Dimensional Descent

Leonel sent a casual glance over. There was no one capable of sneaking up on him, not among these people. He had already seen through them long ago.

It was a man-a Demon, rather. But he looked quite human aside from the purple scale on his forehead and the horns on his head. Even with this, though, he looked absolutely immaculate, reminding Leonel a lot of Elthor in that way. Neither were human, but both seemed to meet the aesthetic in ways human men could not.

Leonel looked down at the slender fingers grabbing his arm. The grip was light if it could be called a grip at all. It was more like a pat.

"Do you need something?" Leonel asked.

The Demon smiled, "my name is Thorne."

"You didn't answer my question," Leonel replied.

Thorne chuckled. "I think this has gone on for long enough, don't you think? You've already vented your anger."

"Have I?" Leonel asked, a smile spreading across his face.

"You know, in the world I come from, they always said Demons were vicious creatures without morality. I didn't think I'd meet such a soft one."

Thorne laughed even louder. "Don't all Races have their lessers? I've always heard that Humans are weak and fragile, are you the same?"

The question was rhetorical.

"A temporary ailment," Leonel replied without missing a beat.

"The implications of those words are quite dangerous,

get in my way. What's the difference between whether I speak or not? Are you going to reach

spread, even Thorne didn't dare to speak, at least

Leonel's lip curled.

playing a dangerous game," Thorne

me before I skewer you like him? I've

come out from the soles of Leonel's feet and

and Destruction caused Thorne to pull his hand back reflexively, feeling

out. He was still struggling to hold onto the spear, but the flame was so

his body began to break down beneath all their eyes. And yet, Leonel just stood there, gazing forward, his pale violet irises flickering with the

hot that it felt like he was emitting heat from the very surface of a star. Even the clothing of people far off into the distance seemed to spontaneously combust, the Fire Force in the air

to be marked into

BANG.

fell to the floor, the heat of the blade having been so great that

a mess of flesh, blood, and melted metal, writhing on the ground as his screams of agony echoed. By this point, his self-forged body was nothing more than a weakness to be exploited. Maybe if he had a weaker body, he would have already died

looked down, his spear flickering and cutting out an Innate Node. He tossed it in his palms as though it was as hot as the core

even recognizable. He was more a pile of goop and metal

couldn't separate easily, especially not while his pain

hope it was worth it," Thorne said lightly. "The world isn't a place you can be

looked over. "You're an