Dimensional Descent

It wasn't long until everyone had followed Mistress Oliidark, and when they heard what was said, their expressions formed various shades of excitement and anticipation.

According to Mistress Oliidark, she had just gone to a Gathering held by the Four Great Families. At this meeting, all Classified Families and Organizations were tasked with mandatory attendance to a second gathering, this one designed for what they called a "future investment".

Leonel had all the books of the Oliidark family in his mind, so he knew about the Four Great Families. The issue was that he didn't know anything else substantive about them. He read tales of their "feats" and "grandeur", and they were also apparently the final line of defense between the human world and the Chaos Demons, but that was all Leonel knew.

He didn't know the names of these Four Great Families, he didn't even know where they were located.

The same was the case for Mistress Oliidark as well. In truth, this "gathering" wasn't designed for everyone across the human world. It only encompassed this region, a region they called a Bubble.

As for why they called it a Bubble, it was because a Bubble wasn't decided by scope, size or even arbitrary distinctions or war like most territories were. Rather, a Bubble was a point where the Spatial Spheres of this world and the demon world met.

At every one of these points, a set of organizations and families were tasked with defending it in these positions that hung over abysses just like this city.

Depending on the contact point to the demon world, you could run into stronger or weaker demons. Likewise, just like demons, these regions were classified as Low Class, Middle Class, High Class, Human Class, Fiend Class and Chaos Class, labeling a Bubble by its threat level.

Though it was possible for a threat to appear that surpassed these threats, it wasn't too common. If such a thing ever happened, help could be called.

But it was much more likely for higher level Bubbles to request aid from lower level ones. This was what happened with Mistress Oliidark's husband and son-in-law, which left her to command the house on her own.

Class Demon would appear here once

what the Oliidark family had to go through, it was no wonder they were so obsessed with becoming more powerful

odd to Leonel that the Oliidark family had so

was the useless Athrae herself. And in this generation they had to recruit dozens of boys who

wasn't surprised though, why would leave such a secret in

give them an opportunity. What this opportunity was, no one quite knew. But what they did

no time giving the first two to Sebastian and Slaton. That left just a single spot left for those that remained, a spot that she

the Oliidark's family's potential son-in-laws were quite close. This

Leonel thought to

time for the next week then find time to escape once he had solidified his standing. But this seemed like an interesting opportunity and it might help him gather what he needed to

Leonel had already decided that he would show however much strength he needed to claim this final spot for himself. Clearly, Mistress Oliidark already expected

be a battle royale. Fights against demons will never be organized and when in their world you must always remain alert. Show me you awareness

the grounds!" She

Oliidark, and the mischievous Athrae all moved back, giving the 20 or so young

signal the start, Sebastian suddenly

a powerful breakthrough into the Sixth Star and

was levying a challenge toward Leonel, but what he was really doing was reminding everyone of

realization came over the other young men. They had felt that their odds were relatively equal before, but

might very well be this young