Dimensional Descent

He was so confident in himself that he even thought he could toy with Aina's emotions as he pleased and still get her back? Did he really think like that?

Leonel frowned, finding the words hard to accept. But, he didn't immediately reject them either. Whether they were true or not, just the fact that Aina felt that way meant that it was important for him to take her seriously. He would either have to address such a thing head on, or he would have to convince her that this wasn't true.

The trouble was that if even he wasn't sure, then how could he go about convincing her? Plus, it wasn't like he could just lie to her, he didn't want to break her trust any more than he already had. There was also the fact that they often connected their minds as well.

Leonel just fell into silence. Was he such a person? Did he carry such a dangerous mentality?

If Leonel was honest with himself, the answer to that question was most definitely yes. As for proof of that, didn't he just need to look at his own moral compass?

Why was it that he was such a "moral" individual? Many would think it was because he had a soft heart, or he was inherently virtuous, or he just believed in the sanctity of human life and life itself. These would be the reasons most would give to such a thing.

But, Leonel was a different sort of beast altogether.

Soft heart? He was had never had one. Virtuous? He couldn't be considered that either? The sanctity of human life? What kind of nonsense was that?

Leonel had always had the very same reason. Because he couldn't logically deduce an objective metric for the worth of a life, he decided that everyone, regardless of status, was equal. It was as simple as that.

have a soft heart… In fact, it could be

way to the end, all to finally kill the Priest and nearly lose his life to that teenage girl who was about to be sacrificed… one might think that he truly was soft

the Priest who was about to give her people, and most importantly, her family, peace and prosperity. She was already ready to give her life for this cause, but Leonel had swooped

have a choice. If he wanted to go home, he

punishment she and her family would face after the death of the Priest? Leonel

Guilt.

was right, he had felt guilt. But, wasn't that an emotion? Wasn't he logical to

on ingrained biases, Leonel's moral code was decided

Respect and Persistent.

his emotions for Aina. They didn't make much sense, they bloomed from nowhere, and she seemed to have latched onto him

he had acted irrationally was also due to Aina, speaking those

Leonel's brows furrowed deeper.

didn't quite understand what

you who they are, believe them. People don't change unless they want to. Even though she loved his father, she never entertained him, not until he showed

adapting to the situation. So long as he had enough information to logically change his position, he didn't