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 group a ruffians. If they

though they had been starved for several weeks. They had discolored patches

this supposed to be a cavalry? Weren't they

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 heft

hell

"General…?"

man, no older than Leonel

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

more, Leonel realized that of the army, only this young man stood almost level to him. Though he was a half

man?

Leonel's brows furrowed.

rumbling began to sound in the distance. Though they were several kilometers away, they still seemed capable of making the ground quake. Their presence alone plunged Leonel's army into a deeper

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

their weapons were well kept, their steeds were well fed, and their bodies bolstered a strong health that rippled through

their numbers were double

need to get out of this place as quickly

from his

"DID YOU HEAR ME?!"

the warriors to his back

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

you want to be men, if you want to defend

echoed

tall walls of rock stood. There wasn't a single place to go but

where their homes lay, it was where those they loved and cherished rested.

the blue eyed

charging ahead, his body wrapped

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

are you all

into the air, pointing

surged forward like a tide. They had poor coordination and their formation was faulty, but, at the very least, a

a fuel that lit

shaking his head, wondering how he had gotten

soldiers following behind Leonel were, he himself just wanted to end this battle as quickly as possible, hoping that this would send him

how powerful Leonel felt that he was now… He really wasn't confident in taking down 2000 warriors at the same time, especially since they were

he was the only one strong enough to disrupt

his head. 'Is this another Zone? Why would it teleport me