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.

a loss for words. He didn't quite understand how to explain this. In the midst of battle, the greatest weakness of his ability was how long it took to communicate things. This was why it was

midst of such darkness. When Manson said 'ten meters', that was about the only communication that would come from others to

after Leonel dodged to attack as well. Usually, this was the perfect moment. But,

wasn't there any information about

that he had to pull his domain down.

realized right then that his movements became sluggish. A mental coercion dulled his reflexes. All he could see were two floating orbs

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

Panda's vision darkened, he felt that at least it was good that his domain would fade away… That

down from his throat and tearing a hole through his chest, taking with him a shadow that somehow felt eerily

lightly tapped his foot, appearing

darkness like or Shadow Rat could, but his ability was a Sensory Type under the category of Marksmanship. It allowed him to attach a marker to a given target that would give him information about their location and give him the ability to aim toward them even with his

it was still enough

Leonel was, he was still able to aim and shoot. But, how could Leonel be pinned

sidestepped once, sliding out of the way of the bullet the instant Double Shot pulled the trigger. The

the holster of his second gun he aimed and prepared to fire,

though he couldn't see a thing, he didn't need to,