Dimensional Descent

Aina snapped awake after a long and deep sleep.

Honestly, she would have woken up much later, but for some reason, the room she shared with Leonel had gotten so hot that even she was sweating. The moment even she felt uncomfortable, it was bound to be guaranteed that something had gone wrong.

When she woke up, she lifted off the covers to find that it had practically become a sauna beneath the cheats. Leonel lay by her side, pale and covered from head to toe in sweat. From time to time, he would tremble and his heart rate would accelerate, only for it to calm for just a few seconds before it happened again.

By now, if it wasn't for the fact that she and Leonel had become Sixth Dimensional existences and had been cleansed more times than they could count by the Cleansing Waters, the stench in the room would have probably already become unbearable.

Aina frowned, a deep line of worry marring the delicate lines of her forehead. She had just been in one of the most blissful sleeps of her life, all to suddenly be thrust into this situation.

She tried to reach forward and wake Leonel, but he caught her wrist somewhat tightly for a moment before letting go. Although he didn't say anything, Aina could tell that he wanted to be left alone. Whatever he was going through, he could clearly come out of it whenever he wanted and simply chose not to. Considering his Dream Force affinity, he was probably one of the very few in existence who could simultaneously be stuck in an illusion, and yet also be hyper aware of what was happening in the real world.

Aina sighed. She had just been asleep for a small while yet he had gone to get himself into trouble again. This man really wouldn't let her know peace.

before gently dabbing at his forehead. She didn't know what he was going through right now,

**

pride, the Human Domain was slowly being embroiled in its own sort of war, one that had been brewing for the better part of the last over 20 years.

"Captain Urriith". As powerful as those three Cloud Race members were, while it was still possible for them to escape the likes of DiVincenzo,

Race members were truly unlucky. The Void Elders would never participate in something so small usually. It was only because they

the likes of "Captain Wimword" could escape them. However, this embarrassment for Shield Cross Stars didn't end here, and it could be said that this was a greater humiliation than

Zylgella and Urrith, they were handed off to the members of Shield Cross Stars to interrogate. Although dealing with outsider threats was usually the jurisdiction of the Void Palace, due to the oddity of the situation and the fact it was in regard to the inner workings

back to the main headquarters of

struggled in its usual coordination. Due to this weakness, the sudden ambush of "Wimword" and his fellow Cloud Race people was too difficult to counter

Cloud Race were too numerous and those that they dared to send into the Human Domain were only the absolute

particularly high and could even be said to be very good given the circumstances, they weren't able to retain the two prisoners and they were swiftly taken

the Human Domain, and the rapid in-succession follies of Shield Cross Stars raised