Lightning Is the Only Way

A young girl and an old man were walking around the town. The old man looked friendly and kind with simple robes adorning his body. He used a cane as support because of his crooked back. Long grey hair and a long grey beard showed his experience.

The girl was around 16 years old and had long purple hair bound into a ponytail. She smiled happily as she walked around the town. She was dressed in similar purple robes and was carrying a long wooden staff with a purple jewel, on her back. Everyone was stunned by the beauty she radiated, but they didn't dare get closer for some reason. The people didn't know why they didn't dare. They just didn't.

"It seemed like we found a good seedling in this town, miss. Who would have thought?" the old man commented with a polite smile.

The girl's smile brightened. "I know, right? That Jonathan had a nice heart and motivation. Maybe he'll manage to repay us in the future. So, what do you think of my idea, teacher?" she asked as she turned to the old man.

The old man laughed slightly. "It's a good idea," he nodded. "Though, they can only be of help if they grow up quickly. That Jonathan should be able to get into the Proxy-Elemental Guilds, and with some luck, he should be able to repay you." The old man smiled.

Her smile brightened further. "Alright, so let's quickly go to the next town." The girl ran excitedly to the exit of the town, and the old man followed helplessly. Even though he seemed to just be walking, he somehow kept up with the young girl.

Just when they left the town gate, the old man stopped, with shocked eyes. "Miss, wait!" he shouted. The girl stopped and looked back at her teacher, confused. Her teacher looked towards the east of the town, and the girl could see shock and excitement in his eyes.

She gasped in shock. Her teacher never grew excited or shocked, and he always acted stable and friendly. Yet, in this backwater town, he found something that excited him. The girl's emotions riled up in anticipation. This would be fun! "What is it, teacher?" she asked impatiently.

The old man continued looking to the east. After a while, he turned to the girl with a smile. "I feel a strong Will-Aura from the east," he explained.

"A Will-Aura? Here? Is someone from the central continent here?" she asked

man shook his head. "I don't think so. Judging by the power of the Will-Aura, the person should be in the Body Tempering Realm. Yet, they have a Will-Aura. Even more so, their Will-Aura seems stable. This means

The man nodded back and began to walk towards the east, right towards

were not there. But when they pulled

even worse. They fell back, and breathing became increasingly more difficult. Cold sweat was pouring down from their whole bodies, and

"Move!" Gravis ordered.

others, but he stood his ground with courage. Courage didn't mean that one was

to-to survive," he managed to say through chattering

returned to normal. "I know," he said with a sigh. "I know that I am using up all your work. I know that you all need this money to survive. I feel ashamed by not leaving you all

reason. Gravis was no longer releasing his Will-Aura. For the first time, the hunters found something on Gravis that they could empathize with, even if it were

always endangered his life? It was because he needed money for his son. Just like him, Gravis also only needed

This was the first time the guild has seen any kind of smile

of shock echoed throughout the guild. Why did he need so much

resources to lend Gravis some money to get this whole fiasco over, but 50 gold was impossible. Gravis had already made

you need so much money?"

was always acting coldly to other people didn't mean that he didn't feel alone. He always felt alone, but he couldn't get close to others. He might be able to survive having no karmic luck, but others won't. Yet, even though he knew that,

one couldn't temper their muscles. So how did he actually kill all those beasts? The other reason was the crazy amount of Skin-Pills he needed. One pill was generally enough to temper