"—ARGHHHHH!"
Vlad released a wrathful roar as his energy and power erupted one final time as he dove toward the ground with everything he had left. He crashed directly into Sector One of the Third Layer, descending like a falling star, and buried the Quietus Sword deep into the earth.
The moment the blade pierced the ground, every ounce of power still lingering in Vlad's body detonated.
The ground screamed.
Thousands—no, hundreds of thousands—of swords erupted from the earth in an instant. They burst forth from streets, from buildings, from walls and towers, expanding outward in a violent, unstoppable wave. The blades spread across the entirety of Sector One and surged into Sector Two as well, carving their presence into every corner of the city.
This was not an attack meant to obliterate the Sectors themselves.
Instead, the manifested swords converged around the Infernal Monoliths.
Each blade struck true.
