Dimensional Descent

A silence fell over the group as the report settled in.

They were first and foremost an information network; it could be said that they were definitely among the very first to get this information; And yet; rather than information trickling in one at a time; they actually got it all at once; they didn't even get any information about any armies setting in;

"What the hell happened?!"

Tiny stood to his feet, his shock making his heart palpitate; This was the kind of information they should have gotten even before it happened; How could a force hide from them for so long? It made their hearts run cold;

Raylion. who had been completely silent all the while. suddenly narrowed his eyes; But at the moment. his gaze was actually focused on Tiny. not the messenger; It was hard to tell what was going on in his mind. his expression just as cold and indifferent as usual;

At the same time. Aphestus. who had likewise been silent. slowly released his grip on the dagger by his side; Tiny seemed to have no idea just how close Aphestus was from exploding. it could even be said that the messenger stopped things from getting overblown;

"There… There…" The attendant took heaving breaths. trying to calm themselves; In order to get this information here. they had really gone all out; "… There was little information about the first three. but according to our informants near Earth. a Prince Leonel of the Ascension Empire appeared with a flagship of Shield Cross Stars and wiped them out single handedly;"

At this point, even Raylion's expression changed somewhat.

Was this a coincidence? Prince Leonel?

slid into place one

the Ascension Empire. things would make much more sense; In fact. had they known this beforehand. a

too far away from their location. and because Raylion wanted to focus their attention on Earth's Empire. the information they had on the outside was limited; As such. the prestige the

the Ascension Empire. in addition

of status he had on Earth; If they were aware. maybe things would have never

"Prince Leonel?"

some people not share names? Plus, the Leonel

when the attendant

the sudden activity of the underground networks of Shield Cross Stars is because Princess Alienor was infuriated by

attendant trying to say that the Tier 1 Sixth Dimensional existence he had just been

good person, and then he turns around and wipes out four

expression. Aphestus wasn't wrong. For a long time, Sael felt guilty because it was she who invited Leonel to Valiant Heart Mountain to begin with. If not for what happened back then, they could have survived a few more centuries at least, they could have even used Earth's evolution as a

the end, things hadn't worked out

because she knew exactly what had caused this, she could still remember Leonel's rage when she informed him of

that he would get his revenge in just a few days, so quickly that even

the other two finally calmed, looking toward one another. Tiny eventually took a seat as well, his expression flickering intermittently. He couldn't seem to