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;

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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 and touch base

Leonel's voice trailed off;

though she had thought of something; but couldn't quite confirm it; However; after a few moments; her expression suddenly became a hint

beat; There was nothing but silence; and in the depths of space; this shouldn't be too shocking; But

his expressionless gaze seemed to put all

"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 the skies; It

exhaled a shaky

of Earth. the Fawkes family. the Dove family and the Scarlet family… They

strife which made it difficult to stop outside influences from also encroaching onto their territory and

too odd. It didn't feel like those four families were trying very hard. They didn't press where they had to and they gave up a lot of opportunities seemingly without cause or reason. but regardless. the end result

young talents 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 and Void Senators had

to vanish