Dimensional Descent

Aina blinked in surprise. She didn't expect to suddenly be pulled into Leonel's lap like that. But soon her bitter smile became a genuine one.

"Good. I'm not doing all this training just to get left on the sidelines," she remarked.

Leonel laughed. "Didn't we just beat up a certain foul-mouthed Dream Asura? I bet he's been trying to find a way to escape for ages now. Do you think he's despaired enough yet?"

Aina shook her head, unable to hold back a grin. "So that's why you've just been ignoring him?"

"I doubt a person like that's going to give up so easily. But that's also why it's good that it took us so long to beat him. It was a systematic crushing of his usual value system, one that was anything but a fluke. The only thing that would have been better was if either one of us could defeat him instantly. But that would also require him actually going all out first, something he was clearly not inclined to do."

"By now, though, he should have realized that he's entirely powerless in Anastasia's world. He can't do a thing. Let's go check on the puppet."

Aina squealed a bit as she was swept up into Leonel's arms. In a flash, they appeared by the Dream Asura.

Somnus hung in midair, his body wrists and ankles seemingly tied up by invisible ropes that stretched him out wide.

In this time, he hadn't even been able to move, let alone figure out a path to escape. Seeing the couple appear before him in such ridiculous fashion, he couldn't help but scowl. It felt like they were taunting him.

He sneered. "Oh? The useless Force Pill Crafter can't even walk on her own now?"

Aina blinked before laughing.

"I think at this point we should call this place the Segmented Prison. How many idiots have you trapped in here?"

his head. "But at least the others know not to talk. Anastasia, it seems

sound was sickening. Breaking bone and tearing flesh, a rain of blood that splattered

couldn't help but let out a low grunt that sounded almost more like

to feel your flesh slowly give way beneath a greater force... that

and jarring made the matter only worse as large pieces of his shoulder and

what looked like his entire right side was left in a rain

arms as she hopped down

you

quality, you're right," Aina nodded. "If we keep healing him, we could basically change everyone's constitution. It's

heard these words, understanding some of it, but not daring to be entirely

"And me?"

her

They're powerful, but they're also interwoven with what looks like Dream Force. Somehow, they've evolved such that they can directly translate mental acuity into physical prowess. The two are

Factor, then we would have to change our approach. Before, we were entirely severing the mental and affinity aspects, but now... it seems that

"And the difference now?"

to measure," Aina smiled, looking up from the arm to Leonel, "unless I had a brain like yours, that is. But the difference between

accrue some loss. However, in this way, we can even use your Dream Force affinity to make them stronger than they otherwise

actually be to,"

was. Since he said he would use his own Dream Asura Lineage Factor until the Demoness was dead, he meant it with