Dimensional Descent

[Bonus chappy thanks to Mr. Ham <3 (6/6)]

Leonel had grown up on modern Earth. Due to advanced technology, it was extremely rare for someone to die sooner than they should. Life expectancy was easily two to three times more than it had been on ancient Earth and everyone, for the most part, lived healthy lives.

Although there was something like the floating islands that separated the haves from the have-nots. Honestly speaking, Leonel never minded them. Even on a floating island, he had lived in a large suburban home with tons of space. In a way, it was even better to live on a floating island than it was to live on the surface...

Until that fateful day came, of course.

Leonel had always had his father, and back then he didn't care much for the memory of his mother, so he had never lost anyone until recently.

But these days, it felt like he was losing important people around him all the time.

Auran had been a man he knew for a brief time, but his selflessness moved Leonel. He was willing even to give up the right to fight for Heirship so long as he could keep his family together.

Valorie was a woman he had only known for a short time as well, but her plight was one he understood, mostly because he had originally begun his journey of becoming a King precisely to pick people like her.

Valorie had talent, but she wasn't born with two Lineage Factors. As such, though she had aspirations of becoming the Matriarch of the Morales family, she wasn't allowed to participate as an Heir and could only follow Ramon in.

She worked very hard, but she could never reach her goals, and that was the plight that many were in. The world was a cruel place and hard work could only get you so far. It wasn't lost on Leonel that even he could only reach this step because he had been lucky enough to be born with the talent that he had.

Without the influence of his future self bearing down on him, having shed at least some of that near baseless arrogance of his, he could see it more clearly than anyone.

He could be confident in coming out of any situation because he had Dream Force affinity that surpassed anyone he had ever met. He could return to the Third Dimension and rebuild his foundation from the ground up because he had a grandfather that had the means and the willingness to sacrifice for his sake. He could stand here, overlooking the tears of others only because he had a father who was willing to give his life to give him just the slightest sliver of a chance.

He was lucky.

sweat, and tears, but he knew that this

he remembered that feeling

to himself, looking away

when he chose to become a King, it probably had less to do with wanting to save people, and more wanting

selfishness wasn't unique to him; it was something everyone had. It was a childish, immature character that was baked into all living creatures, purely for the sake

could he mature in the way he should? That selfishness had simply been carried along with him, even to the very day he could stand as a

words to Allan about creating an organization of his own, and

doing it for himself this time, he would do it

wasn't some vain hero complex to save the world. He just wanted to keep those close to him safe so that they'd never have to look into the distance

my

"Mm."

need to make it obvious that I'm the one

"Easy enough."

those lessons were lectures that Leonel had slogged through in the

what he had gone through was enough

Crafting be

flashed with a frighteningly cold

Demoness. Human alliance. Spirituals.

underground city for now. I need to find Urbe Ore deposits. They need to have at least a billion kilograms, and preferably be at least

enough, but you're aware that all of those

said calmly. "I'm

"Okay," Anastasia replied.