It wasn't long after Plegia rebirth that Valm made their move. A few months had passed after the battle in Plegia, the heroes and the shepherds had gotten word of a battle beginning soon. When the Heroes reunited with the shepherds, they noticed some of them looked different.
"We used master seals to promote our ranks." Chrom said.
"We can see that. After leaving this world for two months." Jexi said. Chrom was about to say something before Hope stopped him. "Time moves a lot differently on other worlds. Two months to us is two years for you." he said.
"Regardless, look at the results. I am now a Great Lord, skilled in the use of my swords and spears." Chrom said in full shiny body armor.
"I finally got my wish and became a War Cleric." Lissa said proudly
"I am now a Grandmaster." Sir Robin said.
"Gregor and I both became Heroes, since we're both the mercenary class."Donnell said.
"Youre looking at the new and improved Vaike, now a Warrior." Vaike bragged.
"I became a great knight, Just like Fredrick. Sully went the other way and became a Paladin." Stahl said.
"I'm now a Sorcerer and Miriel has become a Sage, as has Ricken." Tharja said.
"I got a big moment and got myself a role as a General." Kellam said.
"I'm now a Falcon Knight as is Cordelia." Sumia said.
"I became an assassin while Lon'qu became a swordmaster." Gaius said.
"Of course I had to go with Valkyrie and Virion became a sniper." Maribelle said.
"And Olivia? What's she?"
"She's still a dancer, but she's gotten a lot more confident with her moves." Chrom said.
"As for Libra, Frederick, Nowi and Panne, they still remained the same classes as you last saw them." Sir Robin said.
"Yep! We're just fine the way we are." Nowi said.
"Anyway, time for an update. Lucemon has joined up with Valm, and has kicked down the door to an invasion. Virion took us to the border to see what he's got planned." Chrom said.
"Lucemon? So, he's doing the ceremony here." Jexi said.
"I guess Earthrealm was a bit too messy for him." Hope said.
"Or, he could have sensed the right amount of souls required here." Kentaurosmon said. "Either way, we must deal with him immediately."
"Roseanne has Valmese ships docking at its docks. We need to go there immediately and defend the people there." Chrom said.
"A loyal guardian of mine will be waiting on the battlefield, and she has already requested joining our ranks." Virion said. "As for what her class is, you'll just have to wait and see."
"Then let's get down to business!" Jexi said as the rest cheered.
The groups marched forward as they headed for Roseanne.
"So, whatever happened to that guild Lucario was leading?" Ranma asked Chrom.
"They situated themselves here in Ylisse as a permanent location. They now work as protectors for our country." Sir Robin said.
"I can see the beach up ahead, and there's the girl you mentioned." Twilight said. "Wait, what in the wide world of Equestria is she riding?"
The heroes approached the new face, who was another red hair with sea-like armor.
"Ah, there you are, Cherche. This is the woman I was telling you about." Virion said.
"Is she riding a Wyvern?" Twilight asked.
"Yes. I wouldn't be a Wyvern rider if I didn't have one." Cherche said. "Her names Minerva, by the way."
Minerva looked at Happy, Carla and Pantherlily. "Uh, nice...wyvern. We're not snacks. We're friends." Happy said.
"Calm yourself, Exceed. Minerva isn't hungry for you, she's hungry for action. She and I haven't ridden for a cause in a while." Chereche said.
"Then let's get to it. Since you, Cordelia and Sumia are our flyers, you can take to the skies and survey the damage done so far." Miriel said.
"Panne and Nowi are the big guns. Let's see Valms face when they realize a Taguel and a Manakete are on our side." Hope said.
"We'll cover the rear and support you guys as always, but dont stop us if we gotta fight." Lissa said. As they move forward, the saw the Valmese pillaging the village of anything of value within it.
"Time to see those new skills in action." Jexi said as the new and Improved shepherds charged.
Sir Robin took out a new tome and charged something up. "Thoron!" He shouted as a large beam of lightning pierced right through a portion of the Valmese army. He then drew the Levin Sword taken from Gangrel and sliced through another third.
"Hey, that Levin Sword and the tomes go good together." Hope said. "Maybe he can wield both at once or something."
"I can." Sir Robin said as he took out his Levin sword and cut down any stragglers.
The battle progressed smoothly, all of the heroes playing to their strengths and winning. Then, they saw a man with dark hair batting a Pokemon.
"Umbra! Is that you?" Jexi asked.
"Jexi? Well, this is a quaint surprise. I was just on a stroll when this hooligan decided to attack me out of nowhere." he said.
"That's no ordinary pokemon, he's from the Guild that's stationed here." Chrom said.
"Ah yes. One of the famous pokemon guilds." Umbra said. "I've read about them a lot. But sadly, I must end this fight." Umbra said as the heroes noticed his shadow beginning to move, grabbing the other pokemon's shadow, holding it in place.
"Ever since we are born, we are bound to our shadows like companions. That is the way I fight: exploiting that one weakness. That...is a power of the Darkness Style of Ultimate Color Fighting." Umbra said. "Ultimate Color Dark Sphere." Umbra said as his shadow became a sphere around the pokemon. The sphere moved for a bit before it stopped. Then it opened, the opponent had a scared expression on its face as it was put down.
"Wow, it's like when Moria uses his powers." Luffy said.
"But this guy takes it to a whole new level." Hope said. "He actually showed his opponent fear."
"Kishishishi! Well then, that makes him my rival!" said a voice as Moria was behind Umbra.
"Speak of the devil. Guess he's with Flux, to." Zoro said.
"Yes. He got me out of Marineford before an attempted execution on my life. Now I work with him as a Universal Villain!" Moria said.
"So, Flux is still causing trouble? Such amazing new info." Umbra said.
"Well, get ready to die!" Moria said before something over shadowed him. He turned to see a shadow like monster towering over him. "Sorry, but you lost the moment you decided to pick a fight with me." Umbra said as the creature devoured Moria. It then faded back into Umbra's shadow. "Don't worry. He's not dead, just trapped inside the depths of the Shadow World." Umbra said.
The last of the soldiers were finished off, but the heroes looked upon the village, now in shambles.
"Damn, and this was a Feroxi outpost too. Without ships, we have no hope of going to Valm personally." Chrom said.
"Aren't you forgetting something? Plegia has naval Power, too. Now that we have control over the country." Tharja said.
"I dont suppose Aversa will spare any? She's the new leader." Virion said.
"I doubt it, considering we were kind of responsible for the collapse of their kingdoms in the first place." Jexi said.
"Well, we can at least try. To Plegia it is." Sir Robin said.