Dimensional Descent

"I've got it." Leonel suddenly spoke.

There was no point in watching Emna run around like a headless chicken; He didn't believe that she would find much of anything else even if she dug to the center of the asteroid;

Emna looked up with surprise; It had only been a few seconds, why did Leonel make it sound so final? Also… why was he holding that contraption…?

"This is a communication device; I haven't analyzed it yet, but it should be embedded into a network of other similar communication devices; So long as we analyze it properly, it won't be very difficult to find the locations of the other stations; I believe that this is all there is to find;"

Emna's brows raised. She could somewhat tell that although Leonel was being a bit reserved with his words, he was absolutely certain about his assessment.

"You want to do the analysis personally?" Emna asked;

Leonel nodded; "Deconstructing this will take someone at least nearing the extremities of the Silver Grade, and it would be even better if they had a working knowledge of the Gold Grade; The Force Arts used are highly complex and a single mistake could cause the entire network to collapse; I feel the most comfortable if I do it;"

"Okay;" Emna agreed readily; but she was inwardly surprised; Leonel seemed to be implying that he was at such a standard; which was shocking for someone so young; Just making it into the Sixth Dimension shouldn't guarantee being a Silver Grade Crafter;

anyone near that standard; They only had a few Silver Grade Crafters; but they were nowhere near the extremities of the

case will

head; "There are about three big issues I have to deal with as quickly as possible before they spin out of control; I need to return to Earth to gather up my brothers first and deal with them as quickly as possible; I will come

Leonel's voice trailed off;

instant he mentioned his brothers; Emna's gaze flickered with an unreadable light; almost as though she had thought of something; but couldn't quite confirm it; However; after a few moments; her expression suddenly became a hint solemn; a hint regretful; and

and in the depths of space; this shouldn't be too shocking;

but his expressionless gaze

"I…"

second time she had lost her composure in front of Leonel; She; an assassin known for her nerves of steel; couldn't even quite make herself look this man in the eye; His presence seemed sturdier than the earth and broader than

exhaled a

They felt far stronger than the most powerful three of Earth. the Fawkes family. the Dove

fell into a situation of great internal strife which made it difficult to stop outside influences from also encroaching

didn't press where they had to and they gave up a lot of opportunities seemingly without cause or reason.

of Earth who had managed to make it into the Void Palace returned. Back then, the situation of the Void Palace hadn't been stabilized as all of the Void Elders

four families seemed to vanish as though this was exactly what they had