Dimensional Descent

When Leonel's vision cleared, he was greeted by grand golden gates. Unlike the day when the envoys of the Void Palace arrived, they were firmly shut this time around.

Familiar motes of light still hung about the skies, illuminating even the day with both a delicate light and a refreshing fragrance. Standing here made even mundane air taste better that usual, the intoxicating feeling filling your lungs to the brink.

Leonel's hands slipped into his pockets, his expression hard to read. It was already normally difficult to tell what was going through his head, but at the moment it seemed to be even more so than usual.

The three Feather Sword warriors stood at the helm waiting beneath the tall gates. The guards on either side of the it stood at attention, their faces obscured by their golden armor and their bodies as rigid as statues.

Leonel found this situation to be a bit odd. Since the Luxnix should have known they were coming why was it that the gates were closed?

Leonel swept another glance over the surroundings, leisurely taking it all in before his gaze once more landed on the Feather Sword warriors. They still stood beneath the gates without movement but they seemed to be silently communicating with one another. It didn't take a genius to guess that they were 'confused' about what was going on as well.

"This policy seemed to have changed." The male Feather Sword warrior spoke. "Ever since that attack security has been a bit tighter."

"You know that it's not that simple. It was Lady Fluttering Star Order who commanded us to do this."

The three fell into silence after they heard these words.

experiencing the suppression of her other family members for a long while now and it only seemed to have increased after

since they were only Zero Point Feather Sword warriors, they didn't have as much leeway as their Four, Eight and Twelve Point superiors. To many,

do so, the three Feather Star warriors didn't dare to command the guards to open

a Feather Star warrior was an elite among the main family's geniuses. Mere Gate Guards couldn't

one could do versus whether one should do something were two completely different matters entirely. To reach their position, these three didn't

the Branch family members to the estate, and they had done so. They had even gone out of their way to speak flowery words and made these kids feel like they truly had a chance to snatch greatness. They

the gates were shut here, Fluttering

minutes began to tick

with open arms and these

"Yip!"

patted his forehead with a small paw. At least the little guy had a conscience, Leonel had almost assumed that

himself chuckle lightly. Which of them was the older one now? You

They're a big Sixth Dimensional family, I won't cause

the little guy's eye

his head. 'Maybe I should just leave. How

it was only after coming