With their new weapon finished, the Rebel Army slowly makes their way to Claudette's castle, not wanting to attract her army's attention. As the army moves through the forest, Alleyne immediately recognizes the area where her tribe was massacred by the orcs. Having a hard time getting over the tragedy, she stopped in her trucks and begins wandering around. Legolas takes notice of Alleyne's behavior and stops her before she separates herself from the rest.
"Being in this area has brought back the memories of your tragedies didn't it?" Legolas asked.
"I remember the time when I thought that my tribe was the strongest in the forest, being able to defend itself from any invaders only to find themselves massacred by these creatures. I thought I had gotten over it, but it is not easy forgetting something as horrifying as this."
"You are afraid aren't you? Are you afraid that we might lose this war?"
"I am afraid, but it is not just losing. What I am really afraid of is that the Rebel Army might meet the same fate as my tribe. I barely moved on from my tribe's massacre and I don't what I will do if the same thing happens to all of you."
Unable to handle such thoughts, Alleyne turns her back on Legolas as she starts shedding tears. Sympathizing Alleyne's situation, Legolas moves closer to her to comfort her.
"What? Legolas? What are you doing?" Legolas embraces Alleyne from behind in an attempt to stop her from crying.
"The pain you must be going through right now is something I want to take away. I know you still mourn your lost loved ones, but we are still here. Don't even think for a second that we would meet the same fate, because I know we won't. We have fought hard together and we will succeed together."
"But how do we know we will succeed?" Alleyne finally calms down in Legolas' arms.
"You told me that you want everyone to be stronger, correct? We all tried hard to be. Maybe it is time for you to grow stronger as well. We can't guarantee survival for all, but their deaths will not be in vain as long as we can continue. Let's show them that we can win this."
"It appears that everyone is stronger than me right now. I wonder where they keep finding such strength."
"It's because they have each other they can count on when one is in trouble. You often do things on your own during your time here, but let me tell you again that you are no longer alone. We all trust each other, but do you trust us?"
Alleyne puts her hand on Legolas' and smiles. "I do. You have all done so much for me and now it is my turn to do the same. Let's go avenge those who have fallen under Claudette."
"That's the spirit. We better go or we are going to be left behind."
"Understood." Alleyne immediately heads to the front as Legolas follows.
Liliana, who manages to escape from the dungeon the Rebel Army placed her in, continues to observe the army heading to the castle as a spectator as she has no interest in getting involved in the conflict and the fact that the Rebel Army destroyed her ship and crew.
"What an interesting battle this is going to be. I wonder how are they going to deal with the orcs once they are done with Claudette. I guess I will have to wait and see." Liliana said as she continues to follow the Rebel Army.
As Annelotte continues forward, she becomes concerned about something. "Nathan, even if we break down the castle walls, how are we going to get into the castle."
"We will use a more aggressive ambush method in order to force the army to open the gate. We have hundreds of firebombs created by the blacksmiths to launch using the catapults that we acquired as the main forces remain in hiding."
"Then what?"
"You will see." Nathan continues marching forward as he sees Annelotte becoming annoyed.
Risty currently leads her own brigade consisting of 4,000 soldiers and moves to a different path to create a more effective ambush. Mirim, who is currently with Risty, is the only one slightly confused with this strategy.
"Um how exactly does moving away from the main forces help them win the battle?"
"We are not leaving them, but for an ambush to work, we have to split up to make sure the Queen's Army have nowhere to run to, surrounding them in the castle as the enemy only expects the main forces to attack the front. I don't plan on making the same mistake like our last attempt to take the castle. I am still mourning those who didn't make it out of there alive."
"I see. I still believe that we can win though. It is time for peace to be brought back to the Continent." Mirim attempts to remain motivated for the battle.
Risty smiles at Mirim's response. "Yeah, we will show them."
Before they can go any further, Menace stops them. "You still remember the promise for if I helped the Rebel Army win this war, right?"
"You are not getting our fortress, but if we do win, the Swamp Witch's fortress is up for grabs as the Queen's Army has control over it since the last war. How is that for your prize?" Risty asked.
"Good enough, but just barely." Menace reluctantly accepts this condition and continues to fly alongside the brigade.
Once the main forces reaches the castle, Nanael and Airi went up at the castle wall to take sight of the guards.
"What kind of opposition is waiting for us?" Nathan asked the two.
"There are about 10 to 20 soldiers guarding the top of the castle walls, but they don't seem to be aware of our presence. There seems to be ground troops as well, but are just as unaware since they are scattered among the castle." Airi answered.
"Can one of you check to see how far Risty has come? We need her to be ready if we are going to attack." Annelotte said.
"I will go and check." Nanael immediately flies off as the main forces load the catapults with firebombs.
Once Nanael sees that Risty and her soldiers are in position, she immediately heads back to the main forces and signals them to attack through a burst of light. Annelotte sees the light signal and orders the catapults to launch. Soon, the firebombs begin flying away into the castle, easily killing off several of the guards on top off the castle wall and soon begins disorienting the ground forces as well.
"The attack is effective, but some soldiers are heading back with crossbows." Airi warned.
"All right. Fire the guns!" Nathan ordered.
With the guns hidden in the forest, they started firing the heavy shells on to the castle wall, catching enemy soldiers off-guard as the castle begins to break down.
"Lower the bridge! We got to clean them out! One of the guards yelled.
One of the soldiers did as he was told, not knowing that this was part of the Rebel Army's strategy to get into the castle. By the time the gate was lowered, part of the castle wall has collapsed. As soon as the bridge was lowered, the Queen's Army begins making their move, as they are now aware of the Rebel Army's presence.
"The other gunners are in position. Give the order." Nathan told Annelotte.
"Fire!" Annelotte ordered.
Gunshots were soon heard as gunners continue to fire using their M1 Garands obtained from the last war. Once the enemy forces have been subdued in front of the gate, the main forces begin charging into the castle and successfully push their way inside. A messenger desperately rushes to Claudette and tells her of the attack, in which Claudette responds by ordering her army to take out the guns from the weapon's storage as she makes her way outside.
When Laila comes back from her hot spring treatment, she found herself appalled by the explosions she witnessed in Claudette's castle. She changes her size in an attempt to stop the Rebel Army, but was stopped by Nanael before she can even make a move.
"Nanael?" Again, Laila becomes surprised.
"Didn't think I would catch you right? I have yet to make sure you are properly punished for disobeying me." Nanael draws the Celestial Saber as she prepares to fight Laila.
Meanwhile, Risty continues to observe the explosions from behind the castle, much to the dismay of her more impatient soldiers.
"When exactly do we get to fight?" Tarnyang complained.
"We are ordered to wait here until the main forces signal trouble or if the Queen's Army attempts to escape from the back. Either Nanael or Airi will signal us to come and help."
Inside the castle, Ymir desperately tries to finish reconstructing a replica of the Hyper Vibration Armor as Mirim stole the real one during their last confrontation with each other.
"So the Rebel Army thinks they can win this battle, huh? Just wait until I finish this and see where this battle will go." Ymir spoke to herself.
As the battle continues, Legolas witnessed a small group of enemy soldiers, carrying guns and begins shooting down the Rebel Army. Using the debris of the collapsed wall as cover, Legolas begins firing a few arrows at the gunners, killing two of them. Nathan takes notice of this as well and spots one of them firing an M2 Browning machine gun. He takes out a grenade and tosses it at the gunner's direction. The machine gunner curiously picks it up, but explodes within seconds, killing him and several other gunners surrounding him and causes the gun to fall from the top, knocking one of the enemy soldiers unconscious.
"Well that was convenient." Nathan said as he continues fighting.
Elina heads back to the castle several months of hiding from the severe storm, but when she sees Claudette's castle being attacked, she ran without hesitation. Being severely outnumbered by the gunners of the Rebel Army in the forest. She swiftly attacks some of them, while evading the rest to get inside the gate.
"I won't let you kill my sister!" Elina yells as she begins attacking the main forces inside the castle.
Realizing the trouble, Maria stops Elina's rampage and begins fighting her herself.
"I don't want to fight you so step down." Maria ordered.
"You are already an enemy to me when I see you fighting against my sister's army."
Elina begins attacking Maria. "I don't care who you are or what you say. I will make sure that the Rebel Army falls!"
Maria remains silent as she continues to fight Elina. With the Queen's Army beginning to fight back, Annelotte decides to call for Risty's brigade. Menace takes notice and alerts them.
"Finally." Risty's army charges into the castle and finishes off some of the retreating soldiers, trapping them between her and the main forces.
As Mirim charges in, she spots Ymir beating some of the soldiers of the Rebel Army and begins chasing after her. Ymir takes notice of Mirim and begins running to the courtyard of the castle to prevent the Rebel Army from following both of them. As soon as they reach the courtyard, Ymir turns around and confronts Mirim.
" I see that you have brought your armor with you. Once I beat you, I will make sure to strip you off of it so I can have it for myself." Ymir starts laughing maniacally.
"I am not going to let this happen. You tried to attack my hometown so it is my turn to hurt you." Mirim takes out her Infinite Slasher blade and begins fighting Ymir one on one.
Some soldiers of the Rebel Army successfully infiltrated the castle, but those who ran into Claudette were quickly disarmed and incapacitated thanks to her use of lightning. As the main forces continue to push into the castle, Annelotte spots Aldra waiting at one of the castle towers and begins chasing after her.
"Annelotte, what are you doing?" Nathan yelled.
"I have unfinished business with someone. You lead the army until I get back."
"Sometimes I don't feel that she is worthy to be a leader." Nathan complained.
When Annelotte finally catches up to Aldra in an isolated area, she sees her being accompanied by Belphe and Dogor. As she draws her sword, Aldra begins taunting her.
"Last time I let you go because I thought you might have been my sister. I sensed the same demonic energy within you and had hoped that we didn't have to come to this again, but looks like I have no choice."
"We always have a choice, but since you insist on staying with the Queen's Army. You honestly think no action will be taken against you for this?"
"I stayed with the Queen, because me and my husband's life is at stake. I can't let the army fall just so your people's lives can improve." Aldra takes out her gondolier's paddle as she prepares to fight.
"You can't see that it is the Queen that is deceiving you?" Annelotte attempts to convince Aldra.
"I don't care who I said with as long as I can be with my husband. Belphe, Dogor, attack her."
Her summons did as she was told as Belphe unleashes his flame towards Annelotte, which she easily dodges.
"Attacking head on? That was the same mistake you made in our last battle." Annelotte commented.
However, before Annelotte can fight back, Dogor suddenly appears behind her and spews acidic liquid. Although surprised, Annelotte manages to react quickly enough and ducks away from the liquid.
"I will admit that this caught me by surprise. Maybe you have learned something new since our last fight."
"Don't think that things will remain the same after seeing what you were capable of last time. There is no way that you will be able to defeat the three of us twice!" Dogor yelled.
"Not in the same way, but don't think that you can defeat me easily just because you know what I am capable of." Annelotte remains confident, knowing Belphe and Dogor's abilities as well.
"It seems like she has better control of her demonic powers. It is best not to underestimate her." Aldra warned both demons.
"Seems to be a bluff. If she did, she would have unleashed it by now." Belphe said, unknowing of Annelotte's control.
Belphe and Dogor charges at Annelotte, but soon sees a demonic glow on her sword. A ssoon as the two demons come close enough, Annelotte easily knocks them back to Aldra, who becomes worried.
Claudette met up with a couple of mercenaries, who manages to capture Luna Luna during the castle raid.
"What brings you here to my castle?" Claudette asked her prisoner.
"If you think I am going to let you kill my brother, you are dead wrong." Luna Luna struggles to break free, but is held tightly.
"Brother? Is that what you call Annelotte now? I see you show no fear in the face of death. I don't plan on killing you, as it will only make a mess of my castle. Throw her in with the rest of the prisoners!" Claudette ordered her mercenaries.
Luna Luna was then thrown in a moat filled with jelly-like material that restrains the prisoners from putting any resistance. It is also the same place where most of her allies were taken the last time they fought Claudette. Luna Luna looks around and finds Sainyang and Tarnyang stuck in the jelly as well.
"What a coincidence that the same thing would happen to us not once, but twice!" Luna Luna complains.
"I guess we didn't really learn too much from our last fight." Tarnyang commented.
"I just hope that the Rebel Army will come and save us soon or we will be dead once this war is over." Sainyang said.
As the enemy forces continue firing their guns, Yuit and Vante manages to reach one of the castle towers and begins dispatching enemy gunners.
"Sorry, but Vante is made out of stronger metal than what your bullets are made of." Yuit gloats as Vante begins shooting her own guns at the enemy soldiers.
Maria continues her fight with Elina and appears to have an advantage over her as Elina soon becomes overwhelmed by Maria's stronger strikes.
"Look, I really don't want to fight you. If I see you get hurt, it will hurt me just as much." Maria tries to persuade Elina to stop, but to no avail.
"I am tired of talking to the enemy. Like I said, anyone who goes against the Queen is an enemy to me."
Realizing that Elina won't listen, Maria reverses Elina's claw strikes and begins making strikes of her own, aiming to break Elina's armor, which she succeeded. Just as Maria fully gains advantage, she soon starts feeling drowsy.
"Oh no, I forgot to take Nathan's medicine. It will be bad if I fall asleep in this place." Maria pushes herself to remain awake.
Elina sees that Maria is dropping her guard and begins attacking. After a series of successful strikes, Maria becomes unconscious. Before she can kill Maria, Nathan intervenes and blocks her killing strike.
"What are you doing? Are you trying to kill your own sister?" Nathan yelled.
Seeing Nathan caught Elina by surprise as she takes a step back from him. "Nathan? I see you are fighting on behalf of the Rebel Army."
"It only takes one look for you to see why I chose to fight for them, yet you refused to open your eyes."
"You said this person was my sister when you stopped me from killing her. Don't tell me she is…"
Nathan unmasks Maria, showing Leina's face right in front of Elina. Horrified to realize that her sister has joined the Rebel Army as well, Elina comes down to her knees unsure what to do next.