Lightning Is the Only Way

While Gravis was making his way over to his first destination, around five hours had passed for Aion, who was still waiting beside the Wind Wall.

WHOOSH!

A mighty Spirit reached Aion's location and came into contact with him. "Where is he?" a thundering voice echoed in Aion's mind.

Aion could only smile bitterly. Gravis was his friend, yet he was still part of the Heaven Sect. It felt kind of weird being between two opposing forces. "He has left shortly after I have destroyed the token," Aion answered back.

Aion felt some annoyance and rage from the Spirit. "Why didn't you stop him!?" the voice practically shouted.

Aion remained calm. "He has broken into the Spirit Forming Realm. You should know about his unprecedented Battle-Strength at the same level. I can't stop him at all."

Instead of calming down, the voice got even more enraged. "What!? It's only been five days! How has he reached Spirit Forming from the sixth level of Magic Gathering in only five days!? Are you lying to me!?" the voice shouted.

Aion could only continue smiling bitterly. "You don't understand Gravis. The first thing I did after I returned was gathering information on where he was and what he did," Aion said back.

"What could he have possibly done to break through so many levels in just five days? He would have needed to start a war with a guild!" the voice shouted back.

"In a sense, that is exactly what he did," Aion said back.

The Spirit shook and stopped for a second. "What?" the voice said back in shock. "How is he still alive then?"

"Gravis used a brilliant plan," Aion started explaining. "First, he went to the Fire Guild and offered them life and death tempering as long as the disciples paid with one body tempering pill. He killed many people like this and gathered a lot of body tempering pills without creating any enmities with the guild."

The voice remained quiet for some seconds. "That is actually a brilliant plan. It seems like I have underestimated this Gravis," it said back.

in its range, including Aion's nod. "After that, he went to the Earth Guild but left just as quickly. His next stop was the Darkness Guild, where he did the same thing, as in the Fire Guild, again. Like this,

not a Heavenborn, so why would he make his

laughed a little. "Gravis practices the Heaven's Balance Cultivation Technique, just like us. He has reached the tenth level

the Magic? That

Gravis came from a higher world, then he should have guessed that too. Yet, the person didn't even think about Gravis having a strengthened dantian. It

him! You wouldn't have needed to stop him. You just had to follow him until I arrived!"

BOOM!

more ostentatious than the normal Heavenborns'. A huge, blue trident was on his back, which emanated a powerful, suppressive aura. The sword-like

mind the priest's outburst. "Like I said, you

himself in check. "Explain!" he shouted with his

the Fire Guild, he also killed an elder in a one on

that. "So? He has a Will-Aura. Of course, he

shook his head. "Gravis had not absorbed any Magic when he defeated his previous opponents. My guess is that he really intended to

his eyes.

is someone at the ninth level of Magic Gathering with an equal

you want to lie to a priest of the Heaven Sect! Swear

sighed. "I swear on Heaven, that Gravis was at the sixth level of Magic Gathering with a body equal to the

eyes of the priest widened. He hadn't thought that Aion would actually go through with this. He looked to the sky but saw no clouds forming. Slowly, he started growing panicked. Then, he looked at Aion. Aion was still fine. This was undeniable proof that he didn't lie! Heaven would strike anyone that swore on its name with

Yet, he realized the potential that Gravis had. If someone with such

wasn't the High Priest. Right

was to ask Aion why he didn't

said while scratching the left side of his head with a finger. "He said that for all the help I had provided him in the past, he will

took a deep breath and looked into the sky. "Thank Heaven that you didn't die," he muttered. He had been angry at Aion, but Aion was still a brother for him since they came from the same