The Witch Awakens

Reborn witch Elena poisons her fiancé Julian and binds hunter Arthur. After defeating Salis, she finds her grandmother is a mechanical puppet who dies protecting her. Captured by Cornelius, Elena escapes and uncovers that the empire's elite survive on witch blood. With her grandmother's soul, she destroys the sanctum. Rat-form Julian dies to save her. Elena incinerates Cornelius and walks away. A mysterious crimson-eyed Boss then orders a strike, signaling a greater conspiracy has begun.