Dimensional Descent

Dream Path took inspiration from both the Ability Index and Aina's ability. Leonel had always found it fascinating that Aina was able to intuit the next step of her progression and had wondered what it would feel like to have such an ability.

Of course, Leonel was under no illusions that Dream Path would be anywhere near as good as Aina's own innate ability. At best, it could simulate maybe 1 or 2% of the effect. However, Leonel still felt that this was enough of a helping hand to push his teammates in the right direction.

It was clear that they were growing well on their own. If one was purely looking at their Dimensions, they had already left him far behind. But, Leonel wanted to give them more focused growth.

"Joel, you fall into the Blade Affinity Ability Index, right?"

Joel nodded. In the beginning, he could only add a sharpened aura to his weapons. But now, he had grown far beyond just that. The only difference between himself and Emna from Crimson Hall was that the latter specialized in short blades and daggers while he preferred polearm weapons like his pike, or a halberd or spear.

At the moment, he still used the same D-grade Pike he had earned from his very first Zone. But, this was still enough to leave him among the average in terms of weapons. He had mostly not changed it due to sentimental value.

"How far along are you in comprehending your Universal Cycles?"

"I've comprehended Winter and Summer on my own. But, I'm having trouble with the milder Spring and Fall."

Leonel continued to ask Joel several questions before he fell into silence, closing his eyes.

it to Joel's forehead. In that moment, Joel experienced what felt like a dream, but it was as though he was lucid for every moment of it. Everything was so vivid that he almost began acting out every step of

or any expressed advice. It was more like a feeling… Joel felt like he was experiencing years of

breath

on their own, he couldn't just give them comprehension. What he could do instead was give them a vague

able to simulate about a year ahead for them. This would be able to streamline the process they would have made in a year into

more time, but the more he pushed, the less accurate he would become and more likely it would be for them to stray off course. This was the best

he was finished with Joel, Leonel

is

doubt that if we went up a Dimension that it would even

"And your Universal Cycles?"

and elements? I wouldn't even know how to integrate it with my ability if

nodded, fell into silence then pressed a finger onto

a bit unique… It's difficult

or any Elemental affinity ability could be separated into multiple potential branching evolution paths. Some paths focused on volume of the Element that could be moved, others focused on evolution of the Element itself say from red flames to blue flames, and still others focused on auxiliary abilities that could be produced.

Element. This meant that Raj's strength wouldn't be in the volume of

what Raj could achieve. As for at the simplest end, it

was especially tied to carbon. If

was that Raj wasn't the sharpest tool in the box. Even until this point, he was still using normal earth as though this was his