Dimensional Descent

Aina's eyes widened. Her hand subconsciously reached out to grab at Leonel. But, by the time she had reacted and moved, her palm could only touch at empty air.

Her brows creased beneath her mask, confusion coloring her face.

There was nothing that Leonel kept from Aina. On the days they spent together, they meandered through conversation that usually lasted hours at a time. It could be said that the only thing Leonel had never told Aina were the words his Coach had spoken on that day.

This was all to say that Aina had long since been aware of the existence of the ring and had just seen Leonel pull it out while no one was paying attention.

Knowing this, though still worried about Leonel's safety, it wasn't to the point that Aina was plunged into a well of despair.

After she took a deep breath, practically hypnotizing herself into believing that Leonel would be fine, she looked up, her eyes several shades colder than they were just a moment ago.

If she had to face the ten who remained alone and without a partner, that was fine too.

In her heart, though, she couldn't shed a last stubborn and sinking feeling. However, this just filled her with the will to vent… and she definitely wouldn't be as merciful as Leonel.

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As Aina was panicking, one could only imagine what Leonel was feeling.

"FUCK! SEND ME BACK!"

Leonel's roar bellowed into a wide expanse of sky.

Worry for himself? He never felt it. But, the idea of leaving Aina behind in that cesspool of human angst and ambition made his heart feel as though it was being lit on fire.

"General?"

Leonel's head snapped in the direction of the voice only to realize that he was seated on a steed in the middle of a thousand strong army. His roar that shook the skies seemed to have awakened them all, however, the words Leonel spoke make the dreary atmosphere even worse.

Even the General knew that this was a losing battle, why should they even bother to fight? Shouldn't they just lay down their arms and give up now?

Leonel's rage had yet to dissipate. At first, he really didn't have the mind to care who was calling out to him or if he was even being called out to at all.

He had never thought the simple act of taking out the ring would result in this. To make matters worse, it was now stuck on his finger and he couldn't even take it off if he wanted.

However, Leonel soon realized that he had to calm down. No amount of roaring or rage was going to make this ring magically pop off, nor did this world seem prepared to listen to him.

It was only after Leonel reached this infuriating conclusion that he finally decided to look around.

However, there wasn't a single unifying identity to them in the slightest. In fact, they looked like nothing more than a

for several weeks. They had discolored patches of skin, their ribs were visible through their dull coats, and their legs

cavalry?

thought when his Internal Sight swept over the men once more. It was only then that he realized that beneath their cobbled together armor was sunken skin, malnutrition, and a vulnerability so keen they could hardly withstand the

hell

"General…?"

to the source of the voice, only to find out that this person was indeed talking to him. He seemed to be a young man, no older than Leonel himself. He had a nervous look hidden within his blue eyes, but his hands gripped at his

an almost pleading look in the eyes of this young man. Whereas the others only had fear, this young man

Leonel realized that of the army, only this young man stood almost level to him. Though he was a half step back as a sign of respect,

man? Lieutenant

Leonel's brows furrowed.

sound in the distance. Though they were several kilometers away, they still seemed capable of making

the improvement of his Internal Sight, Leonel could easily see them. What he saw, though, made

high class and shimmering armor, their weapons were well kept, their steeds were well fed, and their bodies

though that wasn't enough… their numbers were

of this

palm as he jumped down from his horse. This sort

"DID YOU HEAR ME?!"

sudden roar shook the warriors to

show… that kind of spineless, cowering, effeminate garbage… Just send me back, I want no

you want to be men, if you want to defend your lands and protect your women and children, then

echoed through

walls of rock stood. There wasn't a single place

lay, it was where those they loved and

gaze of the blue

his body wrapped in golden

it would feel as though one was watching a blazing laser of gold tear a path forward. It felt as though Leonel

all

youth rose his weapon into the air,

and their formation

a like a fuel that

though, he was inwardly shaking his head, wondering how he had gotten himself into this

to end this battle

wasn't confident in taking

on his own like this wasn't because he could do it alone, it was because he was the only one strong enough

his head. 'Is this another Zone? Why would it teleport me here? What the hell