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."

what you want? To

want. It's what needs to happen." Leonel closed his eyes. "This world is filled with nothing but trash. Maybe I was

softened even more considerably than it did before, her finger gliding over her son's

what is

Dimensional Verse." Leonel

eyes closed,

I left the arena today even though I know how important getting into

had let himself down and he couldn't even enter the Void Palace anymore. Great on his part, really. Top

flipped over a palm and a gem of shimmering Amethyst appeared. It was carved into the shape of a coin the size of

the Token, a might that could only come from a higher Dimensional material. Just looking at it, it was at least on the same level as the Memory Ore Uncle Montez had

"This is…?"

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

one part ironic, another part because he truly found the situation to be

to grasp this Amethyst Token, yet his

After all, even if he did earn it the normal way, he would have to rely on talent he was lucky to be born with to do so

about all of that. She 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,

that Leonel was aware of his own