Dimensional Descent

Leonel's body erupted with a swirl of fog. A dense blackness, an oppressive violet, and a deep crimson. Without the slightest hesitation, he activated .

BANG!

The air around Leonel exploded, the oxygen around his feet releasing crackling booms of violent chain reactions as the flames within him ignited.

If filled Leonel's body up to the brim with Vital Force, accelerating his healing factor and pushing his body to the brink, pushed him past those limits. From the very beginning, Combustion was meant to take advantage of Leonel's Nodal Pathway, igniting his blood and surrounding his heart in a wreath of flames.

In this state… His body was at its very strongest.

'Give me everything you have.'

Two orbs of crimson hovered in place of Leonel's eyes, the viciousness of his demeanor finally making the Runed Rapax somewhat more alert.

"Yip! Yip!"

Little Blackstar body seemed to double in size, his fur standing on end and his long whiskers jetting outward like finely pointed needles.

Little Blackstar didn't move at all. Hovering in the air, a strong surge of might came out from the little guy, suddenly causing the Force

had only given Blackstar a single command: make them choke on

BANG!

this creature, who was very

sounds of metal banging against metal resonated through the air, ripples of concentrated wind and sparks

the stone ground, its large, curled claws scraping

short silence followed. The Runed Rapax's head seemed to tilt downward, its gaze, or what Leonel thought was its gaze, looking down at the region where the latter's fists had landed.

didn't seem to have any slits for eyes, making it difficult to tell if it was really 'looking' at all. But, the feeling, at least to Leonel, felt the exact

BANG!

thought its nonchalant reaction would effect Leonel, or maybe it thought that the intimidation of its growing and more serious aura would at least cause him to pause. Whatever the reason, the Runed Rapax stood unmoving as Leonel launched yet another series of attacks, seemingly just as baffled as

seem to register the failure of his first volley of attacks. In fact, he only grew more furious, the relentless pursuit of a stronger and stronger attack barreling down upon

"SSKREEEEEE!"

his perfect memory, Leonel couldn't find the image of the Rapax having raised its leg, and yet by the time he registered it,

relentless, explosive avalanche, the monstrosity of its attack power feeling like enormous implosions going off within

even in such a situation, the fierce glow in Leonel's gaze didn't falter. In fact, despite their crimson hue, they seemed decidedly cold. Thoughts of everything else vanished, his entire mind focusing on the creature before him. Even without the ability to lock onto it with his Internal Sight, Leonel dissected everything

'Blindspot.'