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.

realized that the Oryx Kingdom obviously feared the Humans for some hidden reason, and it wasn't until after he learned of the Silver Tablet's existence

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

Tablet. But, he realized that there were suddenly holes in his memories, almost as if he hadn't experienced these things personally but rather that

all, in a Variant Zone, the location was the future, but it wasn't a future that was set in stone. Rather, it was

the question was, if you entered a Variant 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 answer was

the people in the Zone had been in limbo and had

of him, living and breathing just like

In fact, it all

Leonel to handle so, like most things

Oryx King shook his

a taboo. A great taboo. It shouldn't exist and

said this, he felt that it would be better if Leonel didn't use it at all. However, he knew that with such

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

I need your

as possible, not

So you need me to take control of the Oryx, but haven't you forgotten something very important? I am only of the Quasi Fifth Dimension. In fact, from what it

that he believed

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

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