Dimensional Descent

Seemingly feeling Leonel's battle intent, the Rapax howled, billowing steam jetting out from its pores and causing its silver natural armor to tinge with red.

With a step, it immediately tore through the tendrils that Leonel had blanketed the forest in. But, just as quickly as it did so, more swarmed to replace them.

Leonel reached to his back. Tapping Aina with the finger glove form of the Segmented Cube, he sent her inside. He wasn't sure if he could trust himself to not harm her with what he was about to do.

His hair billowed in the wind, his body crouching atop a branch as the Rapax barreled toward him. The Spear Domain crown glowed a brighter and brighter shade of gold above his forehead, pulsing strands of bronze, violet and crimson jetting out from his body.

Leonel's body erupted with flames, his body becoming enveloped by a smoldering heat that clashed and fought against the oppressive cold of his Dark Ice Armor.

Releasing a steamy breath, his irises were almost completely taken over by a red-gold.

'Destruction.'

Leonel vanished. Almost the instant he did, the branch he had just been standing up crumbled to nothing more than ash.

When he appeared again, his spear was nowhere to be seen, but his fist was not to be denied, flashing before the chest of the Rapax like a falling meteor.

"SKREEE!"

CLANG!

The Rapax's tail lashed out, slapping Leonel's fist away with its blade. However, in a clash of metal on metal, they both rebounded against one another.

at the retreating Leonel. However, it found its progress hindered by numerous tendrils of darkness. At the same time, Leonel had already smashed

BANG! BANG! BANG!

its balance due to the entanglement of its tail, the Rapax could only use its arms and one knee

They hurt.

found its retreat slowed by

Violent slashing arcs of fire infused Spear Force jetted outward, aiming perfectly for the joints of the Rapax which

and a relentless pursuit. It was clear that the improvements he had gained to his spearmanship had followed his overall Style, giving his every action an air of purpose, calculation

"SKKREEEE!"

flying as its tough skin was

result. His Spear Force layered with Radiant Force on top of his comprehensions of Destruction had only caused so

his head was covered by a helmet and a visor, it would have been possible to see that it wasn't just it that had been bathed in fire. Leonel's eyebrows, his hair, even the corner of his mouth

gained a wild fire rushing through them, the shards of broken space that hung in the air reflecting

it found itself swarmed by corrosive flames from all sides. As its injuries grew, the effect of the

Leonel was relentless.

heavy step forward, blocking a strong leg kick of the Radax with two forearms. He planted a

BANG!

Rapax buckled. It reached out with its tail to pierce the ground for balance, but it was once again thwarted by the endless tendrils

o the Rapax's lost momentum to send out

BANG!

Rapax fell back slamming heavily to the ground and falling through a swath of flame laced dark tendrils. It suddenly found its body completely encased from all sides. It had been able to snap one, two and even ten tendrils easily. But, what about hundreds? What about

"SKREEEE!!!"