Lightning Is the Only Way

The time passed without much talking as Gravis, and the other disciples, waited for the stronger ones. It took a couple of minutes, but then new people started arriving. The first person that came was at the eighth level of Energy Gathering, and he immediately took out a bottle of pills, ready to throw them at Gravis.

PACK!

One of the disciples that had been here since the beginning grabbed the arm of the new arrival, stopping him from throwing the pills. "What?" said the new arrival but couldn't say anything further as another disciple kicked him in the stomach. He fell over, and the surrounding disciples started piling on him and kicking him while he lay on the ground.

"You idiot! Do you wish for death so much?" shouted one disciple, furiously kicking the downed one.

"I'm sure our brothers told you what happened to the previous ones! Stop seeking death, you fucking idiot!" said another one, increasing the power of his kicks. They were protecting the life of the new arrival from his own stupidity.

Meanwhile, another new arrival at the eighth level readied himself to throw his pill-bottle to Gravis.

RHOOM BANG BANG BANG!

Another hill of disciples piled onto him and, just like the previous one, started fervently kicking the downed disciple. "Fucking stop!" shouted the kicking disciples.

The downed disciples could only cry bitterly. 'That's what I want to say!' they thought as their brothers were beating them.

More disciples started arriving with their pills ready. They had heard what their brothers had told them, but who would believe such nonsense? Some guy at the sixth level of Magic Gathering was beating people two realms higher than him without breaking a sweat? Not even the geniuses of legends could do that!

Like this, nearly every new arrival got taken down to the ground as the number of beatings increased.

PAK

Five disciples at the eighth realm managed to throw their pills at Gravis at the same time, and the kicking disciples finally stopped as they furiously grabbed their hair in frustration. 'You

disdain. "You cowards don't even dare to fight someone several levels below yours.

went through the watching disciples' minds as they heard the guy. 'The gates to heaven are open, but you choose to barge through the locked gates of hell!' It was already too

all paths to Gravis was created. The disciples readied their weapons for intimidation and acted like they were defending their home from invaders. Yet, the "home" they were protecting was Gravis, while the invaders were their fellow brothers and sisters. 'We must protect our brothers and sisters from their stupidity!' they thought, ignoring the fact that

focused on the five disciples standing at

are? Do you think you are Heaven's chos-… a God?" the disciple quickly corrected himself as he realized that Gravis, as a Heavenborn, was actually

BANG "AH-!"

a pillar of lightning appeared under him and scorched his whole body. The disciple had immediately died. Gravis didn't care if they accepted going at him at the same time. Gravis had moved his lightning across the floor until it was under the guy and then detonated it. As long as the guy didn't move, the lightning would hit. They had paid

been pushed looked to the one that pushed him, but his mind stopped as he only saw a black

BANG!

as Gravis used the same attack again. Like this, only three of the five people remained. Most of the disciples at the "defending position" didn't turn around since they were busy defending against

guessed that those two explosions probably meant

quickened. Their emotions were going wild, and the long-forgotten feeling of death appeared again. One of them saw lightning

and looked back at the explosion that had just happened at his previous position. He watched the

BANG!

bolt at him. The disciple had been fully focused on his near-death experience and hadn't watched Gravis. Gravis, of course, wouldn't miss such an opportunity. Like this, only

and absolute panic rampaged inside their minds. 'I'm going to die,' they thought, overwhelmed with fear. The sudden appearance of such an intense fear made them lose their

BANG!