Dimensional Descent

To not care, to be carefree. He wanted it, but his mind wouldn't seem to allow him that sort of peace. It was all too easy for many to focus on the next step forward, to chase that next goal, to aspire toward something larger than themselves, but they rarely thought about what it meant to sit at that height.

If you really did have the power to wave a hand and make everything you want come true, to force it into being, would it all even be worth it?

'What a uselessly human thought,' Leonel thought, still laughing to himself.

He was laughing because he could already see himself taking it for granted, as though he would definitely reach that height, as though he would be proposed with this question one, inevitable day... and when that time came, what choice would he make?

The question was too complicated, too marred by his own biases, and maybe if not for the level of thought he had achieved, he might not have even considered the question in the first place.

'I really hate you demons,' Leonel thought to himself, shaking his head.

Demons had almost killed him more times than he cared to admit. A demon had eaten him alive. Demons were infiltrating his Morales family. A Demon was supposedly his grandmother, toying with his life since even before the day he was born.

If this was a novel, he'd feel that the author was far too on the nose with his motifs and literary themes. What a condescending wackjob.

His life truly looked as though it was the greatest joke. How many existential crises was he going to have?

calm as he faced these questions, and it wasn't because he knew the answer, or because he felt that the answer wasn't as important, but he

without trying to see his father again, he couldn't allow that silly girl

if he found out that their worth really had plummeted just by virtue of his actions... he was too selfish to not try

for the first time, just thinking these thoughts, Leonel felt that he had

even if it required crossing

James himself had tried to bring it

He chose not to because he didn't want to face the decision of what to do himself. He didn't want to be split between his own desires and

about his plight. Even up until this day,

was it? Was it because he hated to lose that

was deeper

wanted it all. He wanted his brother by his side, and he wanted victory. He was insatiable and there probably wasn't anyone who

in you, wouldn't it be obvious

he was doing was too, they had even begun to cheer him on, looking forward to

what troubles or worries that Aina had had, because all that mattered to him was her saying yes. He didn't care about what might have caused her to

was something that was constant. It

his brothers behind on Earth, brothers that he had known since he was a toddler, all to chase a woman who hadn't