Dimensional Descent

Aina's roar caused a shockwave to tear a path across the mountain pass.

For a moment, the illusion of a woman much taller than her seemed to envelop her small figure. However, this last for but a moment before a strong surge of Force fell from the glowing pillars, enveloping her body in a rain of light.

Leonel snapped out of his thoughts, the strength of his fingers digging into his forearm growing to the point he nearly drew blood.

He had no idea what was happening and if it wasn't for the fact he wasn't sure what he'd do even if he stormed his way up, there was no way that he'd be able to sit idle for so long.

The elders standing amidst the pillars suddenly all sported frozen expressions. Whatever shocked looks they had just had seemed to be ramped up several fold.

The four geniuses who had been surpassed by Aina suddenly found that continuing forward had become impossible.

One after another, they fell to their knees, a look of abject horror on their face. Even Ingkath, a man who didn't seem to understand anything that could be solved without brawn, felt his heart trembling.

However, though these geniuses fell, each and every one of them kept their eyes level. It was as though each was holding onto the last bit of their pride, unable to allow themselves to fall to the point of not even daring to look.

Aina's body had completely disappeared within the lights. The pulsing of the twin pillars grew more heated, reaching a level where even the elders could no longer think of holding back the pressure themselves.

Unable to hold back his thoughts any longer, Leonel flipped a palm, causing a familiar silver disk to appear in his hand.

…

Valiant Heart Mountain was a place maybe more fanciful than even Leonel expected.

Beyond the mountain range, there sat an all new world, the kind the people of Earth could have maybe only dreamed about.

Valiant Heart Mountain was split into seven peaks, each of which seemed to thrum with a heartbeat of its own.

These peaks were all surrounded by floating islands. But, compared to the Paradise Islands of Earth, these islands exuded an air of oneness with nature rather than capitalistic greed.

They had lush greenery viewable even from the ground below, a land that shone a faint sheen of gold, and hovered in place without the slightest hint of technology. But, what was maybe the most awe inspiring were the waterfalls that fell from their edges.

the light of a high violet colored sun that hung in the air. This refraction gave the water a gorgeous

But, this wasn't all.

the clouds to the rivers running along the earth made everything look as though it was crafted by the hands

beautiful as this scenery might be, those that were here had long since gotten used to it. The hustle and bustle of Valiant Heart Mountain didn't seem to stop even in the face of

ignoring the miracles of nature seemed to be ingrained into our very

though, among one of the peaks of Valiant Heart Mountain, all things seemed to have come to a

was a location not of a particular one of these factions, but rather the

in. But, at this moment, they had suddenly fallen into an eerie silence. In fact, not a single

what they were doing, simultaneously looking

was a section

be strictly compared to their normal training locations, it was severely lacking. The base of Founding Peak simply couldn't compare to the peaks of the other six Peaks despite

activated the

spoke these words,

Founding Mountain were all preparing to accept the new influx of talents into their factions at this exact moment. However, not one had ever expected

some cases, not a single one hesitated. Without regard for the rules, or even the overseeing elders, they all sent their most

had a singular goal: to

…

the rest. It was a group

core of this group, though, there was one more man. It was this man who sat upon the tallest floating island, not moving even while thick white

distance as though he could peer through the mountains and the thick forests to gaze upon the pillars

what was happening, his apathetic expression became one of

was because he was certain that the one to activate the pillars would have been that child he had been warned about all those months ago. But seeing as it

A pleasant surprise indeed.

…

began to dim that Leonel breathed a sigh of relief. At the very least, it didn't seem as though there was anything seriously wrong with Aina. At least…

thought Aina would be fine, she fell to the ground on all fours, unable to

violent fit of coughing took hold

again. He could even see

began to glow. A strong pulse

leaving small trails as she balled her