Dimensional Descent

Leonel immediately shot backward, landing by Aina's side. He crossed the face of Rowan without even glancing his way, his eyes still locked onto the surging waters and flickering shadows.

These newcomers seemed to move slowly, but their speed was exceptionally fast. They almost instantly split into two groups, one converging onto the Rapax and the egg, while the others fanned out, clearly wanting to deal with the youths of the Void Palace.

Almost the instant they did, Leonel felt an odd shift in the atmosphere. Several heads turned in his direction, their faces obscured by the shadows to the point even their body shapes were hard to make out. Whether they were male or female, fit or slim, even their heights seemed to wildly fluctuate, making Leonel's calculations reboot every other second.

A chilling wind nipped at Leonel's neck, but his gaze only became colder. What was immediately obvious was that these individuals couldn't break the rules of the Rapax either. They were all most definitely either within the Fifth Dimension or the low Sixth Dimensional Tiers.

Leonel's gaze sharpened. He couldn't afford to use this as an experiment any longer. This wasn't the time to train. It was a time to focus on survival.

"Aina."

"Yes."

"Go all out."

BANG!

Both of their auras skyrocketed, intertwining in a blazing pillar. One side of blinding white gold and red. Another side of dense black and crimson.

before them both, only to be

BOOM!

Star Owl? What an unexpected find. Be a good little boy and tell me where you

becoming two glistening bat wings that reflected hues of silver from time to time as though it had trapped the

lips upturned, forming a sneer. "I'm pretty interested in where

Even facing the two of them, its feet dug into the ground, its powerful legs pushing back without losing out in the slightest. However, it soon burst into a fit of laughter that grated on the ears, making Leonel

want to know where mine comes from? I have not met a boy so arrogant and ignorant in my life! Do you believe that even if you did know, that you could do

found his balance shifting, his attempts at forcing down and fighting back against the feeling failing. Without suspense, both he and

rumbled, immediately allowing his wings to unfurl from his back once more. He realized in that moment that there was no

hiding the dense

moment, his speed skyrocketed, the golden blade of his spear shimmering with an added flare as he struck outward

and sharpened, her canines growing and the black fog that came off

and leaving wild

erupting. Radiant light followed his

her attacks wild. Each movement carried

able to calculate Aina's next move even before she did it and Aina was able to instinctually react to every action Leonel took. Despite it having been over a year since the two fought with one another,

expected exactly this much, he had already moved, his figure vanishing and appearing to its back. His spear snaked forward as though

momentum of her string was so fierce

voice of the shadow had long since faded. It was impossible to tell what sort of state it was in or if it had even bled once since this battle began. However, its lack of a word seemed to speak volumes all