Dimensional Descent

Things were quickly not going as planned. After receiving a report from Lyric, Minerva realized that the situation was far more complex than she had thought.

It was impossible. How could Leonel possibly evade her detection? The teleportation platforms of the Owlans were far beyond anything the lesser worlds would have. It felt like a joke to try and compare them.

She had seen Leonel's Crafting skill. It was impressive, but only insofar as his age and generation was taken into account. She still felt that she had nothing to fear from him on that front. Personally, she could like up at least 18 runes on the pillar.

As she was getting lost in her frustration, there was a rush and Aurora suddenly came into view.

"Master," she bowed low. Despite the fact Aurora looked older than Minerva, Minerva was actually the more senior of the two parties. In addition, she was by far the more powerful on top of that.

"What is it?" Minerva asked with a hint of expectation and irritability. She hoped that there was good news, but considering Aurora's expression... it didn't seem to be so.

"P-please follow me."

Aurora didn't dare to talk about this matter in public, so she took Minerva along with her.

When Minerva realized where they were going, she frowned. Wasn't this where they had stored the Pillar of Truth after the competition? What's going on?

Indeed, moments later, they entered a vast, well-kept underground space. At the center, there was the pillar of their ancestors.

"Why did you bring me here?"

Aurora's lips trembled, but ultimately she felt that showing would be better than telling here. She took out two braces that made Minerva furrowed her brows. Weren't those the ones Leonel had crafted? Didn't he take them with him? Why were they here?

Aurora tossed them at the pillar and there was a sudden blinding flash.

BOOM!

rose. Then, one after another, the runes began to light up,

Minerva stood frozen.

the braces out one by one. She had thought it was a bit odd back then, but she hadn't really thought

braces weren't linked, them being

Minerva's heart raced.

The implication was obvious.

to be part of his collection, so

a final

something I'm missing

no matter how she wracked her brain, she couldn't figure out what it

...

Embers were growing more and more impatient. The Ancestor was already showing a great deal of grace by dealing

this made even a gentle woman like

time, the temperature in the room just became a little bit more heated. Soon, the fine metals that made it up began

beast said lightly. Even while irritated, she

device of her own before sweeping up Verma into her wing. She was quickly getting bigger when Minerva rushed in with an ugly

do not have the patience to waste my life away here. If you find the human boy, you are free to visit my Celestial Ember Race any day. If my race finds a way to open the world, rest

flap of her wings, the Ancestor seemed to pretend as though the walls were even there, appearing high in the skies without leaving the slightest hint of

so hard

they managed to open up the world first, and then found out the secrets of

first place, but there was nothing she could do now. Although she could call her own Ancestors, if they forced her to