Dimensional Descent

Leonel sat in silence, staring out into blank space. His breathing was even, his heartbeat was steady, and there didn't seem to be anything particularly distressing about his current mood.

He had returned to the hotel penthouse, but he wasn't alone by any stretch. His grandmother sat across from him with Noah by her side. Her frail hands held onto Noah quite tightly, the two of them exchanging some words.

Leonel wasn't really paying attention to what the two were saying, but he could guess. Noah was likely being his usual awkward self, something he faced whenever someone showed him intimacy he wasn't used to, while their grandmother was trying her best to toe the line between forging a relationship while not pressing too hard.

Eventually, the topic of their discussion returned to the matters of all those years ago and Roesia couldn't help but sigh. She sent a glance toward Leonel, but his gaze was still aimed out of the tall windows. It was as though his eyes could see to the very ends of Planet Luxnix itself.

"… I take full blame." Roesia said lightly. "Ever since my birth, the Luxnix have been focused on what they call the 'Hibernation Phase'. This was essentially a commitment that we made toward preparing the Luxnix for war.

"In the generation before mine, Ancestor Wise Star Order made a prediction about the upward trajectory of our family. Though it wouldn't be as exaggerated as Hyper Evolution, Ancestor felt that it would only be a step below. Should we grasp this opportunity, maybe even entering such a state wouldn't be impossible.

"Though I understand why Ancestor made such a prediction and chose to divulge it, often times I wish that he had kept these matters to himself…"

Even now, Roesia couldn't help but respectfully call this existence Ancestor. In the end, unlike Leonel and Noah, she had been born and raised in the Luxnix family estate. There were many ties that she had that were too difficult to sever even after so long.

"Why is that, Imperial Grandmother?" Noah couldn't help but ask.

"The initial purpose behind the 'prophecy' wasn't in its prediction, it was to warn and stress the importance of patience. By putting a three generation number on it, the Luxnix formed a plan based on that assessment. The result was the most peaceful era the Three Pillar Galaxy has ever faced.

long time, there was nothing but endless battle and war. The

three families and

many of the blades turned internal as a result. When a family grows too powerful, to the point they don't have any outside competitors, that is when they also become the most vulnerable. But, it's functionally the same if a family is growing in power and has

Noah's gaze glowed.

Legion. Emperor Fawkes knew that in the time between the Ascension Empire conquering Earth and the Descent of the Metamorphosis, there would be a

and turn the Slayer Legion into an enemy the Empire could unite against. Noah had no

Roesia shook her head.

Star Order appeared and we were even very close. The family was very cautious in that time and took the

because of the

to enter a Nominal student. This placed pressure on the Luxnix and many believed we had chosen to be too lowkey. So,

the perfect candidate. Her eye color was different from the usual Luxnix and made it seem like she was a branch family member. Thanks to this, even if she had an astounding performance, it wouldn't raise too much

Dimension back then, causing her World Spirit and Emperor's Might Lineage Factors to be dormant, she would have likely placed even higher. By then, her climb up the disciple rankings would have been far easier

to be the perfect cog in their plans. She was just Luxnix enough to be a part of 'us', but just enough not Luxnix that she

marrying into a distant branch of the main family and birthing

forgiven. I was the Northern Star Order, and your aunt had

that Little Leo was simply too

array of complex emotions

already the third and final generation, and talents continued to pop up. But, there was too great of a power imbalance. Our branch of the main family carried with it too much of the talent and we