Lightning Is the Only Way

Gravis stood up, walked to the entrance, and opened it. He saw two young men who were about as big as him, yet looked entirely different. One carried a big axe and had brown, brutish hair, while the other had a sword hanging from his waist and hat blonde hair tied in a ponytail. The man with the axe was muscular, and Gravis could see his muscles through his clothes. The other guy seemed refined and carried a smile.

"Yes?" asked Gravis neutrally. He wanted to get back to reading the Lightning Codex. Gorn told him that he should reread it until he perfectly knew it by heart, and Gravis would follow that advice.

The man with the axe grinned in disdain. "I've heard that a new guy with incredible strength joined our guild," then he laughed loudly. "But you really-"

"What do you want?" Gravis cut him off.

The man with the axe got angry and wanted to say something, but the other one gestured for him to be quiet. "The previous owner of the house is the younger brother of our leader, and he has been living here for-"

"Get to the point," Gravis interrupted again. He didn't want to waste more time here.

The man with the sword took a deep breath to remain calm. "Would you be so kind as to switch houses with-"

"No."

BANG!

The door was slammed shut in their faces, and the wind threw their hair back. Both of them blinked a couple of times at the now-closed door and didn't know what to do. That was not the reaction they anticipated. Weren't new guys supposed to ask and learn about the guild and how it worked around here?

The man with the axe exploded and banged on the door with his fist, multiple times. After some seconds, the door opened again, and Gravis looked at them with annoyance.

already said no,"

man with the axe couldn't remain civil anymore. "Listen here, you

BANG!

axe and wanted to hack the

down his throat until all his descendants get mistaken for shit-flies!" he continued shouting like crazy, while the other guy kept him

sword tried to calm Fred. "He can't stay in that house forever! He'll have to go on missions at some point. We'll

took some deep breaths and calmed down. "You're right, Steve. We just have to wait for him to come out," then he gritted his teeth. "But then,

much as you want. Come on, let's wait over at the

to a bench beside the main-street and sat down, watching Gravis' entrance. "He'll get what's coming," grumbled

had to learn everything by heart. If he started condensing his Lightning Seed and something unexpected happened,

next two days reading until he finally memorized the whole thing. As he put the Lightning Codex down, he yawned. All this

entrance, yet both were bored out of their minds. "Man, doesn't the

it. "What if he has rations in the house?" asked

groaned and stood up. "This is so frustrating," he said while kicking the ground in boredom. "We could've made some serious buck in the last couple of days, yet we're only standing here watching a fucking door." He sat back down again. "What am I doing with my life?" he asked

supports us without ever asking for something back. Think about what Boss did for you," he said to Fred. "Don't you want

"You're right," he conceded. "It's for Boss, and this is the least I could do for him. It's not nearly enough repayment for what he's done for us, but it's a start." Like this, they continued twiddling their thumbs,

Creak!

Just as expected, Gravis started coming to the main street, probably on his way to the plaza. They both quickly

could get any food, but there surely was a place that sold some. Maybe he could find some in the