Night 306

Arba's Intentions (アルバの思惑, Aruba no Omowaku) is Night 306 of the Magi manga series.

Characters In Order Of Appearance
'' Characters in bold denote the character's proper appearance. Characters in italic are only seen briefly and have yet to make a proper appearance. ''

Magic
'' Magic in bold denotes the magic's first appearance. ''

Summary
Two years ago above the southern sea near the Sindria Kingdom, the battle between the two siblings intensifies. Arba asks Hakuryuu about Aladdin's whereabouts, but he attacks her in rage. Using Zaug Al-Adhra, he summons monsters to consume her, but she easily rips through them and yells that he stands no chance against her with Judar gone and no Isolation Barrier in place. She slashes him, then grips his throat and holds him above the water. Hakuryuu admits defeat and begs her to tell him when did she possess his mother. Arba tells him she possessed Gyokuen shortly after her first two sons were born. She explains that as an ethereal being, she is able to switch bodies at will; in order to preserve her strength, she had to create perfectly compatible bodies to switch between rather than use simple dolls, like other magicians from Alma Torran.

When the shocked Hakuryuu asks her what she means, she tells him she had to give birth to the bodies she would later take over, having existed like that within the family for centuries. Hakuryuu asks why she is teaming up with Sinbad and whether his mind has already been hijacked, but she tells him that he still retains his self and will eventually become a being that will be neither Sinbad nor David, allowing Il-Illah to be revived. She tells him he doesn't have to worry about this, because he was always a child thinking about nothing but revenge, ending up unable to accomplish anything. Hakuryuu states he doesn't care about revenge anymore, and that with people around him supporting him allowed him to give up on it. Just then, the flying island of Kina Kingdom appears behind him. Calling out to Zagan, a root suddenly wraps around Hakuryuu and pulls him away from Arba and onto the island, rejoining with Aladdin, Morgiana and Takeruhiko. He relays Arba's plans to Aladdin, then thanks the enraged Arba for all the information. Takeruhiko orders for the Demon Roar Cannon to be fired at her, and Arba protects herself with her Borg. Once the explosion subsides, the island is gone. Realising that she had been tricked, Arba states in rage that Hakuryuu shouldn't have been able to overcome his revenge. Then, she smiles, reminding herself that she only needs herself and Il-Illah.