Lightning Is the Only Way

Gravis and the guard walked into the castle, and similar to the Lightning Guild, they walked up some stairs until they were on the highest floor. A big and heavy door was the end of a long corridor, and the guard gestured for Gravis to enter. Gravis nodded to him and pushed the door open.

In comparison to the Lightning Guild, the door here was just a regular door, and Gravis had no issues in opening it. Gravis stepped through, into a big hall, and the door closed behind him. He looked around the hall and noticed many people.

Instead of multiple thrones, he saw a lot of wooden chairs and tables. Multiple middle-aged and old people sat around the tables and talked happily with each other. Gravis could also see multiple kinds of fruit on their tables. The hall in the Lightning Guild felt weighty and oppressive, while this one felt free and casual.

"Welcome, Heavenborn!" shouted a young man at the end of the hall. The man was maybe in his twenties, and his green hair gently flew around like he was underwater. He wore relatively simple clothing, which only consisted of a green shirt and brown pants. The contrast between the man's looks and his outfit made him look like a rich, young master trying to disguise himself as a peasant.

Gravis noticed that the man sat in the middle of three chairs. Just based on the chairs' looks, Gravis wouldn't know that that's where the Vice-Guild Masters and Guild Master sat. Gravis could only guess that he was the Guild Master based on the position of the three chairs since they were in the middle of the hall and had some distance between the others.

"Thank you, Guild Master," said Gravis with a polite bow.

PAT PAT!

Gravis got a little startled when someone patted his right arm. He turned to his right and saw an elder with a full mouth holding a green fruit to Gravis. "Gust fruit?" he asked Gravis.

'They are really casual here,' Gravis thought as he was surprised by the casual offering of fruit. Instead of politely declining, Gravis went with the flow. "Sure, thanks," he said and took the green fruit. Many of the elders smiled warmly when they saw him accept the fruit. They hated people who always acted righteous and better than others when they couldn't even relax for a second.

fruit and took a

WHOOSH!

of wind blew out from the fruit and blasted into Gravis' face. Gravis got startled and jumped back,

"Hahaha!"

Gravis a high-five. "Man, Bruce, you really have guts to pull that on a Heavenborn," said another elder to the first

at them and nearly couldn't believe that they pulled a prank on him. Gravis was a little overwhelmed with the situation since no one had ever played a prank on him before. In his homeworld, everyone respected him and kept him

fright because of a fruit and thought it was actually a little funny. He also slightly laughed while rubbing his neck in embarrassment. The others saw that Gravis didn't get angry and felt a little relieved. It seemed like

and not their elements!" The elder pointed at Gravis. "He cultivates the lightning element and can take

was due to the environment in the guild. That's why the elder played the prank on Gravis. He wanted to know how Gravis would react since he had the same element as the disciples of the Lightning

Gravis. "Don't worry. I caught it before it touched the floor," said the Guild Master to Gravis, who nodded and continued eating it. The fruit tasted pretty nice, actually. There were also no more surprises waiting for him. That gust probably only happened at the first bite. Maybe that's

atmosphere changed, and it felt more serious now, though not as oppressive as in the Lightning Guild. Many of

he said, and some other elders also sighed. Why did Wendy have to act so suicidal? The Guild Master turned to the only occupied seat beside his own. "Jarrod, could you please keep an eye on Saron? You know how he

nodded and left the hall. Gravis watched this with a questioning look. "Saron is Wendy's father and the other Vice-Guild Master," explained the Guild Master with a sigh. "We don't like to be bound by rules and restrictions, and you can

the Wind Guild, he might ignore any potential repercussions to kill Gravis. What could Gravis

back to Gravis. "We've already expected you, and everything has already been prepared. Wendy has already said her goodbyes in the case that she will fall to you," explained the Guild Master.

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