Dimensional Descent

Leonel didn't answer for a very long time. For a moment, Alienor began to worry about the same thing her own mother had. Had she been away from Leonel's life for too long to be able to ask such a question? Should she have waited longer? But, the result wasn't what she thought it would be.

"… I regret how I did it."

Leonel's voice was still somewhat hoarse. When he pulled back from his mother's embrace and leaned back against the walls of the cave he had created, a flickering sort of indecision was still within his gaze. He still couldn't understand.

"How you did it?" Alienor probed.

Despite her streak as a clean freak, something she seemed to have only passed onto her son in part, if it was for Leonel, she didn't mind sitting on these dirty floors.

"… There was no need to be so cruel. I don't know why I did that. The words came out before I could even control them.

"I just… I just don't think I want to be with her anymore and didn't want to give her an opportunity. But I should have figured out another way…"

"You don't?"

Alienor looked deeply at her son. Leonel's rage seemed to be fueled by something other than what he said. But, she couldn't tell exactly what that was. That said, his statement was as clear as day.

"My mind is too clear and my path is too straight without her. I've made more progress in just a few days than I used to make in months. My head used to be filled with thoughts of her and even the lens I saw the world through was filtered through her first. But when I let go everything improved."

you want? To

is filled with nothing but trash.

even more considerably than it did before, her finger gliding over her

is your

Dimensional

his eyes closed, Alienor could sense the determination of her

isn't it? That's what she said, anyway." Leonel continued. "But maybe it is. I left the arena today even though I know how important getting into the Void Palace is, and I don't even feel like appearing for the third day of the Selections, not that

let himself down and he

smiled and shook her head. Her son was clearly still unaware that the Tokens were all in her hands. She flipped over a palm and a gem of shimmering Amethyst appeared. It was carved into the shape of a

the Token, a might that could only come from a higher Dimensional material. Just looking at it, it was

"This is…?"

but you have to promise not to tell your father. He'd throw

one part ironic, another part because he truly found the situation to be funny, and a final part

lives for a chance to grasp this Amethyst Token, yet

get the Token on his own? Yes. But it didn't make a difference to him at all. After all, even if he did earn it the normal way, he would have to rely on talent he was lucky

wasn't exactly sane when it came to matters related to her son. Maybe the only reason Miel still had a head on his shoulders was because Alienor's heart softened for that little girl. But, even then, she

it seemed that Leonel was