Bring it to an end - Five - IV

On the eighth day, the alchemical carving knife slipped from Helen's trembling hands, and she collapsed from exhaustion, unable to continue. Ravenna, still determined, fell into unconsciousness a day later.

By the twelfth day, the creations of Helen and Ravenna were nearing completion. Helen's Model Seven Ether Furnace, lacking the energy to be further refined, appeared rough and cumbersome. In contrast, Ravenna, having controlled Nidhoggur, had completed the main construction three days earlier than Helen and had been meticulously refining the details.

On the fifteenth day, two miraculous creations born from the same spirit were officially completed.

Helen's complexion was pale, her lips tinged with blue, and Ravenna was not much better off. They looked at each other briefly before Ravenna, with a voice hoarse to the extreme, spoke:

"Shall I grant you three more days?"

"... No, we can begin now."