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.

was similar to an earth worm with irregularly sized segments. If Nicolas had

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

calm stillness to them. The Leonel of today was already a far cry from the

been surprised, Nicolas was still greatly confident in his God given ability. However, he had never expected Leonel to deal with them so calmly and so easily. It was to the point where Leonel didn't even consider using his atlatl. He truly didn't

God, I beseech you energies of the world! Shield

a one way facing shield? In

in less than 20 seconds, his gaze flashing with a dazzling light that made his pale green eyes gain a

exploded as Force surged

[Leonel Morales]

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

him completely off guard, allowing him to slip between them and to Nicolas' back in a swift sliding

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 to deal with Nicolas' attacks just as easily as he

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

completely exposed. There simply wasn't enough time for

controlled, and perfectly aimed toward

CLANG

Leonel's arm as Nicolas

as the wind was knocked out of him. The painful groans of his body slamming against his own shield made Leonel certain

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