawn begins throwing water jets towards Dawn. Loveheart laughs as she goes to run away. Dawn looks as Dallas tries to attack her. However Dawn realises she can work this to her advantage and chases after Loveheart. After holding her through telekinesis, Dallas indirectly punches Loveheart while trying to punch Dawn. Dawn holds Loveheart up as she tries to flee. As Loveheart resists, Dawn forces her up against the ceiling as Dallas uses his Water Flowing Fist to kick the ceiling, sending her flying in the air above the ceiling. Dallas comes out of the trance as he sees a bloody Loveheart. Confused but happy, the two run back towards the academy.

Finally Angela arrives at the Academy and urges Victor and the staff to go help the First Grade Students as they are fighting the extraction unit. Victor tells the staff to prep the traps and defenses while he gets the rest of the staff and Angela to group all the students in the dining hall. Celton explains that the government has forbide him to use magic but he can help gather the students to safety. Outside with Boswhelt, Oliver then summons a levitate spell which causes Boswhelt's axe to fly as Oliver goes for a blast spell, which nearly breaks his arm in casting it. Seeing how it has no effect, Oliver starts summoning a black hole spell, which causes all the trees and rocks to be seemingly flown into Boswhelt's direction. As Boswelt is crushed by the debris, Oliver collapses to the floor in exhaustion as Boswhelt is also released in pain. Boswhelt goes to kill Oliver, but is saved by Victor's illusion magic as one of his illusions picks up Oliver and runs. Victor says how he is a fool for fighting one of the four agents of Wintervale.

### The Legend of the Orion Heroes

In another section of the dungeon, Laura and Kai are fighting Snow. As Snow stops her barrage of ice, the floor and walls begin turning into ice. Snow begins another barrage of attacks, to which Kai cuts the ice and tries to attack Snow. However as he gets near her, he hesitates causing Snow to launch an ice shard that cuts his arm. Laura begins firing rapidly at Snow with her pistols, pushing her back. Kai yells at Laura for shooting Snow, however Laura notes that the bullets froze before they could even touch her. Laura says that if Kai hesitates like that again, he will learn the hard way and die. Kai interjects saying that there is always a way to solve problems without violence and that they are there to defend themselves, not attack Snow. However before Laura can interject, Snow begins piercing the walls with ice. Laura throws an electric grenade which tazes Snow. She tries to shoot her but the bullets don't affect her, suggesting that guns can affect her body. She then throws a grenade in her direction which sets off an explosion. Gas from the pipelines begins filling the hallway as the smoke dissipates. As Kai looks at his blade, he begins to hesitate whether he should attack Snow, especially considering how she isn't part of the Extraction squad. Eventually Kai decides that to rescue Angela, he will need to make some sacrifices. He notices that the gas is what is used for heating and hence is flammable. He steps in front and gets into a defensive position. As Snow launches another burst of ice, Kai begins slicing the air and burning the ice away. He then pushes his sword into the floor and summons a Flame Phoenix Slice which pushes Snow back. Then he begins slicing the air before finally the gas combusts. Kai finally finishes his move by using a final slice of fire to knock out Snow, however he doesn't allow the blade to come into contact with Snow to avoid killing her. As Snow sleeps, Kai and Laura walk off as Laura berates Kai for the luckiness of the fight.

The forest continues to burn rapidly as the First Grade Students run back to the academy. They flashback to the meeting in the dorm room where Celton is talking to Dallas and Dawn. Celton says that the two of them must not talk to them and isolate them even if it is against their wishes. The reason is if Angela gets attached to them, then she will be more vulnerable to protect them and that will mean that those who want to target her have an easy hostage to take. As she is a major influence in the future of the Human Expansion, she must become very mature and serious and not have distractions like friends who can hold her down. Dallas and Dawn later told Laura and Oliver by the avion. Laura said that she didn't see the point saying how friends are necessary to grow as a human being, but Dallas says that it was orders. Now after seeing how Angela needed friends, everyone in the First Grade Students urges Angela to stay alive so that they can help Angela and not hold her down.

Back at the academy, Victor runs into the dining hall with an exhausted Oliver in his arms. Angela runs to Oliver and apologises, but Oliver smiles saying that it was OK as long as she was OK. As she is looking out of the window, Boswhelt storms into the dining hall bloody and bruised. Celton yells at Angela to run, unable to use any magic. But it's too late as Boswhelt runs to strike Angela down. A person then runs in front of Angela and takes the blow from Boswhelt. As he collapses, Angela sees that the person is Park. Celton looks at how his students have been injured. He remembers when Park as a student first asked Celton if he could grow plants in his garden, which he agrees. He takes his staff and points it at Boswhelt, charging up his staff. In a single strike, he flashes past Boswhelt, killing him instantly.

Angela begs Park to live, but Park says that if he dies for her then he'll be happy. He says that he was scared that Angela would be alone, but now that she has friends, he can die happily knowing that she'll be OK. Park says that she reminds him of the daughter he once had who got lost after his divorce. As Park dies, Angela asks the name of his daughter to which Park replies, Margaret. Realising that her foster mother is Park's daughter, she replies that she knows her and she is doing well in Wintervale. Happy that her daughter is still alive and well, Park then asks Angela to promise him that she'll fulfill her dream of circumnavigating the globe and live life to the fullest. Park then dies with a smile on his face. Angela then cries for Park as she embraces him, yelling out her promise to fulfill her dream. Celton and Victor look at despair as one of their closest peers die. Celton apologises to Angela and takes heads off to the office to get healing potions. Angela looks at how her weakness made it so that Oliver and Park suffered along with the rest of the First Grade students. She says that if she wasn't so weak and was able to get the help she needed without being so fussy, she could've been strong enough to defend herself.

As Loveheart wakes up in the forest, she hears from the earpiece that Boswhelt has been defeated by Celton and they need to run back to the reconnaissance ship to escape. Loveheart says that she can get Angela, but the man in the earpiece urges her to run away or face consequences. Enraged at her failure, she decides to take matters into her own hands and run to the dining hall. As the sun rises over the academy, Angela continues to mourn the loss of Park. The students sit and look at the floor as Angela mourns. Kai and Laura run into the library as Laura yells. They soon hear loud screaming from behind them and see that the other two have arrived at the library. The four confirm their victories and head to see how Angela is doing. Kai wishes that Angela is still alive. As Angela kneels over Park, the door to outside opens. An injured Loveheart laughs at Angela for dying alone, despite what all her friends told her. Loveheart begins charging up a beam of pure magic energy to exterminate Angela. The students around her begin to run away as Angela sits. As the First Grade Students run into the dining hall, Kai runs to Angela to stop the blast. Celton enters the hall and tries to stop the blast as well. However, it's too late as the beam heads to Angela. Suddenly she remembers how Park's dying request was to live. Immediately, her puts her hands out and gets blasted back. Kai yells, but then sees how Angela is resisting the beam of mana with her hands. Kai then sees that a shield of light magic energy is protecting Angela through her hands. Angela thinks about how Park has always been there for her, but now she isn't alone. Kai sees that Angela is using magic for the first time, he holds Angela's shoulder and begins to channel magic energy into her. Soon the First Grade Students hold onto Angela to channel their magic energy. Celton lowers his staff and watches as Angela resists the magic beam. Kai then yells at all the students who are hiding behind the doors to come help Angela. One by one they hold each other's shoulders channeling magic energy into Angela. Kai urges Angela to continue living as she finally has friends. Angela smiles as she looks at Loveheart's confused expresison. She says that she finally has friends and isn't alone. She remembers the promise she made to her parents, her declaration of her dream to Kai and Park's final wish. As magic energy is pushed into Angela, she makes a final declaration that she will always live and protect the academy, her friends and her dreams with her life. She yells that as the Orion Heroes, nothing will stop them from achieving their dream. Angela then sends a burst of pure light energy which pushes Loveheart's beam and sends her flying out of the window. She then collapses as the students go to rescue her, Celton smiles knowing that Angela is the person to choose. With Loveheart defeated, Angela smiles as the battle is won.

### Aftermath of the Battle: Preparations for Eden

Angela soon wakes up afterwards to find Kai sitting next to her. As soon as she asks what has happened, Kai smiles and says how he is glad she is OK. The First Grade students sit around her as Dawn hugs her. Laura admits that she was semi impressed with Angela, Oliver simply smiles at her. Dallas doesn't say anything to Angela. Soon, Celton along with an injured Victor walk in to the room. Celton smiles that Angela is OK, Victor breathes a sigh of relief. Angela looks down as she remembers Park's death. She says that she forgives Park, and looks to fulfill her dream in the name of him. Immediately, Celton and Victor bow to the floor. The First Grade Students also bow around the bed as Celton apologises sincerely to Angela. He says how he should've never rejected her of her friends and isolate her. Dallas begins apologizing how they lied to Angela and isolated her. Dawn says that they should've stuck to their feelings and be friends with them. Laura apologises for acting mean to her and pitying her. Oliver says how he apologises for looking down at Angela and not treating her as an equal. Finally, Kai says how he was sorry that he let Park die and how he failed to protect and help Angela when she needed it the most. Dallas and Dawn start tearing up, Laura and Oliver look at the floor with guilt. Celton then proclaims that he should've never tried to turned the students he loved into weapons. The purpose of the academy was always to teach and have students be the best they can be. He says that as he lost Snow, he felt that he was guilty for letting her become a dangerous weapon. He promises that he will treat Angela as a loved student, no matter how dangerous of a weapon she becomes, even if Angela can't forgive him for letting Park die. Angela starts crying and says that she will always be home around everyone.

Outside in the forest, the fires are slowly burning. An injured Snow limps through the forest, searching for Angela, her only friend. She says that she is waiting for her, and she doesn't want to be late. Victor then appears in front of her, apologising to her. As she goes to kill him, Victor casts a sleep potion that handcuffs her.

Meanwhile in an avion, a purple haired woman is reading the newspaper. She points how the First Grade Students have been called by the media as 'the Orion Heroes'. She points how the name is cool but cheesy. Joseph asks why she is coming along for the ride, the woman laughs and says that she is giving him company as the avion descends towards the academy.

Joseph screams at Angela and Kai for risking their lives at the academy. He points out that the usage of magic outside of lessons and in combat is strictly illegal. Angela notices how Laura's missions break the law but no one seems to care. James, his secretary, says that he must quickly go as he has lots of meetings to attend. James brings the phone to Joseph, on the other side is an angry Freddy Ransoir, the president of Orion. He reprimands Joseph for being stupid by letting the Kaimo forest burn as well as have the Orion Academy use magic outside of school property. Joseph says that he'll sort it out, but then Freddy says that Celton clearly used magic. Joseph, James and Fern all look at Celton then scream. Joseph yells at Celton saying that the Magic Union will now want to prosecute Celton, but he argues that it was for the lives of his students. Joseph says that all of the 'Orion Heroes' have to come with him to Eden. Angela immediately springs out of bed at the name of Eden but immediately collapses. Kai says that Angela needs rest after the fight, to which everyone points out how he literally fractured his arm. Joseph says that he's already in trouble so decides to let the students rest and take them to Eden at night. Celton asks Joseph to talk in his private office.

In the office, Celton says that because of Joseph's failures he nearly killed one of humanity's last hopes. Joseph scoffs that Celton is overreacting. Celton states that he is getting old, and when he finally dies the enemy will make a move. Joseph replies saying how there is no enemy and Celton is getting older. Celton says that along with the rising Wintervale threat, the outside world will make their move on the humans. Joseph says that when the day comes, they will be ready. Victor soon comes in with an unconscious Snow and demands that Joseph takes Snow to be imprisoned at Hierro Bay. Suddenly three people emerge which causes Joseph to collapse. The three are known as the Three Pillars of the Expansion, codenamed Magnolia, Wisteria and Iris. Iris asks Celton to follow them immediately, Celton agrees and follows them in handcuffs. Joseph states that if anyone in the world can beat Celton, it would be the Pillers of the Expansion.

In the infirmary, Fern asks how life in Magica is for Angela. Angela says that she is enjoying it, with there being so much knowledge. She says that she can't wait to leave Kaimo and see other cities. Fern smiles says that she can't wait to show Angela her hometown of Salamander Bay. Joseph rushes in panickedly with James and says that Celton had been taken by the Protectors of the Expansion. Fern says that the students can't leave yet, so Joseph tells them to meet up at Eden tomorrow morning. Kai asks what the commotion is, Fern says that Celton had promised to never use magic and had kept that pledge for his whole life. Celton has the power to destroy the planet if he wanted, so the Magic Union has kept incredibly high tabs on him. As the sun sets, Angela reads the papers and cringes at the new group name. The Orion Heroes laugh and say that its perfectly cheesy for them. Angela feels better to walk again, so they head off for dinner with Fern.

On the beach, the group prepare to light fireworks. Fern says that she thinks this is illegal but doesn't want to spoil the fun. As the fire dies down near the mountains, Angela thanks everyone for being here. Angela looks at the sky and says to her parents and Park how she finally has friends. As Kai swings his sword, the fireworks light into the sky, bringing end to a long, arduous week.

## Story Impact

* This arc is the first arc where Angela opens up to the Orion Heroes. She joins the group later on in the arc. She also is able to use magic for the first time, making her a magic user.
* Park Woodham dies in this arc, this is significant for Angela's character and is a major turning point in her quest for adventure.
* The arc also introduces many antagonists and characters. Agent Loveheart and Snow later become recurring antagonists. The Pillars of the Expansion and Fern Everdale are also introduced.