Dimensional Descent

Aina rolled her lips over themselves. In a motion that was far slower than she cared to admit, she washed her hands clean, wiped away the portions that fell on Leonel, and covered his body in a blanket.

Even hours after she finished, her heart still beat wildly.

Days later, Leonel startled awake, finding himself in a rocking vehicle. It took him a moment to realize that he was lying on a bed made of straw and that the 'vehicle' was a horse pulled carriage.

Leonel shot up, taking quick and deep breaths.

How could he let this happen? Not only had he gone to sleep, but he was completely out of it. He was in a Zone, he wasn't at home.

It took several moments before Leonel realized that Aina was sitting on a cushioned bench opposite his, averting her eyes.

Leonel looked down at himself and blinked in confusion. He could tell that he was naked now, but at the very least, his lower half was covered. There was no real reason for her to avert her gaze like that. But, he didn't question it too much.

"Are you alright?" Leonel asked.

Aina finally turned to face Leonel, seemingly stunned by his question.

"… I should be asking you that." She said softly.

"Me? I'm fine." Leonel smiled, rotating his arm as though to prove a point.

He really did feel great.

passing out like that." Leonel said apologetically. "I wouldn't be able to forgive myself

to answer, but she felt that if she tried to speak now, she wouldn't be able to control

her sake, but he had awoken a Lineage Factor he wasn't even aware of. Usually such awakenings happened in a controlled space

If her vague thoughts while she was unconscious were correct, Leonel had stayed awake for more than half a day. She had never heard of anyone

Leonel wasn't meditating and gritting his teeth like those people had been. He had been fighting a battle against

was just a vague metric of how much the Lineage Factor managed to be stimulated. Therefore, if Leonel was battling

of who could match him was her… But the difference between them was that when her Lineage Factor activated, she lost control of her

had almost killed her

Please stop apologizing to me…" Aina finally managed

"It's not your

"I…"

pants?" Leonel cut her

moment before nodding. She had even managed

bit small for you now, though." She said

widened. "So you pay enough attention to me to

away, throwing

standing up and stretching. He was certain that this

my question." Leonel turned back toward Aina. "Are

"Put a shirt on first and I