Dimensional Descent

Aina suddenly felt as though her body wasn't hers. There was a disconnect between her mind and body as though one was being rejected from the other. It was hard to tell exactly which was happening, but the fundamental truth was that the disconnect made her feel as though her body wasn't her own.

With a frown, Aina brandished her ax out of habit, just trying to do something she was familiar with.

By now, she had long since lost count of the number of times she had swung her ax in her life. Leonel was always fascinated by her tanned skin, but wasn't that just the product of all the work she had put in ever since she was old enough to understand the cruelty of the world around her?

There was nothing in this world that she was more familiar with than her ax.

A swirl of Universal Force followed Aina's swing. For the first time since this oddity began, Aina felt as though she was back in her own body again.

But, just when she thought it was alright to stop and her previous feelings had just been an anomaly, she felt the feeling come back the moment she stopped swinging her ax. In fact, now, due to the abrupt stop, the feeling was even more obvious than it had been before.

It was like invisible shackles had suddenly been placed over her body.

Aina's ability worked on instinct mostly and was only partially an actionable act taken up by herself. But, at this moment, that instinct seemed foggy.

Whereas before she was certain of the next steps she had to take to train her body and improve her ax, at this moment she felt confused and baffled.

'Did I overuse my ability? Did I run into a bottleneck?'

A bit of worry mixed within a deep frown took over Aina's features. Was this really the limit of her talent? A slight hint of anxiety bubbled up within her heart.

pull out a dictionary and get a read on her ability. She was only aware that her ability was good, but

It can't be. It

Aina's jaw steeled.

relied on to have a chance to avenge her mother in the future. If

if

She didn't know how much effort it would take to take them down or what kind of

"Aina?"

that moment, Leonel's voice drifted to her ears, snapping her

girlfriend. Without her mask on, it was easy for Leonel to read her mood. He could see the cycle of emotions Aina

okay?

find any injuries she

"Hm?"

Leonel's gaze suddenly sharpened.

subtle, so subtle that even he almost missed it. If it wasn't for the fact he had been determined to find out what was wrong with

It was so faint that

his back. If anyone else faced these eyes, it would feel

feeling should have been uncomfortable and off-putting. Yet, for Aina, she somehow didn't find anything wrong with it. In fact, her beating heart seemed to calm considerably. Beneath Leonel's shadow,

while she felt at peace, Leonel's expression twisted, a flickering rage erupting within the depths

of the Snowy Star Owl were part of its Wisdom Branch. At this moment, Leonel had still yet to unlock the second tier of

him

suddenly morphed in Leonel's eyes. It formed