Sentience

Leonel appeared within the Segmented Cube once again and immediately returned to his and Aina's living quarters to find Anastasia staring out into blank space.

The little World Spirit seemed to be in a daze, not quite understanding what was going on around her.

Leonel didn't do anything but stand there. He didn't even talk to Aina, not wanting to disturb Anastasia.

Regardless of what he thought the success or not was, it all wouldn't matter unless Anastasia could see it through to the other side.

The harsh reality was that Leonel knew this was a risk. There was no guarantee that the Anastasia he knew would still be the same Anastasia after all of this.

Once success was confirmed, Anastasia would no longer be a normal existence. All things considered, she might even be classified as a new Race.