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Thousands of shadows assaulted Dylan, they came in the form of people, dogs, lions, and even bears! Trained from a young age the man used his spear like an extension of his body. Using his body as a fulcrum he maneuvered his weapons to both attack and block.

Unlike amateurs he not only stabbed with the sharp end, but he also smashed the length of the body of his opponent. Every so often however he would create a caliber spear and throw it with all his might. "[SPEAR OF LONGINUS]!"

Like a sunrise over the horizon his skill would pierce through the shadow army killing thousands per shot. The problem was, despite using one of his trump cards numerous times, the number of enemies didn't reduce in the slightest.

"This is getting dangerous, more and more are coming. I don't think I will be able to stop them all."

Fortunately, as Dylan possessed a 2nd-generation link from his father the Emperor of the Dominii, he could manage. But more and more attacked him or blocked his path. To be safe he sent messages to his battle harem through the messaging system to notify his allies of his situation.

[Dylan]: Vesna, Please tell heavenly sword I am going to be overrun in the next few minutes, the shadows are swarming.

[Vesna]: I'm sorry dear, I cannot send anyone your way, our side is also having it hard. Autumn and I cannot even let up for a moment.

[Talvi]: Honey, I overheard from the rest point in the middle, even the north and east are also in trouble.

[Kael]: My liege, we can hold please stay safe.

[Leto]: Dylan my love, focus on your safety. We will manage on our own.

[Autumn]: Dylan, don't worry they are coming out now.

At the words of his wife, the columns of light suddenly exploded in a stunning light show. Of course, power beyond reason charged the very air. The surge of calibers where on an unprecedented scale for [Novices].

Three voices echoed for all to hear followed by a world announcement.

- Thank you for protecting us, darling. It's our turn now. -

- My love, focus on the East. We will take care of everything else. -

- Husband, watch closely. Look at how awesome I am. -

- WORLD ANNOUNCEMENT: The Vaginarnis have successfully descended to the Valorious continent! -

"!!! They actually did it! The Vaginarnis! How in the world did they succeed!"

[Leto]: Did everyone see the announcement? What the hell are Vaginarnis?

[Talvi]: Aren't those the women of Heavenly Sword? Why do they look like that?

[Vesna]: Autumn, your previous actions seems to say you knew this would happen.

[Autumn]: Uhm.. I can't actually say what they are. Ask Dylan!

The empresses of Heavenly Sword aged by about 10 years, from being teens they now looked like mature women in the mid-twenties. What made the people awe-struck was their changes in appearance. Their armor, clothes, and even weaponry transformed.

Raylene felt like a mini sun as the air around her burned due to the Aura, her hair from blue turned scarlet red.

Jade had her pink hair fade to a shade of white, and her eyes from blue turned to the color of glass. Around her, Mana created spatial distortions as they ripped apart the fabric of space.

Vanessa had minor changes but now shone in a golden light, the green Spirit around her however appeared like mini hurricanes.

Everyone stopped in their tracks as they saw the Vaginarnis. Each woman then headed for the west, north, and south respectively. The sheer pressure of their movement made the ground shake.

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Raylene arrived in the West first. She brandished her great sword as she roared "[AURA CATACLYSM]!" like a meteor she fell from the skies like she wanted to chop it. Upon hitting the floor a 5-kilometer depression appeared on the ground as it shattered.

Seconds later a violent explosion of light blinded everyone on the west front. Together with the light an intense fire burned every shadow without exception. The members of Gae-bolg dug in to try and bear the brunt of the fires but noticed they weren't harmed in the slightest.

In a single blow, the empress of Heavenly Sword annihilated everything except Gae-bolg. Vesna who watched the tyrannical attack grew frightened. "How is such fine control of Aura possible? She is controlling the very particles that make up the air!"

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On the north side, Geo, who started to feel weak due to using [Rewind] too many times collapsed on the ground as Aurum protected him. Thousands of shadows charged them with the intent to kill. Monsters at the front were tough enough to survive multiple attacks from the son of Standar.

Unable to kill them quickly to prevent from being surrounded he and Geo had no choice but to retreat bit by bit. They were already within visual distance of Alan and Xing at the center.

As they had no more space to run from, they started to fall into despair. However, a beautiful woman suddenly appeared in front of them with a mage battle dress and a staff.

Driven by his curiosity Aurum asked to confirm his suspicions of the newcomer's identity. "Lady Jade is that you?"

"Good work. Rest. I am here."

Without fear, Jade turned around to face the approaching army. She closed her eyes and slammed her staff to the ground. A mana circle five kilometers wide appeared at her feet which covered the area around the mage.

As the shadows didn't bother to stop, a volley of magic spells and arrows flew in the air aiming to end Hiro's woman. Jade then raised her hand with her palm out as she invoked her spell. "[Dimension Break]."

The sound of a thousand wine glasses shattering echoed all around the army. Pockets of void space appeared around the shadows and like vacuums sucked the bodies of the undying army. Due to the tyrannical Mana present the shadows all got torn apart into the void spaces.

When not a single shadow remained, the pocket dimensions all vanished without a trace.

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Vanessa on the other hand flew towards the south side as she rode the winds. She had in her hands a pair of golden swords as she slashed the enemies on her way to the crown prince.

Like a bladed tornado, no shadow would survive the strider's assault. Nessa circled around the south battlefront and cleared the surroundings around the dominant of Gae-bolg.

When she finally reached Dylan, She said nothing but raised her sword towards the skies. "[RISE OF THE FALLEN]!" Her skill then turned the area around her into a sea of green energy. The energy suddenly coalescence into figures of various humans from different periods and backgrounds.

Dylan who saw the massive army of green energy warriors gulped in nervousness. From his studies, he knew the different time periods of the Valorious continent's history. And the army here nearly had a group from each time period.

"Are these all the souls of every person who ever died in this place?"

The blond empress of heavenly sword said nothing and pointed her sword down to the forces made of shadow. At her single gesture, the innumerable green army charged forth and trampled the shadows like an angry tide of blades and anger.

Dylan who looked at Vanessa remembered what the world announcement said. Unable to stop himself he tried to get answers as their lives were no longer in danger.

"Lady Vanessa! The Vaginarnis are a secret to the Savior Royalties. Then You, Lady Raylene, and Lady Jade are all royalty? But why would you all choose to do such an insane ritual? Don't you know the price of such power?! Does Hiro know? If he did, he would have never agreed!"

Vanessa simply smiled and answered in a quiet voice. "He does not know, and we will not tell him. Please respect our wishes and keep silent your Highness."

Dylan then shouted hysterically "BUT YOU ARE ALL GOING TO DIE! YOU GAINED THAT POWER FOR A 10-YEAR DEATH SENTENCE! HOW WILL YOUR HUSBAND REACT!"

End of Volume 2: The Flag of Three Swords