Dimensional Descent

Leonel sighed inwardly. He had no plans to admit such a thing so publicly, but this was a huge issue.

Denying it wasn't enough when he was playing on a chessboard with so many intelligent people pulling their own strings.

He played his part and looked at the green runed Rapax with a deadpan expression that underlined his confusion. But his mind was already whirling at a thousand miles a second.

Soon, it was likely that his identity would be exposed, and he never thought for a second that it would happen this way.

If he was caught between a rock and a hard place before, right now he might as well have a meteor falling from above as well.

This was a terrible situation caused by the innocent words of a young Rapax.

This Rapax was, obviously, the very same one that Leonel had saved all those years ago. Back then, he could have absorbed his egg and gained a second Ability Index, but he hadn't because he chose to value the Rapax's life no differently than he would a human's life.

In Leonel's opinion, absorbing that egg would have been no different from killing a baby in its cradle just for a little of extra power. That was unacceptable to him.

Even now, after many of his views on morality had changed, he still wouldn't do such a thing. His morals might have changed, but his bottom line remained the exact same.

What Leonel didn't expect was that this moment of mercy and grace would come back to bite him like this.

Obviously, this was also the reason the young Rapax recognized the spear in his hand. This was the very same spear Leonel had received for saving him in the first place. The Rapax had respected his actions, and reciprocated in kind.

He let go of a string of curses in his mind, but he simply continued to stare are the Rapax without a word.

Maybe I am mistaken." The young Rapax shook his

sighed. This young Rapax prince was

so for humans, but Leonel had already observed them

the young Rapax understood he had said something he probably shouldn't have. But this was the first time he was meeting

a repayment of this favor. But he had never actually seen Leonel. That was also likely why he had completely ignored Leonel's disguise. What difference did it make

for humans to differentiate Rapax, the situation was mostly the same in the

Rapax by the young Rapax's side gazed toward Leonel

didn't look like him

anything

emotion toward that end, the blue runed Rapax would have concluded that

the battlefield. Their reaction would be just

blue runed Rapax looked away from Leonel and toward

"Leave." He said plainly.

rose from the pile of rubble. "Is this how the Rapax treats its guests? We came with gifts and sincerity, as a group with open hearts and minds, but now I must leave alone? Who will compensate us for

was filled

you'll die with

God froze, not

said as much, the blue runed Rapax

a fundamental misunderstanding of the way the Rapax did things. All of this was unacceptable to them, and it crossed

choice but to disappear into the