Angel Monarch-Chapter 384: Tree of Light

The wooden blade met with Xinya's dark metal dao. Even though her weapon was metal, Bea's wooden longsword easily stopped it.

The woman's crimson armor grew blood-red flowers wherever her own blood spilled. But it wasn't just her armor all over the chamber. The walls, ceiling, branches, ground, everywhere the floors bloomed!

Their seven petals opened graciously, and as the night breeze danced around them, small golden specks of pollen fell from the flowers.

The air began feeling heavier around Xinya, and she reflexively stopped breathing. The ensnaring woman, however, wasn't as smart.

After a few breaths, she began coughing up blood. In her veins, dark roots appeared, and soon they broke her skin, blooming more flowers.

She continued coughing up blood, and while falling on her back, more flowers grew out of her throat. The seven-petalled crimson flowers seemed beautiful in contrast to the dying woman.

Even though Xinya held her breath, a few specks of pollen still reached her lungs. She felt them growing inside her body.

Soon she began coughing up blood too, but still she kept her eyes on Bea.

Vicky's mother dismissed her armor, and instead wore a flowing, magnificent crimson dress, seemingly weaved from flower petals. She even made her sword grow back into her palm, deeming Xinya harmless.

"Don't worry, it'll be over soon. My flowers will take care of you and anyone trying to harm my daughter!"

Slowly, Bea walked up to Xinya. Vines grew around her legs and as she held out her palm, a single blood-red flower bloomed there. She leaned in and took a deep breath from the pollen filled air.

"Isn't it beautiful? Just from looking at it, you wouldn't think it can kill you so fast… Anyway, you really shouldn't have underestimated a Worldtree. Thinking you can deal with me, with that puny dismantling trick…"

Bea laughed to herself, then raised her palm and blew pollen straight into Xinya's face.

The pale woman's eyes widened, and she immediately slashed with her blade. Bea expected getting cut to pieces once more. However, the woman didn't intend to fight anymore.

Her weapon cut open the fabric of reality, opening a portal right behind her. She took one step back, and the portal closed off immediately.

"Huh… Didn't expect she would run away so easily… She seemed like a feisty one, but I guess the pollen in her lungs was enough to scare her… More importantly!"

Suddenly, Bea turned away from the corpses and rushed towards the gigantic flower. They slowly spread open, revealing Vicky's unconscious form.

She breathed in the pollen too, however it had no effect on the Princess. In fact, many of the Angelic Order's soldiers breathed it in, since the pollen spread from the millions of blooming flowers all over the castle.

While the soldiers experienced no changes, their enemies all fell to their knees, coughing up blood. The ravens, trying to get away from the castle, began blooming flowers too, and soon fell to their deaths.

While holding her daughter, Bea stepped on the large branch, which began rapidly growing once more. They broke out of the remnant chamber and stood below the beautiful night sky.

The moon shined brightly as a flying figure flew into the sky. A golden-winged and armored woman moved around with her spear, killing every raven still alive.

"Hey! That's cheating! I can't fly!" Came the shout from behind Bea.

The brown-haired woman glanced back and saw a few familiar faces approaching. Kim, Adam, Lilith, Cass, and a similar-looking tall man and woman walked up the branch.

They all glanced at Vicky's unconscious form, then at the woman in a crimson dress, gently cradling her.

While Kim and Cass hurried to Bea's side, Lilith just pulled Adam away angrily. Their loud shout reached everyone's ears, even from inside the castle.

When Yvonne and Yannick tried to approach, Bea's guards instantly went up. She hasn't met either yet, so letting them close to her vulnerable daughter was out of the question!

They also noticed the hostility and distrust in Bea's eyes, and decided to stay further away. Neither planned on ending up like all the corpses inside the castle.

"You don't have to be so wary of Yvonne and Yannick. They are siblings who both helped during the eastern expedition. Yvonne also thought Vicky how to fight, and judging by Adam's praise, she isn't half bad!"

Kim's words brought a different look to Bea's eyes. She glanced at both the tall woman and her taller brother with closed eyes. After a few moments, she just snorted and turned back towards Astrid's flight.

"We'll see if you're good enough to tech Vicky… For now, I'm curious. In my message, I told Vicky to only help, if she can guarantee the safety of every Castleburg citizen. Otto will definitely be mad when he learns about this!"

A shiver went across Bea's body, and she needed all her power not to show the pain of her heart.

Even though Otto betrayed her and everyone Bea cared for, she still loved her a year ago. It made his betrayal much worse, causing severe pain to Bea's already broken heart.

The worst was her lack of knowledge. She had no clue why Otto had suddenly snapped… Or maybe it wasn't sudden, she just ignored the signs…

Before the feelings could've overwhelmed her, Bea bottled everything up and instead glanced down at her daughter, peacefully sleeping in her arms.

Cass walked up beside her, placing one hand on Bea's shoulder. She glanced back at the divinely alluring woman, but strangely, no lust showed in her eyes.

Even the most devoted married couple, like Adam and Lilith, would blush when looking into Cass's bright pink eyes. Whoever, Bea didn't seem the care the slightest. She just gracefully smiled, then turned back to her daughter.

"You don't need to worry about the citizens. We prepared for Operation Castlefall a long time ago!" Said Cass, while leaning in and pointing towards a specific point in the sky.

There, a few ravens managed to escape both the golden pollen and Astrid's spear. They continued flying higher and higher into the sky until eventually they hit the barrier… The Aegis System!

The ravens desperately pecked away at the barrier, with no result.

"Mary and James already made Aegis System Generators to every city within Europe. We haven't activated the ones in Paris, Madrid and Barcelon, but with the addition of Castleburg, nearly all of Europe is under our control!"

Bea nodded in understanding, watching as Astrid flew towards the desperate ravens. Suddenly, metallic arrows began raining down atop the flying creatures, each hitting one or more.

They all turned around and saw Yvonne load another arrow into her strange metal bow. She loosed one arrow after the other with perfect form, never missing her target.

After a few seconds, she stopped and looked at her friends in confusion… "What is it? I couldn't let Astrid have all the fun!"

Yannick, Cass, and Kim giggled at her response…

"I'm sure you didn't just try to impress her!" Said Cass, while watching the ravens die in the sky.

The tall woman's face burned red, but she didn't refute the succubus's claim. Instead, she turned back towards the sky, and continued shooting arrows.

Bea watched it for a few moments, then glanced down at Cass standing by her side.

"What I don't understand is where you get the energy for the Aegis System… Bran is… Bran isn't with us anymore, so how do you power it?"

Her words caused both Cass and Kim to turn away, sadness evident in their eyes. The alluring succubus took a few seconds to compose herself, then turned back towards Bea while faking her smile.

"I have no idea. James told me they created some machine that imitate Bran's power… It's not nearly as efficient, and uses a lot more energy. The tree you've planted couldn't even keep up, and it's slowly dying… Could you maybe heal it?"

Bea just laughed at Cass's request. The branch below their feet changed as more leaves and flowers began growing from it.

A few seconds later, Bea gently placed her daughter down on her newly made crimson red sofa. She also sat down and placed her daughter's head into her lap.

With one hand, she gently brushed Vicky's white hair out of her face, letting the moonlight reach her.

Yvonne and Yannick stared at Bea in awe, while Kim and Cass just rolled their eyes. However, Bea wasn't done yet.

Behind them, the tree began rapidly growing again, climbing up towards the barrier. It was a few kilometers above the city, and the tree easily reached it after a few minutes of rapid growth.

When direct contact was established, the Aegis System began glowing with a bright green color. The tree's vines or roots spread across the shield, making it even stronger. But something even stranger happened…

Across the tall and wide branches, golden flowers began blooming. They also had seven petals, but were in a different shape than the crimson ones.

As they opened, gentle light shone down upon the entirety of Castleburg.

A few seconds ago, the city's natural light disappeared, when the gigantic branches hid the moon. However, with the golden, glowing flowers, Castleburg became as bright as in the day.

The citizens watched this and everyone else watched this all in awe. The light slowly dimmed until it was only bright as the moon's glow.

Bea made them, so their brightness would cycle between day and nighttime, so the citizens wouldn't lose track of time.

Cass's eyes slowly moved from the amazing sight above, down at the grinning lady, wearing a flowing crimson dress.

"'Could I maybe heal it?' Please… I can make it much better!"