Dimensional Descent

Leonel stood atop the pillar, the whistling of the harsh winds playing in his ear like an eerie flute.

He didn't seem eager to move. One would have thought that he wasn't being chased at all as he simply stood there, taking deep breaths one measure at a time.

The next steps couldn't be taken casually. Maybe hiding on this planet wouldn't be difficult for him, but leaving it would be a different story entirely.

One would think that he would have an easy time. After all, he had sent his coach back to Earth from Terrain, so couldn't he do the same to himself? Even if it took some time to set up such a formation or draw such a talisman, if he could take his time to breathe, he definitely had time to at least do that, right?

Unfortunately, things were not so simple.

These winds and hurricanes might have appeared to be just simple works of nature, but the reality of it was that the moment one stepped into the Fourth Dimension and beyond, all phenomena had a push of Force behind them. The only difference was in how much Force there was.

This was among the reasons why the fundamental laws of physics began to change which each step of evolution a world took. There was a foreign energy introduced that continuously evolved and grew as it became stronger. How, then, could the same laws of the past apply to it?

As a result, Leonel was in a bit of a predicament.

Trying to teleport out of a world that was practically shielded by wild fluctuations of Force would be asking to die. There was a reason why the only teleportations that occurred on this world were within the protected shield of the pillar. Even coming to this rooftop required the Force Art to be etched directly onto the sturdy surface of the roof itself.

The only way Leonel would be able to teleport away from this world was if he could draw a Sixth Dimensional Force Art, something he obviously could do. Or, if he had prepared an anchor on another world similar to the teleportation Force Art on this very rooftop.

very careful about using even short distance teleportation in this world. In fact, if he could help it, he would rather not risk it

using that wall of black flames.

way to really leave this

dimmed, a light chuckle

it. He wanted to tell Aina that he was fine. At the very least, he was still

But soon, Leonel frowned.

Are the pillar

he would just take a week or two and then sneak back to Valiant Heart while no one was looking. By then, they could just travel together again. There was nothing

walls were more sturdy than he thought them to be, he would

'Annoying.'

It made sense this pillar would have such high resistance against Force. After all, it was built to withstand these harsh winds all year. But, that

Verse was designed to piss him off. He just could never have

what kind of mines this place has and see what I have to work

shot forward, vanishing in

…

moment, unbeknownst to Leonel,

this Pillar could match up to. He

it for one very important reason… Because if he accepted the logic of it all, he would also have to accept that Aina had consciously chosen to

all to her own, her expressions hidden beneath her mask. But, the redness of her gaze couldn't