In the hall of Tendōkyū, everyone, including Wilhelmina and Alastor, was immersed in joy over Shana's birth.
And the Transcendent List, along with Shana's birth, had added an additional rank for her.
This meant all the calculations and every form of patience they had exercised had borne fruit at this moment!
Alastor gazed at the newly awakened Shana, his eyes filled with indescribable joy and hope.
This gaze perhaps contained more longing, similar to a God who could be said to have fallen from His throne before.
However great the hope they had placed in Him, they also felt equal heartache over the suffering He had endured.
This moment felt like time had been reset. For their entire family, this was an unprecedented and rare opportunity.
Simply put, this was a rebirth.
However, Shana's rebirth was not merely a rewriting of life. For the entire family, even for the three Dimensional Lists, and for all beings throughout the world, this was a new beginning.
"Wilhelmina, we've finally waited, we've finally gotten Shana!"
As Alastor spoke these words, tears in his eyes nearly spilled out.
Of course, Wilhelmina couldn't contain her joy either, because Shana's birth meant so much to them.
Wilhelmina slowly walked toward the baby still in the cradle before her.
She reached out her hand and gently stroked her skin.
Upon contact, Wilhelmina felt as if an electric current flowed immediately from her fingertips throughout her entire body.
She knew! She knew this was Shana's spiritual energy!
"Alastor! This is Shana! Shana who is ours, she's truly returned!"
Earlier they had only sensed Shana's rebirth through their eyes, but now Wilhelmina truly felt Shana's rebirth physically, through touch, and through all her senses.
"Our hope, our hope has been born."
The entire hall was filled with feelings of hope.
However, Hikaru had already been waiting outside the gate for some time.
Every movement, even every word inside, he knew clearly.
Although he couldn't empathize with them while standing outside the gate, he at least gave them a little time to release the hope carried by their entire race.
"It's time. Wilhelmina, Alastor, enjoy your last moments with Shana!"
Hikaru lowered his head and laughed softly, preparing to straighten his clothes, and slowly stepped forward, walking toward the hall before him.
For Hikaru, taking one person was still an easy matter.
But this time was different. He was determined to obtain Shana, but he hoped more to use Shana to unite all the forces behind her.
That is, he couldn't just rely on plunder. Shana would ultimately be his, and the family behind Shana would also work for him.
Hikaru walked to the door, gently pushing the carved wooden door. Everyone inside immediately emerged from their hopeful happiness and became alert.
"Who is it!"
Wilhelmina was the first to be on guard. She knew every inch of Tendōkyū. Anyone's invasion would not escape her surveillance.
However, Wilhelmina felt a powerful spiritual force strike her face for the first time, and she panicked slightly in her heart.
But she quickly adjusted her emotions, calmly staring at the tall figure before her.
Wilhelmina carefully sensed the situation of the entire Flame Haze Army's invasion in her mind.
But to her surprise, all defense procedures were intact.
This mysterious man before her had entered their hall undetected.
Shana's birthplace could be said to be the most heavily guarded and hardest to find place in all of Tendōkyū.
This forced Wilhelmina to raise her vigilance to the fullest and try to guess the identity of the man before her.
She slowly approached Alastor.
"He comes with ill intent. Prepare to protect Shana."
Alastor quickly received this instruction, and in the chaos, immediately took Shana to a safer place.
Hikaru saw that all the defenses used by the Flame Haze army to drive him away were ineffective.
All weapon attacks, Hikaru only shook his head slightly to avoid them, remaining completely still and unmoved.
His eyes continued to gaze at Shana being carried away by Alastor.
The powerful attacks left the Flame Haze with no advantage whatsoever. Even the person they were attacking still stood before them uninjured.
They were all stunned for a moment and stopped their attacks. They needed Wilhelmina to face this enemy they couldn't defeat.
Hikaru saw they were no longer attacking him, and all their eyes were fixed on a woman in the inner hall.
He immediately took the initiative: "I've come to take Shana away!"