The Martial Unity

Leonel's decisiveness caught Pierre and Nicolas off guard. They had been observing Leonel for a long time and had never expected that he had this side to him.

Their surprise informed Leonel of another important point: it was impossible for them to know of the mission requirements. If they knew that he was tasked with killing Joan, they would also know that much of the front he put on was an act. Taking it even further, they wouldn't have let her lead him and Aina here alone either.

Thinking to this point, this whole situation made much more sense. They didn't know what they were trying to stop him from doing, so their best response to was to lock them away to avoid any unwanted variables.

But, that begged another question… why had they waited for so long?

"By the power of God, I beseech you energies of the world! Rage of wind!"

Unfortunately, there was no more time to think.

"I'll handle the shadow." Aina's voice drifted to Leonel's ears.

With a nod, the two hit another gear. Leonel had already seen through the stats of Pierre and was more than confident in her ability to handle him. As for Nicolas, he was more difficult to manage as all spirit based entities were. But, the current Leonel was nothing like the Leonel of the past.

Before, he had struggled with the C-grade Mayan Priest more than even a B-grade Invalid. But now…?

Streaks of pressurized wind shot through the air. Leonel realized that this ability was nearly identical to the that of the Mayan Priest. It was a reality that brought his antennas up, however there was still a difference between this time and last.

Whereas before he could only faintly sense them, now, he could very clearly see them streaking through the air. And, with all of the mystery gone… they even looked crude and uncontrolled.

shape was similar to an earth worm with irregularly sized segments. If Nicolas had better Force control, this 0.90 points of agility his attack had

side, slipped by one worm-like wind projectile, sliding past another, and

confident, his gaze filled with a calm stillness to them. The Leonel of today was already a far cry from the teenage boy who

Leonel to deal with them so calmly and so easily. It was to the point where Leonel didn't even consider using

the power of God, I beseech you energies of the

one way facing shield? In that

Pierre and Nicolas in less than 20 seconds, his gaze flashing with a dazzling light that made

as Force

[Leonel Morales]

0.99 (+0.1 - nullified); Coordination: 1.15; Stamina: 1.10-1.20 (+0.05 - nullified); Reactions: 1.15; Spirit:

opposing him completely off guard, allowing him

Aina, in perfect trailing position, followed up with two swings of her dual wielded axes, cutting off Pierre's path toward supporting Nicolas. Her teamwork with Leonel was seamless, without even communicating, she was able to take cues from Leonel's dodging

against his body. He pierced forward with enough momentum that his attack caused a sharp

There simply wasn't enough time for him to

flawless, controlled, and perfectly aimed toward his

CLANG

strong reverberating impact shook Leonel's arm as Nicolas

slamming against his own shield made Leonel certain that he had broken at least his nose, if not something far more

lord will protect me from all harm! By the power of God, I beseech you energies of the