Lightning Is the Only Way

All participants looked up from what they were doing. Everyone saw the seven people of the Elemental Guilds, and the more knowledgeable ones knew that those seven people were the Guild Masters. These seven were the most powerful people in the Elemental Guilds, and all of them were in the Energy Gathering stage.

Gravis also stood up, yet before he could concentrate on the Guild Masters, Gravis noticed something else.

At the sides of the arena, Gravis could see the heads of some people looking over the edge of the arena to look at what was going on. They had grabbed the side of the arena with their hands and held themselves there to watch.

The people behind them, who didn't have any space to grab the edge of the arena, jumped up continuously to look. They looked like dogs who had ventured too far into high grass and jumped over it to see where they were going. Gravis thought that this looked really bizarre. 'Do they have no shame?' Gravis had also seen Jeros' head appearing for a short time.

Suddenly, one man, who had been able to grab the ledge of the arena, got pulled down, and Gravis could hear a scuffle. Shortly after, Jeros' head had replaced the man's at the edge of the arena. Jeros simply winked at Gravis.

Gravis smiled a little, feeling some embarrassment for the spectator's actions. Then, he shook his head to clear his thoughts and looked back at the Guild Masters.

"Alright, everyone gather at one side of the arena!" shouted an old man with blackish-blue robes.

a crystal ball. The crystal ball looked grey and lifeless. She walked to the middle of the arena and then gestured for the youngsters to come. "Please walk past this crystal ball one at a time,"

youngsters didn't know what this was about, but one of them walked forward, and when he passed the crystal ball, nothing happened. The Guild Master of Water didn't seem to mind and

the crystal ball, and it never reacted. The crowd of youngsters grew denser at the crystal ball, and now more than one youngster passed at a time. The Guild Master of Water didn't seem to mind. When the line got too wide, she told them to pass again,

sprint. From above,

surprise, as the crystal started glowing slightly. It wasn't very bright, and not very many people noticed it, but the glow was slowly increasing. The Guild Master of Water grew more interested in the participants and started watching

The gazes of the Guild Masters' increased in intensity, and they

Master of Water's gaze focused on a couple of youngsters. 'They're coming!' she shouted in her mind. She felt the crystal ball and how it was close to its breaking point due to its released energy, and she knew, the

a black saber.

the Guild Master of Water excitedly shouted and tried to grab the

WHOOOM!

strongly, that they even flew back like a shockwave had struck them. The Guild Master of Water also felt the Will-Aura and blanched. She didn't expect it to be this strong. She froze momentarily as a saber chop came down on her head with unimaginable killing

was, of course, Gravis. When he had seen how the crystal ball lighted up when he got closer, he anticipated that this was probably a device to check for something. He also had

more the crystal ball shone, the more the greed in their eyes increased. They looked like they were going to go mad with desire. Gravis was not sure what they were after, but