Dimensional Descent

Leonel stepped onto the head starship, his focused trained and his gaze sharp. He didn't rush this time, nor did he hide his movements. This time, they would be cautious, they would be ready. Trying to sneak around would have the opposite effect, it would dull the momentum of his army and scatter them unnecessarily.

No. This time they would be bold, direct, vicious and swift.

The scouts that the various families had placed around the territory of the Morales noticed the movement instantly and made their reports one after another. The entire Human Domain seemed to be lit on fire.

Many had speculated about what the Morales would do, even some smart strategists thought that it would be best if they took their time, waiting for the Constellation families to "bleed out," so to speak. The closer the Morales came to those territories truly being theirs, the less chance the rest of the Human Domain would have in dealing with them.

At the same time, they were the most powerful within their own territory, especially now that they had formed their own constellation.

But how could they know? The news of the Morales victories had only just disseminated to the public, but to Leonel, it had been a foregone conclusion for weeks already, and in these weeks, he had done nothing but prepare.

All the while, the first target was already decided. The Suiard family would crumble today.

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storied history. Their mastery over the sword had begun long before

been a collection of Buddhist Temples.

who would learn of this history would find it to be ridiculous. Buddhist monks practiced in the art of killing? And what of their secondary Lineage Factor? One that seemed steeped in the aura of demons and devils? What about them could be related to Buddhism and what had happened since then for them

They were Buddhists who focused on the Art of Severing, to reach nirvana and escape suffering through

evolved to their current state from where they had begun. The God Path was an interesting one, but the Suiard family had once had their own path, only to conform to the ways of the rest of

why it was that they had abandoned the path of their

is as annoying as you

was still alive, but even so, this sort of nonchalantness wasn't what one would expect from a situation like this one, especially since news of the

families knew that Leonel had used their geniuses to pry into all of their secrets. No amount of willpower would save Amery from the fate of having

they had placed everything in. There wasn't any part

Any tricks or trump cards they had were useless. There was no point in trying to hide them, and

even now, Maxx Suiard reclined in his rocking chair in the tallest tower of

gaze. He had translucent, pale violet, short cut hair. His demeanor was quite sharp, yet subdued. His gaze, though, seemed to hide the tip of a spear, a blade capable of piercing through