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

this be akin to a

further. They had only been given enough material to make a

and Sparking Rose Ores into different braces as well, he would be ignoring the

was practically humiliating

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

his hand, his brace floated toward the Pillar of

attempting to form another

to 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

a single rune would have been shocking enough, to get six... well, that was something that among the younger generation of even the Owlans, only Celestia was

of a standard that was just barely shy of the First

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

Rumble.

an instant, nine

Talon froze.

tried to form 15, but it failed in the end, falling

Rumble.

descended, enveloping

make any logical sense, but his spatial ring was already floating over to Leonel's hands,

back, then tossed the other one over. Since he could get them both blessed,

lit and he smiled, taking

his Earthen Lightning Spirit so hard that the skies shook as though

How was this possible?

next. Who are you challenging?" Leonel asked, looking at Celestia with an