Dimensional Descent

Aina sat in silent meditation, her aura in perfect balance. She took deep breaths, controlling her inhale and exhale in cycles that lasted sometimes up to several minutes.

Suddenly, she opened her eyes just as there was a light knock to her and Leonel's room.

"Yes, you can enter."

Savahn came in with a worried expression on her face, one that actually caused Aina to laugh slightly.

"What is it?"

Savahn was speechless. "Why are you laughing, this is serious."

"I don't know, this is just the first time in a while I've seen anything but a smile on your face, I found it interesting."

Savahn blushed, seemingly understanding what Aina was getting at. But then she remembered that she wasn't entirely without ammo in this conversation.

"You're one to talk, I can still smell it in the air."

Aina suddenly panicked. "Smell? What smell?!"

Aina's head snapped around before she froze. This time, it was her turn to blush. There was no smell, clearly Savahn was just making fun of her and had won this round.

she had thought that maybe all their previous interactions had all been an act, but by now, she knew that it wasn't that the Aina she had known was fake, it was only that it

coughed slightly, trying

for something important? Look

laughed, "about as innocent as

graciously took her victory and

Hutch has died

with the man personally. Even so, it was impossible for her not to feel anything simply for the fact that

he had left, Leonel had known that this was a distinct possibility. No parent wanted to end their child's life, and there was definitely no grandparent who wanted

make such a voice. It didn't matter to him that Leonel had warned him, it didn't matter to him that there was a

he never really felt the same passion he

of whether this was his choice or

should we do?" Savahn

a deep breath and exhaled. "Nothing. Now isn't the

"Even with

and smiled bitterly. She couldn't repeat what Leonel had said before

man sweat a bit... is what he had said. That man was really too much.

he could stop the unnecessary deaths, he would, but he wasn't some sort of

the same thing tying down the four Great

he would have. As such, there was

nodded. She turned to leave but