Dimensional Descent

The first thing that hit Leonel was the stench. It billowed into his nose and made his mind go blank. It was the kind of smell that could make a person pass out completely. But, luckily, Leonel was ready for this and didn't back down.

The Oryx King's shadow slowly rose until he eventually towered over Leonel. When his gaze opened, an undisguised majesty swept forth, crashing against Leonel in waves. It was as though they were two polarized magnets set to the same path, repelling one another violently.

If Leonel had been ready for the first wave to hit him, he had most definitely not been prepared for this second. However, even while being caught unprepared, Leonel's feet remained rooted to the ground. He felt something subconscious within him that made him feel like a step back now would mean a permanent step back for life.

The Oryx King seemed to feel the same thing as he too didn't take a step back. Compared to his son, his reaction was much less confused, maybe due to the fact that he immediately entered a state of fight or flight because of Leonel's appearance.

'A human…? No, this boy…'

Right then, the Oryx King seemed to remember everything up until the very moment of his death.

The pours of the Oryx King closed, causing the pervading stench to recede and disperse in the air. He was used to dealing with humans so he was aware that his own smell was a bit much for them to handle. If he disliked the human, he wouldn't bother to show this empathy. But, clearly, he had a good impression of Leonel.

His head tilted down, his gaze landing on the Silver Tablet. A touch of a complicated emotion colored his irises at that moment, a sigh leaving him.

"So it really was this thing."

Leonel's gaze narrowed. He suddenly remembered that during his time in the Valiant Zone, Elthor had come to him to convince him to stop attacking the Human Kingdom or else they Oryx would be forced to pincer him from the back.

the Oryx Kingdom obviously feared the Humans for some hidden reason, and it wasn't until after he

this thing? What else do you know about it?" Leonel

turned dim for a moment as though he was trying to recall exactly how he knew about the Silver Tablet. But, he realized that there were suddenly holes in his

the location was the future, but it wasn't a future that was set in stone. Rather, it was a glimpse into the future that allowed those of the path a chance

'transported' into the future, would the people you meet there have experienced time equivalent to the amount you had traveled for? It seemed like from the Oryx

the Zone had been in limbo and had

a thought Leonel had had for a long time but he found it difficult to accept. Wasn't this a person right in front of him, living and breathing just like he was? How could their existence feel so… flimsy at the same time,

thought. In fact, it all started with the

handle so, like most things he couldn't handle, he ignored it. Right now,

Oryx King shook his

Tablet is that it is a taboo. A great taboo. It shouldn't exist and

be better if Leonel didn't use it at all. However, he knew that

a long while before he sighed. It was impossible for him to not use this Tablet. It was too important to his future thoughts and plans. He

King, I need your

as possible, not leaving out any

fact, from what it seems like here, even you are more powerful than I am now. Ruling without sufficient strength isn't ruling at all, it is being a

clear that he believed that this was exactly what Leonel

you enter the Fifth Dimension." Leonel said. "In addition, you are an Oryx who has completed your Hyper

something I can strongarm you into doing. Instead,