Dimensional Descent

DUDOOM! The perfect balance was struck, and right then, the carcass that seemed to encompass what remained of Leonel suddenly convulsed. A spurt of blood shot out in all directions, but it was clear at a glance that this blood was only of the most foul sort. Blood continued to be pushed and rushed out of Leonel’s body, but every time this happened, his dull expression became ruddier, fuller, more healthy. Runes began to swirl about, and it was then that the two seeds appeared once more. Rather than taking shape in Leonel’s kidneys like before, they took root in where his heart had once been. It was then that the resources Leonel had swallowed finally began to play their largest role. They rolled in from the surroundings, being poured into Leonel’s body one step after another. Leonel should have been overwhelmed; he should have been crushed beneath the might of all the energy that he was consuming. But with every DUDOOM! It felt as though his slowly forming heart was taking all the volatile energy, shredding it apart into its simplest laws, and then sending it spiraling toward the rest of his weak body. When these resources ran into his cells, the blade forces within would shred them apart even further, then take some for themselves before distributing it to the rest of the cell. This process was recycled again and again, and there didn’t seem to be an ounce of energy being wasted. With every heartbeat, his body seemed to begin to reanimate itself. And that was when it happened. It was maybe the largest Innate Node that had ever taken shape in the world. It was the size of two fists and it appeared right in the middle of Leonel’s chest. But as though that wasn’t enough… it began to spread out veins and arteries, even replacing Leonel’s Nodal Pathways with a network of runes. It shimmered with a beautiful golden-violet color as it continued to greedily suck up the resources in the surroundings. DUDOOM! DUDOOM! DUDOOM! This time, every time a heartbeat shook the world, Spear and Bow Force would casually manifest as though hearing the call of their master. Sometimes this Spear and Bow Force would have a slight tinge of red, destroying everything in its path. Sometimes it would be gold then red, leaving beautiful trails in its wake that healed the world. Sometimes it would have a slightly silver-black tinge, causing space to react unpredictably, and sometimes it would have a violet hue that lorded over all the rest. These different Weapon Forces had characteristics that shouldn’t be natural at all. They didn’t even seem like just Spear Force or Bow Force any longer, but four completely new and different types of Forces. This was the difference between a Weapon Force gathered from the surroundings and one that was curated by your very own self. Leonel’s body convulsed once again and two braces appeared on his arm. His cells shimmered, and then thin points of light began to manifest from them. These points of light formed a shield of skin that covered Leonel. It seemed to want to do more, but there was no one directing it. As it slowly faded away, Leonel’s eyes suddenly regained their light with a sharp pulse of their own. His pale-violet eyes had gained a ring of dark gold within them. He took his first breath and the time-dilated world around him almost collapsed. SHIIING! SHIIING! SHIIING! SHIIING! SHIIING! Just Leonel’s gaze alone shredded apart space. It was as though he had casually created one of the world’s strongest ocular techniques, and yet it was just a byproduct of his new body. Leonel had used the foundation his Metal Synergy Lineage Factor had left behind and overhauled it, twisting and turning it until it could learn to use his Weapon Forces as the new foundation for his strength. However, he didn’t lose the characteristics of his Morales Lineage Factor either. He could still reforge his Metal Body and Divine Armor in the future, and that was because, as was seen earlier, his Weapon Forces had gained the ability to fuse with and assimilate new Forces with ease. This had been possible in the past. Leonel had once fused his Scarlet Star Force and Spear Force before. That was a foundation that the Spear Domain Lineage Factor allowed him. Well, that and his grandfather’s teachings. But now it wasn’t a simple fusion, nor did it need him to put in nearly as much effort as he would have in the past. The reason fusion was so easy in the past was counterintuitively because his Force Manipulation was so weak. The less of the Force’s true self he understood, the easier it was to force them to weaken and combine. But now, he wasn’t just fusing… he was creating. And destroying. DUDOOM! The last of Leonel’s chest finally closed up and he stood slowly. His height wasn’t as overbearing as it had been in the past. He had gone from a man that was almost 6’10” to a man that stood at “only” 6’6″, but he felt good. That additional height had surely come from his Demon side as they tended to be quite large. Many of them were even four or five meters tall, which was also why he grew so much in his enlightened form. But now, he was completely and 100% human… And he had never felt better. Leonel unleashed a roar just as the time dilation field dispersed. It had been months since he called for Anastasia, but that was fine. He had calculated it precisely for this moment. A cyclone of Weapon Forces rose into the air and his individual cells shone with a golden light. When his pores opened up and tiny strands of violet-gold Force manifested from them to form a skin, it looked as though small blades were swimming across his body. The ring of gold in his pale violet eyes shone with the brightness of a star and his blood surged. He was back.