Dimensional Descent

When Candle and Vice appeared, it was no surprise that both were shaken. The last time they had been in the world, they had been on the verge of dying and even now, both were still severely wounded.

Everything within the snowglobe was frozen, even their thoughts. The good news was that they didn't experience any time passing so they hadn't felt confined. But, the bad news was that the moment they saw Leonel's face, they panicked and almost unleashed their strength once again.

Fortunately, though, they had obviously had no improvement in the last three or so years, while Leonel himself was on a completely different level. Just a flicker of Leonel's pale violet eyes made the pair freeze, their bodies trembling beneath his presence.

Leonel wasn't sure of the name of his fourth Lineage Factor, but he chose to call it King's Might. He didn't feel particularly bad picking out a name for himself either because he was certain that his current Lineage Factor was a mutation and not the same as any one of the originals it merged from.

This lockdown effect was easy to use when there was a large difference between himself and his opponent. It was most effective when there was direct eye contact, though his released aura had a similar, albeit weaker effect.

The main ability of this King's Might Lineage Factor was in its coercion. It seemed to add a mysterious Force to Leonel's attacks, defenses, and actions that made them harder to deal with. It was almost like a universal boost similar to Universal Force, but this one was reliant on his King's Path.

As expected, the greatest change Leonel experienced was in his Domains, but he had yet to try this out in battle.

Soon, realizing they couldn't move, Candle and Vice sat what they must have thought was still. But, their bodies trembled uncontrollably, their lips quivering.

Seeing them in such a state, Leonel sighed.

When he came here, he had every intention of killing these two. In fact, he knew well that the smartest thing to do would be to do exactly this and hand their abilities over to someone he could value and trust. However… Seeing them in such a state made his heart waver.

to see or experience the outside world, not for anything they had done, but rather

the hardship and heartache

could suddenly feel their fear almost innately as though they were bearing their souls to

the timidity they cultured within themselves as whatever semblance of personality they had was snuffed out. He could see them wondering if there even was an outside world to experience… thinking if this really was all there

must be… a hidden

moment Leonel saw such scenes, he knew he couldn't kill them

rear and control them in the future. If he

to choose the least palatable

Leonel sighed. "I'm sorry."

too poor. Despite the fact Leonel was still gazing at them, it was like they were letting the logic of it being impossible for him

bitterly, releasing his hold on

their bodies loosened, the two Savants weren't sure how to react. The result was them naively sitting in place, too afraid to move in case they were

He had come here with a purpose,

follow Lionel, what did he

taken off guard by the question and began to fidget. They were too worried to answer, not

patiently waited, not saying a single word. He didn't want to influence them one way or