Dimensional Descent

The word "Oracle" in the Rapax language was not quite a noun. It was more like a cross between one and a verb, being used to refer to action just as much as it did a noun.

Many words in the Rapax language were like this, making it quite confusing to read. It was like constantly describing people by what they could do rather than who they were. Like always calling a person a "soccer player" because they played soccer, as though they didn't have a name of their own.

But this was natural in their culture. That was because they respected what you did far more than who you were or who you might be related to.

As such, they never referred to this person by name, but it was clear and obvious who they were referring to.

At the same time, it also made one thing stand out to Leonel... and that was that this title was being passed along again and again. In that case, could it be that what they called Oracle was their translated version of Wise Sea Order?

When Leonel pieced this together, he also came to understand something else.

He had already concluded that the Barbarians were almost certainly acting for the sake of raising their station in Existence to Godhood.

In that case, was it a coincidence that the Sea Gods happened to share one of the core abilities of the Barbarians in that case?

Not just this, but it would also explain several other things.

Why did the Sea Gods suddenly attack before his rain plan could take full effect? How was Sashae so decisive? How had the Sea Gods appeared here in the Rapax Domain right before he had been set to arrive?

He had already learned from Dreadmaw that their arrival was not even more than three days ago. They had all this time to establish a connection with the Rapax and only just managed to capitalize on it?

Could it be that his feeling was correct? That feeling of being watched, or at least that he was being outmaneuvered on several fronts?

if the arrival of Shadowclaw was also within this "Oracle's" plans for no other reason than to expose

didn't dismiss the possibility. In this sort of situation, he couldn't afford to ignore any

took a breath and

pieces of the puzzle that

that the Barbarians were trying to find

help them out? Leonel wasn't aware of any method like this, and it was likely that understanding it could help him understand exactly how he might be able to counter the

done to the Constellation families... were the Sea Gods aware?

Sea Gods had no idea that they'd be sacrificed for the good of the Barbarian

all still speculation, but Leonel did have one good

Barbarian Race's plan. If

the Cloud Race that was previously destroyed thanks to the help of

to suggest that the Barbarian Race almost certainly needed some

But why not check?

method of learning about the Cloud Race's history, he could really pin

exposed, he

held. In that case, he would just have to let the Barbarian Race know

the whole Incomplete

command, especially since Leonel had put so much effort into telling her just

so, she followed

take a couple of