Dimensional Descent

There was a stunned silence that overcame the Earth region of the arena. However, it was for just a moment. In the next instant, a fiery pillar of rage suddenly erupted.

"YOU BITCH—!"

Milan, Franco, Gil and Raj all charged forward as though they had lost their minds.

Seemingly having expected this result, it was Joel, Arnold, Allan and Drake who leapt forward just a split moment afterward diving for their waists and tackling them down.

The eight immediately ended up in a furious sort of dog pile. But, compared to the warmness such a thing had carried just a day ago, there was something decidedly sad about it this time around. It only seemed to make it worse that in all the commotion of the arena due to Rychard's announcement, the commotion caused by these eight was nothing more than a drop of water into a vast ocean…

No one seemed to notice at all… No one except for Savahn and Yuri, that is.

"Let me go! I held back enough! I'm going to tear them both a new asshole!" Raj raged.

Unfortunately, the clamp Arnold had on Raj was far too strong. He could hardly move and he didn't have the heart to use his ability on his brother. In the end, he could only squirm wildly, his gaze just as red as Isac's had been just hours ago.

Roesia's eyes flickered with confusion. She didn't quite understand what was going on.

She looked toward her grandson, only to see that his eyes were closed. If she didn't know better, she would think that Leonel was having a nap.

that she pieced

the pain in her grandson's eyes, hidden beneath his coldness and indifference, this Rychard and that Aina had both been present. Could it be that it was

of a tsunami, threatening to drown the arena out in

Allan all looked

always been the jokesters. They had their own brand of humor and if there was a joke being made, there

Arnold, Drake and Allan

group when Leonel wasn't present. Drake had meant to be Leonel's successor after he graduated from Royal Blue. Allan had an introverted personality, so much so that he didn't even show off his excellent physique, always wearing baggy clothing. And, Arnold was

yet, at that moment, they all looked toward Leonel with the same crimson

no matter how subtle such a signal was, they would immediately release Raj, Milan, Gil and Franco. In fact, not only would

them, any slight against Leonel was a slight against them. They had been there before Leonel met Aina. They had been there before Leonel fell for

any interest in any other woman. His admirers could have wrapped around Earth itself, yet

a world toppling beauty, she left soon after, leaving a bad taste in all of their mouths. Now, they felt

his face the picture

a familiar balance standing before him. After everything, it had been perfectly balanced, no

upon it silently, going through all

felt extremely clear. His reflection on these memories made him feel as

he liked her, the first time

Fort, his rage fueled tirade against the Puppet Master… Those final moments of peace they had together at Variant Heart

were memories enough to move a man to tears… Somehow, though, to Leonel, it felt