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.

for some hidden reason,

knew about the existence of this thing? What else do you know

about the Silver Tablet. But, he realized that there were suddenly holes in his

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 to grasp

Zone and are '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 King's reaction that the

people in the Zone had been in limbo and

in front of him, living and breathing just like he was? How could their existence feel so… flimsy at the same time, then? How could life be so

thought. In fact, it all started with the Camelot Zone and how they too entered reality. It was all too… too difficult

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

King shook his

a taboo. A great taboo. It shouldn't exist and I would advise that you use it as sparingly as

it would be better if Leonel didn't use it at all. However, he knew that with such temptation before him, it would be impossible to have him

impossible for him to not use this Tablet. It was too important to his future thoughts and plans. He

I need

clearly as possible, not leaving

In fact, from what it seems like here, even you are more powerful than I am now. Ruling without sufficient strength

clear that he believed that this was exactly

Hyper Evolution

I hope that you and Elthor will choose to follow me, but I'm aware that it isn't something I can strongarm you into doing. Instead, I