Dimensional Descent

Aina's eyes lit up, but she didn't interrupt Leonel.

"But I also don't think it's that simple. There's a fundamental difference between Weapon Forces and other Forces, and that's that Weapon Forces all start from the foundational Dimension."

Aina frowned. Didn't all Forces do that? Leonel's Scarlet Star Force was the perfect example. If not, he wouldn't have to undo the seals step by step. If it was someone else, Aina would have probably interrupted, but Leonel wasn't someone who would make such a rudimentary mistake, so she just continued to listen.

"When you look at other Forces, it feels like that happens as well, but it feels like… a rubber band," Leonel chose this example after a while. "The stronger the Force, the tighter and thicker the rubber. It's harder to stretch, but it's also more resilient at greatest length, it also stores up more energy per length stretched.

"If you take a normal Fire Force and you compare it to Scarlet Star Force, the latter is the far thicker and more powerful rubber band, even right from the start. If you stretch it a single inch, and let's say that inch represents the Third Dimension, if I release it, which rubber band will fly further and have greater impact is obvious.

"But the starting point, from the very beginning, is different.

"For some Forces, if you stretch it past a certain point, rather than producing more powerful effects, the rubber band will snap. There are just certain levels of power it won't be able to reach no matter what. That's the most ultimate truth.

"Take my Dark Ice Force, for example. It's a Fifth Dimensional Force…"

Aina's brows jumped up when she heard that. She hadn't even thought about it before, but the moment Leonel mentioned Dark Ice Force, things suddenly started falling into place.

certain Dimensions. And

really apply more strength to it. However… I fused my Dark Ice Divine Armor with an Evolution Ore, allowing it to

than usual to realize the problem. My Dark Ice Force is quasi Sixth Dimensional thanks to Evolution Ore, my Ethereal Star Force is Seventh Dimensional, my Scarlet Star Force is Ninth Dimensional… I haven't reached the end of any one of those rubber bands yet, not even close for some, so I've never noticed the drop off in power before, or even had to find a way to

You notice the end of the rubber band almost immediately. You're forced to find a path ahead for it, because if you

other paths. But the moment I step into this Zone with such high level attainments in Force manipulation, I ran into the first

was referring to was Aina's senior and a member of

I understand now. In our world, weapons are the only way to push past this bottleneck for people who aren't born with obscenely powerful affinities. Most won't have

of the Human Domain are only Seventh Dimensional. My Metal Synergy Lineage Factor has an Eighth Dimensional door, but when I asked the dictionary about it, it triggered a video from my dad and this is apparently a secret

even in the Void Palace,

consolidated their talents and focused on one or two Lineage Factors across the

are the Morales and Suiard families who both have powerful Weapon Force Lineage Factors. That's

the Archer's Alliance would be right there if not

Forces are more powerful, it's because Weapon Forces are the only ones with an easy and logical progression toward the next step. In addition, there's a large number of masters one can

be another reason why humans are so weak compared

but rather than displaying the use of a normal Magic System, this one is a layer deeper than normal,

talented than Chaos Demons. What we lack are two things: Foundation and Force Manipulation. The first can be fixed by absorbing refined demons. The latter, though, is more

run into methods in the previous exchange

get the true Magic System of this