Dimensional Descent

The cloaked figure suddenly charged for Leonel. But, when many thought the battle would begin, he suddenly enveloped him into a massive bear hug.

The rowdiness of the crowd continued for a while, thinking that maybe this hug was some sort of attack. When it came to the strongest individuals, after all, a bear hug might be among the most vicious ways to kill someone.

But, it became very clear, very quickly that this wasn't a vicious bear hug at all, especially when the cloaked figure set Leonel down, removing his cloak to reveal a beaming smile.

"Hey, Milan. How've you been?" Leonel forced a smile.

He should be happy to see his teammate, but this supposedly good thing was most definitely not one, especially if he was correct. Leonel didn't even need to look now to understand that most, if not all of the 'mysterious' nine geniuses that the three organizations had hidden until now were from Earth.

It might sound like Leonel was angry because he couldn't fight for Valiant Heart Mountain, but this wasn't the case at all. This was much deeper than that. It was the sort of problem that was giving Leonel a major headache just thinking about it.

If it was just about winning, what could be simpler than this? His teammates would forfeit long before he even had to ask. It was just the kind of men they were.

And, even if there were others from Earth that weren't his teammates, that hardly mattered. The fact they were from Earth meant that they had been training for the same amount of time Leonel had, and he didn't believe anyone who fit into such a category could defeat him, at least not in this segment of the universe.

What was the problem, then? It was a matter of flexibility and maneuverability.

Things might have been fine if the three organizations didn't know the relationship between Leonel and the others, but now that they did, it would be impossible to just hide them all away.

Using the snowglobes sounded like the logical answer, but he would need the actual chance to do so first. And, beyond that, who was to say that these nine were the only ones he had to worry about? What about the others that were likely still within those three organizations right this very moment? Leonel wasn't naïve enough to believe that only nine total had been sent out.

a feeling that this was done in partnership with Earth. It was unlikely that these organizations would choose

that this would be a great deterrence. Not in the face of whatever value Valiant Heart Mountain's territory and the

could feel that he had already been found out, that a trap was being slowly closed in around him. He could

that would help them to vent all the rage and frustration that had

he looked at Leonel's face and scratched the back of

Head Guard, Milan was quite good at realizing when

And, it was a big mistake that even Leonel wasn't confident

lined up about everything from Leonel's hair to who that new beauty next to him was, but

of his head. "Sorry,

to respond. But in the end, he sighed a smile and shook his

interesting

Raj and

an undertone of seriousness, his cadence even and his voice quite booming. It almost seemed as though he was speaking too loudly, but this was just his natural volume. He was quite used to speaking like this, especially given his

"Drake? The Rookie?"

Cap. I dunno if

"I guess you're right. By this point, he would have

weren't sure how to respond to this sudden situation. This was especially

problem, Cap?" Milan asked. "Do you need Valiant Heart to

the main problem. It also doesn't mean as much as it would have in

forced a sheepish grin. Indeed, it wouldn't mean as much anymore. Even if Milan was the only one in 'cahoots' with Leonel, the three organizations would still use it