Queen Selene's Affectionate Display

Instead, he felt a sudden, intense breeze brush against his body before abruptly vanishing. Crystalia, on the other hand, had already released her own magical energy, surrounding her body with a golden aura and repelling her mother's magical pressure with her own.

The entire palace manor trembled as the two magical pressures collided, causing the earth beneath them to shake. 

Sensing the subtle tremors around her, Queen Selene quickly withdrew her magical energy, dispelling the immense pressure that had engulfed the entire palace manor, followed by Crystalia doing the same.

Orion acknowledged Queen Selene's display of strength with a nod. "It seems like you are okay," he responded.

Queen Selene returned his nod. "Yes, I feel much better than before. Though I don't think this scar will heal anytime soon, I can manage," she replied, reaching up to touch the scar left behind by the pseudo-divine artefact.

"What did you do with the collar?" she asked.