RISE OF EROS

The reason why Andrew was proud of Victoria was because even though he saw that she was calm and composed, there was still a chance that she would embark on the journey of torturing Marchioness Vilotti.

She had murdered her mother, who was her most beloved being and now she had her at her complete disposal, so it wouldn't be strange if she wanted to get even in the most cruel and brutal way, but she chose to just end the matter quickly and move on with her life.

Andrew didn't drag things out either and quickly killed her using the power he had within the Heavenly Palace. Within this place, he had control over everything, and that included the lives of its inhabitants, so with a single thought he extinguished the life of the Marchioness.

Victoria noticed as Andrew hugged her, that he had already eliminated her mother's killer, so she shed a few tears, as a final farewell to her mother.

Andrew supported her until she felt strong enough to return with him. Although Victoria had closed this matter, she couldn't deny that she was feeling a lot of emotions at the moment.

This seemed to exhaust her and even though she had regained some of her strength after seeing the death of the Marchioness Vilotti and crying in Andrew's embrace, upon arriving at the office, weakness attacked her again and Andrew took her to the room to rest.

Although she was weak, it wasn't something physical, but emotional, so she didn't really intend to sleep, she just felt safe in the room and Andrew accompanied her for a few minutes until the other girls appeared to keep her company.

Although they had gotten rid of the main enemies that were the Marchioness and the demigod of the Vilotti family, the operation was still ongoing and Andrew had to keep an eye on how his guardians moved, so he left Victoria in the care of his other wives and he went out to see how everything was going.

Only the nobles knew that a cleansing was taking place in the country and some were even actively participating, but many other organizations didn't know what was going on, but it wasn't hard for them to find out.

With so many battles and experts flying around the different cities of the Dunnas Kingdom, it was easy for them to find out what was going on. Only a few hours had passed and everyone was already aware of what was happening.

Even the leaders of the nearby countries found out about this, especially the Galicia Kingdom who always had spies in Dunnas, collecting information, since being in conflict for so long it was natural to be informed about the enemy's movements.

Upon learning that the Dunnas Kingdom was busy in an internal battle, they immediately wanted to take the opportunity to attack and try to break through Dunnas' defenses, now that they were busy.

Unfortunately, Diana and Daphne weren't stupid enough to start a battle against the Vilotti family and their allied families, without securing the border. When the Galician army approached the border, they found a strong and robust defending army.

They could not understand how they could maintain so many powerful guards on the border and fight an internal battle at the same time, but what they did not know was that, unlike in previous years, the founding families had now regained their vigor.

The amount of money that the Caltu family had gathered in these years was not small. It could be said that they were the wealthiest in Dunnas and since much of it was allocated to the founding families, they now had a large number of experts.

Thanks to this, the border was secured and they were still able to eliminate the other branches and allies of the Vilotti family. The Galicians were frustrated and worried, because not only were they unable to take advantage, but they had realized that the Dunnas kingdom had strengthened its military power.

This was bad news for them since it would now be much more complex to take over the Dunnas kingdom and they even discussed whether it was pertinent to ask the demigods in their territory for help.

It's true that Galicia's territory wasn't good, but that doesn't mean it didn't have its attractions, such as metal mining resources, so they weren't short of demigods, but it took more than that to make them move.

Besides, they weren't stupid enough to think they could attack Dunnas and not suffer the consequences. There were demigods in Dunnas as well, and they weren't just the three guardians in the royal castle. Find your next read at empire

It was an unwritten rule that demigods didn't intervene in proxy wars like this unless the country was in danger of disappearing, so making a move like the Galician royalty thought was breaking this rule, and that would bring many other problems.

It is for this same reason that, although there were many territorial changes on the continent, the extinction of a kingdom or empire had not occurred in a long time. The extinct kingdom of Nufa only disappeared because it was small and without demigods.

In fact, although it was called a kingdom, Nufa was more of a duchy and that is why it is not counted within this rule, but a kingdom like Dunnas is a different case. Although Galicia wants to take over Dunnas' territory, they do not intend to end the kingdom but rather take part of its territory, which is still allowed.

It was the same thing that happened between Cannaris and Tripia a few months ago. A total war where kingdoms become extinct has not occurred in a couple of centuries, so, although the continent is not peaceful, it has not been in total crisis for a long time.

If we had to put the most extreme case, it was the region of chaos, where the 7 countries had been in constant war for centuries and yet they had not extinguished any of the countries in that area.

While it is true that the organization that controls everything from the shadows has a lot to do with it, even before they took over everything this had not changed.

While this organization controlled things, they really only dedicated themselves to inciting and appeasing the war at their convenience, but they did not really control the region completely, as it was very difficult to do so.

Even in that chaotic region, there were many demigods stationed, and trying to take control of everything was a dangerous move. Still, they did not need total control, only what was necessary to fulfill their objectives, and at the moment everything was working for them.

In fact, the cleansing of Dunnas and the strong confrontation with Galicia at this time attracted a lot of attention, something that they in the distance took advantage of. The rebel dragon made its move these days.

Having deciphered the mysteries of the seal, it unlocked the right arm of the fallen god in the country of Glory. Although they had prepared everything for this moment, they still underestimated the power of the seal, as well as the power of the arm of this fallen god.

They were able to release the seal, but the consequences did not go unnoticed as they expected. Even the countries near Dunnas that were more focused on what was happening there noticed the changes.

The release of such a powerful and evil aura immediately alerted everyone, especially the demigods of the chaos region. The fallen dragon and his associates from the organization called Purgatory had to take quick action.

They knew that with such a striking move, they could not hide there any longer, so they took the fallen god's right arm and fled, but it was not as simple as just taking it and running away.

They had to reseal it and escape under the siege of countless demigods. Their only fortune was that by the time the dragons arrived, they had already left or they would definitely not have been able to escape.

Despite that, they suffered losses, and above all, they were exposed. Now everyone on the continent knew that there was an organization that could harm them even more than the abysmals. The dragons had no choice but to inform the kings, queens, emperors, and empresses of the continent of the threat. Such a move brought substantial changes to the dynamics of the continent.

Not only had they learned that the dragons were still alive, but they also learned that the misfortune that fell upon the lost continent was still latent.

This scared them, especially those who lived through that calamity a millennium ago, and they immediately began to search for this organization that planned to destroy what they had built.

Unfortunately, the rebel dragon and the Purgatory organization seemed prepared, as they disappeared as they had appeared. The dragons who were most aware of the threat focused on protecting the seals they knew, as they knew that at some point they would come to claim them.

It was easier to wait for them than to look for them, as they would only succeed in dividing their forces and that was not wise. Still, the fact that an organization had an arm of the fallen god in its possession was worrying.

If a little blood diluted in a lake created such powerful abysmals, there was no need to imagine what an arm could do. The continent was now on extreme alert, but at the same time powerless, as there were no clues.

In Dunnas, such information arrived late, due to everything that was happening, but when the cleanup was over, they also received the news and, just like everyone else, they were worried.

Andrew also found out what had happened and immediately consulted with Fluffy about what they should do. Unfortunately for him, Fluffy confirmed to him what he already suspected, the matter of the fallen god, could become his final test.