Dimensional Descent

"You look like you're scheming something evil. All you're missing is a pitchfork, some horns, and a tail," Aina said, looking at Leonel with a chuckle.

The sudden voice appeared by Leonel's side. He was somewhat caught off guard because Aina had stepped right out from the Segmented Cube, but when he registered what she said he couldn't help but chuckle, reaching over and giving her a pinch she scurried away from.

"It seems like someone has forgotten which between the two of us is the Demon."

Aina blinked innocently. "Both of us?"

Leonel paused. Damn, she was right. But he didn't need to accept such a loss.

Aina giggled, feeling superior. It was hard to win a war of words with Leonel, his thinking speed was too fast. You just had to wait for him to put his foot in his mouth first. Well, that and be able to read his mind like she could.

Instead of trying to find a way to wiggle out of the hole he just buried himself in, Leonel scooped Aina up and rushed away, her squeals of delight filling him with much the same feelings.

**

The days passed quickly and soon there was a tremble that shook the Dream Pavilion.

The Clouds separated and an illusionary projection of the Ma'at Bubble took shape high in the skies. It looked as though the two Dream Pavilions were on a path toward a head-on collision, both rushing toward one another.

But at the final moment, they came to an abrupt stop.

approaching Dream Pavilion. His eyes landed on the Emberheart Lady, and he couldn't help but have quite a bit

she didn't seem to have the slightest bit of anger in her heart. In fact, she looked to be completely normal as

type of woman it would be easy to knock off a pedestal, nor would it be easy to see through to what she was really

her, there was a hoard of Dream Force wielding Spirituals. Compared to Leonel's numbers, they were a far cry above. The two couldn't even be

hiding the Dream Force experts he had found across the Human Bubble

way to see through the true state of mind of this Emberheart Lady, it was as a result of his display of force. Clearly, without saying it in so many words, she was displaying her might and she

letter had already been publicized and there was simply no escaping the scrutiny the

villain in the public eye,

other cheek wasn't just a pacifist's wet dream, it was also

fact Leonel had chosen to lash out now instead of lick his wounds in silence made some turn against him already. The fact that the Spirituals felt like an innocent third party, as most didn't have the context of the slights against him, made it even worse. When

those watching this challenge were on

them exactly what they needed at the

Leonel said with

the Emberheart Lady asked

just me and my

really so unruly? Who didn't know that the Deputy Pavilion Head was dead? Did

didn't wait any

to an older woman by her