Chapter 158: Introspection (2/2)
Suddenly, Gravis' eyes widened. 'Wait a minute! I remember that when I fought those disciples from the Lightning Guild that my lightning didn't work properly. My Destruction Lightning of the third level should have been able to kill a lightning disciple of the fourth level. I think I hit two of their disciples with my lightning, but surprisingly, they survived without getting injured majorly.'
Gravis felt like he was onto something. 'At that time, I wondered why my lightning didn't work that well, but I quickly forgot because I had bigger things to worry about. Maybe my disposition was the reason why my lightning didn't work as expected.'
Gravis remembered the Lightning Codex. 'The Lightning Codex said that a disposition similar to the chosen element was one of the most important things. If the disposition didn't fit, the element would be weaker and harder to control. When those disciples fought me, I didn't genuinely want to kill them, even though they tried to kill me. That was not how lightning works. So that's the reason why my lightning didn't work back then.'
Gravis rubbed his chin in deep thought. Skye had been hovering above the cave's entrance for several minutes now, unsure of what it should do. It had noticed that Gravis fell into deep thought, so it kept quiet. It trusted in Gravis' decision.
The Earth Guild's disciples had also noticed Skye for quite a while. In the beginning, they had been impressed by such a gigantic bird. Skye had a wingspan of about 100 meters, casting a dominating shadow across the ground. The guards had seen several beasts roaming around the nearby surroundings, but this one was the most imposing of all.
When they saw that the bird only hovered a couple of hundred meters above their cave entrance for a long while, they grew nervous. They were both at the eighth level of Energy Gathering, and they could feel the danger emanating from Skye. If it decided to attack, they would have to retreat into the guild and get help. After Skye had remained for a full 30 seconds, one guard immediately fled into the guild to get backup. The risk was too high. The other guard retreated a little so that he stood inside the cave.
After some more seconds, Gravis shook his head. 'It actually doesn't matter what happened back then. I have reaffirmed my path, and I accept what I would become. Sometimes, I have to do the wrong thing to increase my power. I knew it back then, but my emotions didn't accept it. With my new Will-Aura, I am also able to accept that path emotionally.' Gravis' eyes narrowed, and they emanated a cold light. 'I will achieve my goal, even if I have to create a mountain of corpses.'
”Skye, let's go down,” said Gravis.
Skye cawed in affirmation and landed near the cave. The guard grew nervous, but he remained stalwart. If the bird decided to attack, he would risk his life to gain time for his guild to answer accordingly.
Such was the way of the Earth Guild.