Dimensional Descent

"… Eat slowly Little Tolly, slowly now…"

Leonel wiped off sweat that threatened to sting his eyes once more.

He never forgot that one of the hazards he learned about Metal Spirits was their propensity to overeat. If he let it happen, Tolliver could go mad and harm him.

This was the main reason Tolliver had yet to evolve into the Fourth Dimension along with Blackstar. Leonel was very careful about how much he fed him and what he fed him.

Leonel preferred to give the little fella high quality Ores that would fill him very quickly. This was much better than feeding Tolliver a lot of low-quality Ores.

The more high-quality Ores Tolliver ate, the more powerful the little guy would become in relation to its evolution stage. So, Leonel took this very seriously.

"Oh…"

Tolliver suddenly shot out of Leonel's gloved hands. The little guy's body concentrated into a single point before explosively growing.

Leonel realized that this was a sign that Little Tolly was finally crossing into the Fourth Dimensional realms.

Leonel's mind had already entered such a realm, so he was very confident that he would still be able to control and command Tolliver appropriately.

Tolliver came back to Leonel looking just that much more lustrous.

"Ready to work little guy?"

"Bloop, bloop."

Leonel smiled lightly before his expression suddenly changed.

He quickly commanded Little Tolliver to float in the air as he scanned his black gloves. After just a moment, he smiled bitterly, watching it corrode as though having been dipped in strong acid.

the gloves off of his hands before it got

have replacement gloves. And, though he felt he might be able to make them, how would he? He needed gloves to Craft with Little Tolliver but couldn't

Leonel grit his teeth.

avoiding this training for a long time… No

of the last lessons of his father's beginners guide was to begin

gloves

thought his dad was a madman. As if calling himself Father Overlord wasn't bad enough,

deep breath and activated his Bronze Runes once again, thinking back to the words

the earth bows down to you, not

made Leonel wonder why his father put a hazard section in the dictionary at all. First it was forming a Fifth Dimensional Divine Armor and now it was Force Crafting without protection. Leonel

the first catapult,

necklace appeared in Leonel's hand. Fine cracks spread across its surface, causing a flicker of rage to appear

Leonel ever possessed. Unfortunately, due

matter was that it should have been impossible for explosives of the 21st century like Miles used back then to damage a near

main issue is that this was an energy based treasure. As a result, it had to rely on the Force around it in order to form its defensive shields.

than it should have been. If it was using Fourth Dimensional Force, it would likely take at least

several blows from the crossbows

Quasi Bronze treasures, this was their

was just a shame that this chain necklace

For now, that is.

as he built up his strength within Brave City. The only way he could protect himself, his friends and Aina would

In that case, I'll combine both necklaces into one… This should be

took out the Treading Goddess Necklace. His mind spun with thoughts. He wanted to combine three abilities into one. First the defensive abilities of the chain necklace, the teleportation abilities of the Treading Goddess

an hour of meditation, his gaze grew

outstretched a hand and allowed Little Tolly to land in his

**

Earth was in shambles, facing battles on all fronts. All eight Forts and even the Capital was under siege. The only difference was that the Capital was under siege

Earth sat in his garden, the delicate chirping of birds around him. He continued to meditate, raising a cup of tea to