Dimensional Descent

[Thanks to Ian <3 (6/6)]

"HAHA! My stage has come!"

A boisterous laughter that should probably come from a War Lord instead of a Crafter echoed.

A young man wearing beast skins kicked a door open with a foot and brought half the house down as a result.

"Talon! You son of a bitch! Didn't I tell you-"

The laughter drowned out the rest of the spiel. Talon couldn't be bothered to listen, his laughter causing what remained of the home to shake on its foundations as though it might collapse at any moment.

Talon was huge. He stood at over two meters tall, had boulders for shoulders and a round belly that seemed made of iron. Despite his round belly, when he breathed, one could see the visible striations of his abs.

His entire body was coated in crimson runes that took the shape of tiger stripes, and every time he roared with laughter, they would greedily suck up the Force in the surroundings.

This young man was a member of the Barbarian Race. They were a Race of beings who couldn't form their own Nodes or Nodal Pathways. In fact, they didn't have an Ethereal Glabella either, and some speculated that they didn't even have souls in the natural sense.

It was hard to guarantee such things because the Barbarian Race wasn't one to experiment. They didn't care about the details. All they knew was that the more they ate and fought, the stronger they got.

And that was indeed how it worked.

The Barbarian Race might not have any Nodes, but that was because all the Force they absorbed went directly into their flesh and blood.

The purest of the Barbarian Race were essentially walking wrecking balls.

had been here, he would have been endlessly fascinated by this race... because in effect, they

be immune to any

such strength were worth such a title. And this was also

yet, it was this young man who

be the best Crafter

You're a

"A Barbarian Crafter!"

flying pot came out from somewhere within the broken house, but it disintegrated the moment it touched the young man's

"HAHAHAHAHAHA!"

**

"I have to go."

had a Dream Pavilion to protect us all this while and we barely managed to survive the culling without it. We can't draw more attention to

and his

of

survived this culling, but will we survive the next? Our Crafting skill is our best asset, and it's currently what's protecting

to make

in making this choice. We are, indeed, weak. However, now that we have a chance, a small

"I must go."

father fell into silence. He knew that his son was right but... the discrimination the Dwarven Race faced was too great. His son might not make it back for a reason that might be as ridiculous

die, just know that I tried my best. I think that will just have

ignoble existence isn't right for anyone to suffer through... I will fight for

**

The humiliation of his battle with Aina played in his head again for maybe the fourth time that day already. It had already been a while since that battle, but

out of fear or some sick, twisted love

heard about the Gathering of Minds, he didn't even react much, and that was despite the fact he was a rare genius capable of placing well in both events. He didn't even have the heart to