Dimensional Descent

Leonel knew what he was missing, and that was Dream Runes.

The reason he had been able to make the horned dragon so powerful was precisely because he had so many formed Runes for his Scarlet Star Force Stars. Leonel knew that if he wanted the strength and stamina necessary to succeed in his plan, he would need more Dream Force than he currently had, and much more powerful Dream Force at that.

Under normal circumstances there was nothing that he could do about this. After all, though his mind was technically in the Seventh Dimension thanks to his Starry Tailed Fox Lineage Factor, it was shackled by his mind to too great of an extent.

If he wanted to mitigate this weakness, he could rely on his body. It was too weak of a vessel.

The first possibility was to bring his Metal Body to the Sixth Dimension as well, that would likely help strengthen his mind once more. But Leonel knew that this increase wouldn't' be as exaggerated as his initial breakthrough. Whether it was body or mind, neither was as important as a fundamental change to your Nodes.

Now, however, there was another path for him to take, and that was to comprehend Dream Runes.

Leonel felt that his Dream affinity was so high that so long as he meditated in silence for two weeks, he would be able to reach his goals, but he simply didn't have that kind of time left. Aina's words had been a great warning to him.

If any other Sixth Dimensional existence said they couldn't sense the limits of an old monster like Ophelia, it only made sense. But when someone with such high Life Force affinity said it, it was a different matter entirely.

There likely weren't any tricks Leonel could pull off to deal with Ophelia, that meant that the only option to not step foot out of this city at all. But in order to do that, he needed a short cut to comprehend his Dream Runes, and he had just found it.

Under the astonished gazes of those watching, right in the middle of the shop, Leonel sat cross legged.

watched over him as the book began to rise and

into a state of meditation almost instantly. Right then, three silvery Star projected out from his body, growing

calming words to Ophelia in hopes that she would remain calm, almost shot

choked on air. From the beginning until now, Leonel had never manifested even a single one of

right then, for the very first time, Ophelia's expression also changed, her eyes widening and her heart skipping

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incomparable focus. He muttered the mantra of the booklet, his comprehension of [Dimensional Cleanse] making it far easier for him

particular, seemed capable of calling forth an especially focused mind toward Dream Force in particular. It made the vague

seconds, all three of Leonel's Stars had formed their base Star Runes. And, as though a snowball gathering momentum down a hill, they began to accumulate

mind became clearer, his mind faster, and his thoughts sharper. His consciousness became stronger and the vague awakening

breath to pause, another set of nine formed creating

quicker his lips moved and the faster the Great Runes

what

themselves. She couldn't seem to control it at all, and the tears

then

SNAP!

throughout the world, even more forceful than the last. Many felt their eardrums pop, their ears beginning

and Ophelia's expression changed once again, but this time it had very little

they both shot forward, Ophelia's speed so fast that she left a blazing trail to her back,

have the time to smile bitterly, he could only