Dimensional Descent

Yuri and Savahn gave the two a worried glance as they moved away to the spectators' stands.

On the one hand, it was a good thing that they had managed to place, and even though they had lost, it was very close... But on the other hand, they had lost.

However, after a while, they exhaled. What were they so worried about? This wasn't the Gathering of Kingdoms, there was no genocide on the line...

Right?

Leonel grinned and gave them a wink, taking Aina's hand and pulling her toward a set of pillars that were slowly coming out from the ground.

One another another, the 50 or so remaining groups each took up a seat on a pillar surrounding the Pillar of Truth.

Minerva watched Leonel from start to finish, an uneasy feeling in her heart. How could she not tell that Aina and Leonel were communicating? The problem was that she couldn't tell how.

She knew their souls were bound, but there was a suppression on that so it couldn't be. In that case, it must be a treasure of some sort, that was the logical answer. But... why was he so casual about the loss? He didn't seem like the type to take such a thing in stride.

Her eyes narrowed, but ultimately, she maintained her composure.

While it wasn't an existential matter that fuelled her desire to take home a victory, she wanted this victory for the Owlans. This would mean their rise back to the status they deserved.

If her disciple couldn't snatch victory for herself, then

would lose

all been acknowledged by the Pillar of Truth one way or another, but ultimately, the Pillar is a tool

the idea that is presented the best. This isn't the truth I want, but

of society, this is meaningless, especially as a Crafter. What others do will never have any effect on your performance so why bother

on the largest scales, when the Convergences collide and Karma begins to play a larger role, you can no longer

moment. It was just the faintest edges of it, so small and infantile that it could barely be considered an understanding at all. And yet, it still seemed to hit him like

couldn't just analyze her meaning. If it wasn't for

said... he was in

instant she said it, he recalled his conversation with El'Rion about

felt that there was a better than 70% likelihood that these two matters were

last seed. Your seeds will decide the priority in speaking. Those with higher seeds have the right to interject and suppress the voices of those with lower seeds. However, they

appropriate rebuttal, you will lose silencing rights for an

this spar of words, you will be rewarded points for every successful rebuttal. Every hour, the seeding will

will move on to the round of challenges. However, as you might expect, the higher your seed, the better chances you

decide amongst yourselves who