Dimensional Descent

Leonel's pupils constricted.

A Domain that cut off the senses. A sharpshooter that wasn't bothered by it. A leader that could ignore it all with intuition. And now a fourth team member that could make use of the all encompassing shadows to move where they pleased?

The composition of this team was enough to make anyone numb. But for Leonel, his eyes suddenly lit up. He had gotten the final piece of the puzzle he needed.

'Little Blackstar.'

"Yip! Yip!"

Shadow Rat suddenly found himself frozen, stuck in a state of corporeal and shadow. He couldn't retreat and he couldn't advance. It felt like some higher being had grasped onto his very soul.

PCHU.

In the darkness, a little mink flashed. When he appeared again, grasped between his little claws was a still beating heart. With just the smallest squeeze, it burst apart, falling in a rain of blood and gore.

Panda was the only one who could see this scene. The contrast between Blackstar's adorable little twitching whiskers and his bloody actions made even the apathetic veteran's heart seize.

To use a darkness domain and a shadow teleportation ability against a Sovereign of the Shadows… It was like leaping with both feet into an early grave.

of battle, the greatest weakness of his ability was how long it took to communicate things. This was why it was so important to have Shadow Rat who was unaffected by the darkness, Double Shot who could

that was about the only communication that would come from others to himself. When it came to those with high

from outside his range, Shadow Rat had picked the time just after Leonel dodged to attack as

little mink?! Why wasn't there any information about that little

that he had to pull his domain down. This was the only way they would

reflexes. All he

in a gurgle. He couldn't fathom how the old gentleman, a man known for his care and meticulousness, could possibly miss such an important detail. Not once had he mentioned this little mink… Not a

darkened, he felt that at least it was good that his domain would

his throat and tearing a hole through his chest, taking with him a shadow that somehow felt eerily familiar to him. He couldn't even think about

appearing before Double Shot in a

latter panicked. He couldn't see in the darkness like or Shadow Rat could, but his ability was a Sensory Type under the category of Marksmanship. It allowed him to

have a homing ability, but it was still enough to tell that Leonel had suddenly

to aim and shoot. But, how could

sliding out of the way of the bullet the instant

he aimed and prepared to

shot firing awry. Even though he couldn't see a thing, he didn't need to, to feel that gaping wound that now hung at his