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 PAK

five bottles of pills simultaneously. Five disciples at the eighth realm managed to throw their pills at Gravis at the same time, and

disciple brothers in disdain. "You cowards don't even dare to fight someone several levels below yours. You should feel ashamed of yourselves!"

'The gates to heaven are open, but you choose to barge through the locked gates of hell!' It was already too late, and they couldn't stop them anymore. The best the

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

the five disciples standing at the front. "Alright, you can all

the disciple quickly corrected himself as he realized that Gravis,

BANG "AH-!"

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

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

BANG!

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

those two explosions probably meant that two of their brothers had just died. This only strengthened their resolve

Gravis drew their weapons immediately, and their breathing quickened. Their emotions were going wild, and the long-forgotten feeling of death appeared again. One of them saw lightning creeping towards him on the floor, and his whole body shivered. 'I

had just happened at his previous position.

BANG!

as Gravis shot a lightning bolt at him. The disciple had been fully focused on his near-death experience and hadn't

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

BANG!