Dimensional Descent

2045 Idiot

Leonel felt as though a bomb had just gone off in his mind. When his vision cleared, he felt like he was standing within Aina's body, experiencing what she was experiencing, feeling what she was feeling.

It had, indeed, been a long time since they had done this. Since then, Leonel had improved greatly. Not only had his Dream Force Force Manipulation stepped to an all new stage, but he had also gained the ability to disassociate his soul from his body, granting him a great deal of strength in this aspect. As a result, when he touched his own Dream World with Aina's mind, the connection was far deeper than it had ever been before.

If before Aina had only been able to share a small portion, now it felt like she could share 110% of the aspects of her Ability Index.

Now, Leonel could truly feel what she felt, that instinct toward her body, and since they were connected, his own as well. He realized that Aina had even unknowingly already entered Tier 9 of the Sixth Dimension, and she was on pace to cross into the Seventh Dimension long before himself.

However, he suddenly came to a stop. That was because he could sense that Aina's soul was under a great deal of strain. He immediately pulled back and sealed away most of his mind's strength.

Just now, he had been far too rash. He had continued thinking at his normal speed, and because he was using Aina as a proxy to take on the benefits of her Ability Index, all of the stamina drain was on her to withstand. If he had continued for a few more seconds, she might have collapsed and even fallen into a coma.

This time, he only allowed a single one of his minds forward, leaving all the other ones to focus on his body. But in reality, he had seen all he needed to see.

He felt a shuddering change within him as his comprehension of Dream Force grew even deeper.

His mistake was in assuming that Dream Force was just like other Forces.

Take Water Force for example, not only did it make up the various bodies of water in the world, but the shifts and changes within. The ocean, as an example, wasn't just one type of Water Force, but rather an amalgamation of all the Water Forces in various quantities, almost like neutral Force which was a fusion of all Forces in existence.

Dream Force, and depending on the type of person you were, one kind

he was

weren't different kinds of Dream Forces, there was only one kind, the purest kind, the

be said that the other Forces that made up the human body were more likely to impact

Force was purely a vessel that allowed consciousness to exist, while Soul Force was what

it was more accurate to think of Soul Force like an impure Dream Force. It was a subtle difference in order, and yet it made all the difference

Suddenly…

CRACK!

trembled and his

the things she said, suddenly felt her expression change. She looked toward Leonel, shuddering at

seemed to have entirely

crack, it was a sound that every soul in existence heard, no matter where they were, no matter where they hid, no

into Leonel's eyes. She suddenly felt both an endlessly far away and endlessly close feeling. She wanted to take a step back, and yet jump into his arms at the same time. It was an absolutely suffocating feeling, so all

"Leonel…? Leonel?"

snap into focus. He looked around and then down

so gentle that Aina felt that she might melt. But to her surprise, tears began

moment that was difficult to describe. The aura exuding from Leonel was incomparably majestic, incomparably lofty, and yet the look in his eyes could put a newborn at ease, while his tears

a mysterious sort of power that AIna couldn't even begin

has been a failure. I guess there are

his dignified aura had reached his eyes. The air around him trembled and seemed about to collapse at any moment, but, although Aina wasn't sure if

"Aina."