As Leon watched Max and Rudy return to their respective groups, a thought occurred to him that had been lurking at the edges of his consciousness since his own awakening.
I was at a disadvantage that day. A disadvantage most people never have to face.
When normal people entered awakening dungeons, their dormant elemental affinities activated upon crossing the threshold. It was one of the fundamental mechanics of the class awakening dungeon or awakening itself – the dungeon's energy forced latent potential to manifest, giving people access to their elements from the very beginning of their trials.
But for Leon, with the body he'd received from that mysterious entity, there had been nothing to awaken initially. No dormant affinity waiting to emerge, no elemental power to tap into. He'd entered his dungeon with less than even the weakest awakener, who at least had a Rank 1 affinity to call upon.
