Dimensional Descent

BANG!

The first hit left Halgo in a complete daze. But, the second made his vision go black. The last thing he felt was a rush of heat to his nose before he collapsed to the ground.

As for everyone else? All they saw was a flash of light denoting the start of the duel, only for it to quickly end in a fountain of blood spraying out from Halgo's nose.

Yet, not only did the blood not touch Leonel, it didn't even touch the catalogue either. By some mysterious force, it shot back, splattering all over the falling Halgo's face.

Leonel blinked, looking toward Aina.

"Is that another cool vampire ability?"

Aina pouted slightly beneath her mask. "I'm not a vampire."

"Are you sure about that?" Leonel grinned.

Aina turned away and ignored him. How could she be a vampire? Wasn't she walking around in the sun just fine? Garlic was probably her favorite flavor to add to food. Plus, she never really craved blood… unless you counted that one instance.

Leonel was just teasing her.

As though the couple couldn't sense all the eyes around them, they bantered as Leonel flipped through the selection of missions.

"… A shame."

A while later, Leonel shook his head.

missions allowed for black belts. In that

he decided to hold back a bit. Plus… There might just be more to do

we accumulate enough, it'll be easier to promote to white

easier if we

these easy missions was a good way

example, the duel Leonel just initiated. This duel had always been a part of Valliant Heart Mountain's culture, but now it was even more important and

Valiant City. That way, one wouldn't be accused of breaking the rules like Leonel had been on his first day

essentially become a court system, not much unlike the Valiant

but could be used to battle for resources, decide contracts, and many other

policing these duels was that those of

this was a benefit, there were still many other hindrances. Black belts, while

resources that black belts couldn't touch, certain establishments within the city they couldn't enter, and, as

status first even if things might

Leonel smiled. "No rush."

mysterious.

words without much oddity in her tone, but she seemed to be

that

up at Leonel as they began to walk toward the exit

does it mean?" She

the Segmented Cube, nuzzling up against Aina. Letting go of Leonel's hand, Aina began to play with the little

yes. We don't need him right? He can go act mysterious by himself." Aina smiled sweetly

mink nodded in agreement.

opened his mouth to say something, but he already felt as though he had been

well. The fact that higher ranked belts can't challenge lower ranked ones is just the first. For example… black belts might not be able to own ore mines or stores or even form factions of their own. But,