Dimensional Descent

[Thanks to Mr. Ham (4/6)]

The oppressive aura around Leonel vanished and his smile returned as Tolliver slipped back onto his own arm, disappearing from everyone's presence as though it was never around to begin with. It was only now they realized how they hadn't noticed the Metal Spirit earlier...

And then something else clicked.

Leonel was constantly walking around with a Metal Spirit attached to him like that?!

The waves in their hearts that had been doused by Leonel's odd Crafting choices seemed to have returned in even greater force now.

This was on another level compared to Leonel's uncle always wearing his armor everywhere. It wasn't just a physical toll, but a mental one on top of that.

Who didn't know how voracious Metal Spirits were? With just a single roar, it felt as though Tolliver would swallow up the whole planet.

In fact, back when Tolliver had roared like that, the winged knights were all activated as though a great battle was coming...

And yet this was the Spirit that was so well under Leonel's control?

BANG!

Talon's final hammer strikes fell and a shimmering silver brace with red and gold veins. He grinned with a swelling pride and looked up, only to find Leonel's wife kissing him on the cheek.

"What, am I very handsome?" Leonel asked with a laugh.

Aina smiled and didn't refute. It was just unfortunate that there were too many people here.

wouldn't bash Leonel's face in,

be akin to a victory

two braces, his sneer deepened further. They had only been given

of that, if he was foolish enough to separate the Elastic Flash and Sparking Rose Ores into

practically

Talon was disappointed. He had been hoping for a good battle.

his hand, his brace

six. It continued until flashing, attempting to form another group of three before it failed. The lights coalesced, blessing

be understood just how excellent this result was. Even though they had received 37 earlier, that was based on theory, and theory that wasn't their own to begin with. What one could describe in theory, and what was actually of substance and real were two

to get six... well, that was something that among the younger generation of even the Owlans, only Celestia was capable of. In fact, even she couldn't

of a standard that was just barely shy of the First Order standard of the God

said, sounding somewhat bored. After some thought, he tossed one of his braces

Rumble.

instant, nine Runes

Talon froze.

then three more Runes were lit, until 12 were formed. It tried to form 15, but it failed in the end, falling

Rumble.

of light descended, enveloping the brace

else to say. What he was seeing didn't make any logical sense, but his spatial ring was already floating

hand and took his brace back, then tossed the other

again, 12 runes lit and he

the skies shook as though

How was this possible?

asked, looking at