Dimensional Descent

The fire reflected in Leonel's irises. He didn't know what was happening. He didn't know why or even how the Oryx King sacrificed himself. He didn't know if this was an ability of World Force, if it was a Lineage Factor, or even if this was the Oryx King's original ability being fueled to a new level by his World Force…

Even with all his intellect, even with all his senses, he just couldn't understand…

But maybe that was the way things were meant to be. When those at the top took on the greatest burden for themselves, wasn't it all to allow those beneath them to live on in ignorance?

The flames, despite never touching the city below, seemed to engulf it whole. Whether it was the heat or the moment, it was all ubiquitous. This was likely a moment they would never forget… And yet, maybe the greatest irony was that they had treated this man as an enemy just moments ago.

It was yet another bittersweet moment. But, it was one filled with an underlying respect that pounded through their hearts.

Maybe, though… Life wasn't filled with such fairy tales. Sometimes, even when the greatest sacrifice is made, even when all the tears are shed and all the hearts were broken… It still isn't enough.

As the fires even Leonel didn't dare casually touch began to die down, the image of a singular man still standing in the air became clearer and clearer. By the time the flames faded away completely and they saw what remained, a horror could only grip their minds.

There, Alexandre stood.

His skin was burnt black, flaking off to reveal bloodied, mangled flesh beneath.

Both of his arms were nowhere to be seen and his once handsome features had all been burnt away to the point that one could make out bits and pieces of his skull.

At that moment, the manic laughter appeared once again. As the rain sizzled and boiled, coming into contact with the supposed king, this laughter only grew.

"Kill me?! I AM THE APEX!"

Alexandre's voice boomed, the projection of his voice tearing a cyclone into the thick, black, cumulonimbus clouds coating the sky.

lightning flashed and thunder boomed. It looked like a hellish descent coming

roared, his body

less than half the

Alexandre had shot down from the skies, his armless body looking like an arrow through the

opened wide, skin flaking and falling from

smiled. Even from so

her to react to. She didn't

final thoughts were quite simple, really. If she was going to die anyway, wouldn't

just a shame… that his

a man dying of thirst, he sucked

needing that taste of life to

own son. After having gone so far and

forward. Even if he couldn't use

Spatial Force, he plummeted from the skies, crashing into the buildings

his skin, bursting with

the time he managed to leap over another building, he could only watch as Alexandre surged toward

could still hear every one of Rollan's laughs, he could still

or if he would even ever get a chance to, tore him up from

see Rollan die. Somehow, what he saw instead

out of the way, appearing before Alexandre with a dagger wrapped by both hands and plunging down

"Goggles!" Rollan roared.

up!" Goggles shout hid the trembling in his voice. "I won't let this bastard be the

world completely lost

in a flash. And yet, this