Dimensional Descent

"No relationship can work one-sidedly. You can follow your heart, but not to your detriment or to the detriment of the person willing to give you theirs," Leonel said with a solemn tone, his words hanging in the air.

Eamon fell into silence and nodded slowly.

The two just sat there in silence, and at some point tears began to flow from Eamon's eyes, but Leonel didn't leave.

The two sat there for a long while until Eamon's tears dried.

He wiped his cheeks and took a shuddering breath.

"... I know that I shouldn't like Cindra, or at least that's what she's told me. She said that she was forced to do a great many things to survive and get to where she is today, she's also much older than me, much wiser as well. In some ways she even raised me even though she was never my mother in a real sense.

"I knew that it was uncomfortable for her to see someone she had known as a little boy suddenly begin to pursue her like I did, and it was selfish on my part, I know that.

"... I will apologize to her and close this chapter. Maybe in another life."

Leonel smiled and patted Eamon's shoulder.

"Come with me, we're going somewhere cool."

Eamon blinked in surprise, not quite understanding what cool thing they were going to see. But when he finally laid eyes on it, he was truly speechless this time. It could be said that Leonel was one of a kind in the worst and best of senses.

To think his idea of somewhere cool was strolling into Godlen territory.

...

stood high above Godlen City, both standing on

scurried about and did their business, but they couldn't seem to spot them

you

was living in a city that was perpetually caged in, I wouldn't be so

made Leonel look toward him

confidence or the ability to introspect at all. In fact, he looked thoughtful, a hint stoic, and even a touch

Leonel thought it was because he had just

on now, but he's also had a bit

but between Dream Force experts, not many words needed to be exchanged to begin with. In fact,

get away with caging their citizens in like this for what was approaching

their citizens could be so calm after so long was if they didn't realize that they were caged in the first place. Meaning, the reason they couldn't see Leonel and Eamon was because the

both a defensive and illusion formation

is very impressive," Eamon said, seemingly finished analyzing and

him, Eamon blushed in embarrassment, wondering if he had said

it is," Leonel nodded. "The last time I came here, this formation wasn't nearly as good.

already checked over the formation as well in the past, but it still wasn't this good

they really gain the ability to improve this formation by this much in such

it doesn't really matter much," Leonel said

wave of his hand, a spear manifested

gaze sharpened. And he suddenly swung down with a single

CRACK.

CHIII.

formation fell from the skies, raining down and startling the citizens below. They all looked up at once