Dimensional Descent

Leonel's Spear Force came out marked in crimson. As though his blade had been marred by dripping blood, it left streaks of rouge in the air, drawing hard lines into the pathway just as Aina rushed over.

"Jump." Leonel called out.

Aina complied, leaping into the air. She looked down wondering why it was Leonel had asked such a thing, only to find that the last point her foot had touched had already begun to crumble.

Leonel's gaze flashed, his foot stomping down hard. He tugged at his Variant Earth Affinity, hard. He knew well that manipulating Earth in a Seventh Dimensional Plane like this one was impossible, it was far too hard. Maybe only when he formed his Sixth Dimensional Metal Body would he have a slight chance at effecting this environment to any large degree capable of helping in battle.

But, right now, Leonel didn't need a large change, he just needed a small nudge, just enough to get a chain reaction going. And that, he most definitely did.

BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!

The pathway crumbled. In one moment, there was just a small section of cracks. In the next, there was an entire network of crumbling rocks, falling down in a rain that pelted the surface of the green lake below.

Aina landed lightly to Leonel's side, her expression flickering. Even the most benign earth in a Seventh Dimensional world was probably stronger than even the most refined material of the Fifth and even much of the Sixth Dimension. What Leonel had just done was no small feat.

She looked to Leonel's side profile, only to find him breathing quite hard.

"Are you okay?"

Leonel turned back, facing the entrance to the perforated entrance.

fine, just took a lot more out of

wasn't enough. This was among the batch that

Aina's lip twitched. "You…"

I'm

her eyes. Wasn't he

"Let's go."

coming through, but now the two didn't have to worry about any coming from behind them, at least not

the cost might not be

resulting from drawing it without Scarlet Star

being drawn with other Forces, even the somewhat compatible Radiant Force Leonel had ended up having to infuse his

using. But, because he didn't want to harm his body when they

this in mind for the future. Drawing the Rune was the most effective way to stoke Destruction, but the cost wasn't worth it if it wasn't

his Scarlet Star Force was just the tip of the iceberg,

have a second Innate Node perfect

as he fought through the last

'You mean?'

on you, or else what would be the point in comprehending it at all? If things

use my Innate

Rune is far from enough to use the one inside you, but it is

need to

it'll be triggered into undergoing the same growth as the one you have right now. It