But as they turned to each other, smiling in victory, Seraphina's eyes suddenly filled with a cold, calculating look. "You may have defeated the Grand Master, Nate," she said, her voice dripping with venom. "But now it's my turn."

Nate stared at her in disbelief, his mind racing as he tried to make sense of what was happening. "What are you talking about, Seraphina?" he asked, his voice trembling with fear.

Seraphina chuckled, a cruel and merciless sound that sent shivers down Nate's spine. "I have been waiting for this moment for a long time, Nate," she said, her eyes never leaving his. "The Grand Master may have been a powerful wizard, but he was a fool to trust me. I used him to get what I wanted, and now that he's gone, I am free to take what is rightfully mine."

Nate felt a surge of anger as he realized the truth. Seraphina had betrayed him, using him to achieve her own goals. He had thought that she was his ally, his friend, but she had been manipulating him all along.

"You won't get away with this, Seraphina," he said, his voice filled with determination. "Why are you doing this?"

Seraphina just laughed, the sound echoing through the room. "You're too late, Nate," she said, a wicked smile spreading across her face. "My magic is too strong for you to defeat. You should have never trusted me."

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With a flick of her wrist, Seraphina summoned a barrage of dark magic that shot toward Nate, filling the room with its power. But Nate was not going to let her win. With a fierce determination in his heart, he summoned his own magic, calling forth a brilliant blast of light that clashed with Seraphina's dark magic in a brilliant explosion of power.

And as the two powerful forces collided, the room was filled with a brilliant light.

As the light faded away, Seraphina gazed upon the remnants of the Grand Master's destruction. Suddenly, she reached out and took the dark object that had once belonged to the Grand Master. She held it tightly in her grasp, her eyes fixed upon it.

"What are you doing, Seraphina?" Nate asked, his voice filled with concern. "We should destroy that thing. It's too dangerous to be left in anyone's hands."

Seraphina turned to face him, a mysterious glint in her eyes. "I cannot destroy it, Nate," she said, her voice trembling with emotion. "This artifact holds immense power, and it is rightfully mine."

Nate stepped forward, trying to reach for the artifact. "Seraphina, please. Don't do this. You're not thinking clearly. Let's destroy it together, right now."

But before he could take the artifact from her, Seraphina's body began to shimmer and glow with a brilliant light. With a sudden burst of power, she vanished into thin air, leaving Nate alone in the room with the black artifact.

"That’s why I always work alone," Nate mumbled to himself as he stood there, stunned and confused. What had just happened? Where had Seraphina teleported? And why had she taken the artifact with her? He knew deep down that something was not right, that Seraphina was not who she claimed to be. But he couldn't bring himself to believe it.

Days turned into weeks, and weeks turned into months, but there was no sign of Seraphina. Nate searched for her everywhere, but she seemed to have vanished from the face of the earth. He was filled with a deep sense of loss and betrayal, wondering what had caused Seraphina to turn against him like this.

But even as he searched for answers, he couldn't shake the feeling that Seraphina was not what she seemed, that there was more to her than met the eye. And he knew that one day, he would find out the truth about her, and the dark object that she had taken with her into the unknown.