Dimensional Descent

Time seemed to slow to a crawl.

Leonel had never expected for such a thing to happen. After being blown away by a mysterious mirror ability, his Coach Owen had flown back more than a hundred meters from Lionel. The distance that separated them couldn't be considered to be small. By any logic, it shouldn't have been possible to attack the Governor Duke without giving Leonel time to respond.

But, the facts were laid out before them all. Coach Owen's own spear shot through his belly, his blood painting its shaft crimson.

With a cough, Escobar slumped backward, his breathing growing incredibly shallow.

Aina's eyes widened. But in the next instant, her gaze snapped toward Leonel, flashes of worry lighting her irises.

Unfortunately, it was already too late for her to say anything. Whatever light Leonel's aura held vanished, being washed by an oppressive might that made those in his presence feel as though a hand was descending from the skies.

"TELL ME! WHY DID YOU CALL HIM THAT!"

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

Leonel took a step forward, the ground beneath his feet groaning and whining.

The image of a majestic bird appeared to his back. It had beautiful feathers of gold and white, eyes filled with endless wisdom and a wing span that seemed capable of encompassing the world.

Leonel's next step seemed to blur, touching the ground both so lightly and with such speed that it left nothing but an after image in its wake. It wasn't until Leonel was already over a hundred meters away from the place of its descent that the concrete suddenly folded beneath the pressure.

Aina's expression changed, her head snapping back toward everyone else.

"Support him!"

Her voice held no less compulsion than Leonel's. It became quite clear quite quickly that the reason she didn't lead wasn't because she couldn't, but rather because she chose to defer to Leonel. But at this moment, there wasn't time for that.

Anared looked at this change with a curious light in his eye.

In truth, the only two that had a chance at shaking his position were Leonel and Aina. Since they had so graciously shown themselves...

suddenly vibrated, resonating with a sudden will to battle. As though a road of air manifested before him,

to resemble a sword streaking across the skies. He sliced the wind in two, intercepting Aina and the others before they could even think

felt monstrous killing intent lock onto him. Even his heart skipped a single beat before his Sword Force reaffirmed

Nothing had shaken his

"Leave him to me."

aimed toward him. It took him just a moment to realize that it had actually been

was Jilniya? He could defeat someone on that level without even unsheathing his sword. Yet, Aina would have likely lost

In fact, she tossed it to the ground as though it was worthless,

her hand. Her aura completely changed, reaching a level of oppression that made Anared's

'Four Seasons Realm...'

But, the ax in Aina's hand was also on the cusp of entering the Fifth Dimension. Let alone the fact Anared had hardly seen a Quasi Bronze treasure in his life, even

around Aina, a slight hint of blood

hand she used to clench her battle ax's handle. The ax

pissed. Anared actually chose this moment to step forward when all she

the sign of several warnings. She swore that if anything happened to Leonel, Anared and the whole of Terrain would follow

best for their futures. This was the way of the

life of his Coach on the line, but

his fury so badly, they

Coach and Lionel, his aura towering. The shocked guards of Dark Cloud Prison suddenly felt as though an immovable pillar stood before them all. Even if the sky collapsed, it would be

Warden not answered his question, now someone else

mumbled weakly, trying one

"Just die!" Lionel roared.

to Lionel's back contrasted the golden owl to Leonel's. It felt

indifferent. He observed Lionel's hysteria without a hint of emotion, his eyes seemingly

couldn't possibly hope to take control of my mind." Leonel said

thought, chains surged,

could they? This was the first time

all, yet they were already so powerful. What would happen if they had time

they were completely lost