Lightning Is the Only Way

The remaining guard grew more nervous as Skye landed, but he would stand his ground. The guild had to be defended! He readied his lance and shield, preparing himself for his death.

Plonk!

Instead, a person jumped down from the bird's back and landed. When the guard saw this, he took a deep breath of relief. This bird was only the mount of someone. That meant that it wouldn't attack. Yet, he was still impressed by it. How powerful would someone have to be to have a high-grade Energy Beast mount? Only someone in the Spirit Forming Realm or someone with a relative in that Realm would have such a powerful mount. The guard wondered who came.

Gravis walked forward, dusting off some dirt from his white-gold robes. By now, he had gotten used to wearing those, even though he still wanted to change to his old style. Yet, he had to wait for a couple more days. In the public's eyes, he was still part of the Heaven Sect, and he should look that way.

The guard noticed Gravis get-up and realized who had arrived. He was quite surprised because he didn't know why someone from the Heaven Sect would come here. The disciples of the Earth Guild were always respectful and never aggressive. It was supremely rare that anyone from the Heaven Sect would come. It was not in the earth disciples' nature to commit atrocities.

When Gravis walked closer, the guard hit the floor with his lance. "Welcome, Heavenborn!" he shouted with respect.

Gravis looked at him and nodded nonchalantly. "Hello. I came to visit the Earth Guild," he explained.

The guard nodded. "Good. Please follow me," said the guard as he started walking into the cave. Gravis followed.

sure what this was about, but the guard knew. One of the new arrivals, who was still at the eighth level, looked at the guard in surprise. "Why are you here?"

the ground with his lance again, making them stop. "The bird outside is the Heavenborn's mount.

didn't give voice to their discontent, even though the two guards were weaker than them. One of the guards stepped forward. "That's good! Even though

wondered if everyone was

this happened in the Fire Guild, they would probably aggressively insult those guards or even beat them up. The Lightning Guild would probably chew them out for judging the situation incorrectly.

the disposition of four different guilds, and they all acted very differently. The Lightning Guild was disciplined, correct, and defensive. The Wind Guild was unfettered, free, and casual. The Fire Guild

looked at Gravis. "Heavenborn, welcome to our Earth Guild,"

a little. It was kind of weird talking to someone this serious while not readying up for a battle.

for a visit. The Earth Guild might not be far away from the Heaven Sect, but that was only according to the map of

happy to welcome you, Heavenborn," he shouted again. Gravis reflexively bored one of his fingers into his right ear due to the

the Earth Guild was basically already set in stone. They seemed respectful, direct, and honest, even though they were on the loud side. There surely were other guilds, with a less pleasing disposition.

pride ourselves in our physical strength and our willpower!" the leader started explaining loudly. "Our Earth Guild believes that only a strong will can

the topic. "Yet, do you not learn

change, then your will was not powerful enough. In that case, you must start from the beginning again. Your will must be forged so that

was a little unsure. "What do you mean with starting again

still didn't change. It seemed like nothing could change his serious