Lightning Is the Only Way

Gravis looked at the indecisive spider and frowned. He didn't want it to remain standing there. If it came, he would show it a good time, and if it retreated, he could finally temper his bones. Yet, it just continued standing there.

Gravis took his saber and started cutting off a big rock from the cliff. The spider continued watching him, not sure what Gravis was doing. Gravis quickly cut off a big chunk, and before it could fall, he grabbed it with both of his hands and lifted it up. This stone weighed several hundred kilograms, but he could lift that easily with his body.

He lifted the rock above his head, changed the hold, so he held it only with one hand, reared back, and threw it like a ball at the spider. Even though the spider seemed to look at him, its eyes were not that good. It was feeling Gravis' vibrations on the ground, and it heard his breathing and movement. So, of course…

BANG!

The stone hit the middle of its head, and it screeched. Its carapace didn't crack, but the impact shook its brain. It staggered to the side and shook its head, trying to get its bearings.

BANG!

In the time where the spider was still shaking its head, Gravis had cut off another rock. This time, it hit two of the spider's knees. The spider's legs were curled up, and its 'knees' were actually higher than its body, so it was pretty hard to hit its body from the side.

a little. Gravis couldn't see the cracks, but he could hear them. Gravis decided to concentrate more on the

the forest. It seemed like this prey was too much for it. Gravis threw one last rock for good measure and hit its abdomen. The abdomen seemed to be more fleshy, and the rock

in satisfaction, waited a little, and jumped back down. He was already kind of stepping on the border of the rules by being

the spider decided to come back? This was its territory, after all. So, Gravis followed the cliff and started running along its

several kilometers, Gravis stopped. He had not seen any caves until now, and he decided that it was probably easier making his own. He looked at the cliffs and decided that it would be

break the stone down and

was more like a small hole, and less like a cave. Yet, it still reached a depth of about two meters. Gravis went in and moved the gravel back to block the entrance. He stacked it up and blocked nearly everything of the entrance. Only two small holes remained, one at the top and one at the

released the used-up air. Gravis had learned this design for a 'cave' in the theoretical lessons, back in

Gravis noticed that he was rather tired. He had been awake for a long while, ate a Fire Torture Pill, and fought a middle-grade

Gravis went to sleep, and the night passed without

up when light shined through the upper hole, right onto his eyes. He wanted to stretch, but he couldn't due to the

destroyed his entrance without a second thought and stretched himself. He looked into the basin but couldn't see very much. Even though he was at the height of five meters, many trees were still taller. He could hear the birds singing, and he saw some small rodents running around at the floor before they all vanished. Apparently, they had been scared by Gravis breaking open

was a safe territory. He stretched himself until he was happy and then went back to work. He started making his hole bigger