Lightning Is the Only Way

WACK!

A cane hit Gravis' head, breaking him out of his concentration.

"Stop wasting all the good Balzar!" Old Man Lightning shouted with anger at Gravis.

Gravis stopped punching as he rubbed his head in annoyance. He looked at Old Man Lightning, but before he could complain, he noticed all the "stones" in his vicinity. The stones all came in different shapes and sizes. Some of them were pyramids, while others were squares. There were even more complex shapes like dodecahedrons.

Gravis even noticed some disciples of the Lightning Sect looking at some of the stones in appreciation. By now, the disciples only took away the ugly, useless stones but left the beautiful ones lying around. Gravis even saw an elder looking at the stones in appreciation as he happily combed his beard.

Many of the stones were even placed in multiple lines, according to their forms. The stones at the start of each line had the rough outline of the final shape, while the last one showed the best example of this form. Apparently, the disciples had created a "path of progression", showing Gravis' progress in controlling his physical power.

What shocked Gravis was the sheer amount of stones. There were so many that it was hard to count. "How long have I been punching?"

WACK!

Another hit with the cane. "You've been at this for three full days! Look at all the Balzar you wasted!"

Gravis rubbed his head in annoyance. 'This old brick wall is back. Man, I had so much fun!'

more beatings would follow. Instead, he evenly looked at Old Man Lightning. "I think I have enough control over my physical power now. Could you

WACK!

cane. "I don't care about your control! Rebuild my

as he remembered the initial reason why he started doing this. "Alright, I'll rebuild your house, but

Man Lightning looked at Gravis like he wanted to hit him again but stopped. Instead, he just turned around and left. Meanwhile, the

we take the stones? This shows a good path of progression

no, it's alright! It's your ore in

others. "You heard him! Take them away! You know where to put them!" he

One shouldn't forget that Old Man Lightning's "home" was outside the Sect and not inside. Gravis looked with interest as the disciples moved

WACK!

cane appeared out of nowhere, hitting Gravis' head and then vanishing. "Rebuild my fucking house!" came a shout inside Gravis' head. Gravis gritted his teeth in anger but started punching more boulders. As soon as he finished rebuilding the house, he would get some answers. He still didn't know what

his emotions rising as he remembered Byron, but he quickly suppressed them and concentrated on the stones again. There was no reason to get angry right now. He could save that all for when he was powerful enough to

BANG!

which perfectly fell apart into many identical bricks. When Gravis saw that, he nodded with a smirk.

of a house. After he created a rough outline,

still needed to refill his storage

had two floors with some windows. However, he didn't create any rooms. After all, he had no idea about the interior of

tried to contact Old Man Lightning, but there was an issue. He couldn't feel the Spirit of Old Man Lightning,

cane, which probably meant that the old man was happy with the house. Gravis