The young man's expression darkened slightly as he heard John's words and tones. He had been amiable up to this point out of concern for his fellow disciple, but John's words insinuated that he required John's help in this realm. It was as if he was being instructed by a child to do something.
Even the most level-headed of individuals would become irate upon hearing such nonsense.
"Who do you think you are?" the youth bellowed out, his amiable demeanor replaced with agitation. "Perhaps I was too kind to yo-"
Bang!
A blast of lightning suddenly exploded out of John's already outstretched finger, and pierced directly for the youth below.
"Lightning Wall!"
A wall of lightning sprung up in front of the youth, and John's Lightning Ruin slammed powerfully into the wall. After a brief struggle, his more profound lightning pierced through the wall and arrived before the youth, about to hit him square in the chest.
The lightning beam suddenly disappeared, which caused the youths' panicked expression to turn into confusion and relief. He jumped backwards several times to put some distance between him and John, while he stared at him warily.
Clearly John had recalled his lightning at the last moment, or it would have struck onto the youths body. While it would not have been a great injury, it would still have caused some damage.
While the youth had been caught by surprise and only mounted a hasty defense, he could tell that John's attack was also quite hasty. Their power was at best even, and at worst he was weaker than John just based on that exchange. Shock filled the youths body as he thought of such a thing.
"That was just a warning shot," John said to the youth with a hardened expression. "My offer before was non-negotiable. You will wait here, and when I am done, you will escort us both to the lands of opportunity you spoke of. Understood?"
The youth grit his teeth at John's words, as they were quite insulting. However, he would tell that John was ready to attack at a moment's notice to force him to comply. While he could run and most likely get away, the cost of getting injured this early on in the realm was not worth it. If he was injured to the point that he had to heal for a week or more, all the opportunities would be taken by others.
After a brief internal struggle, the youth sighed and sat down on the mountain peak he was on.
"Fine!" a resigned sigh of acceptance sounded out from the youth.
"Good, then we have an agreement," John replied, his hardened expression replaced with a small smile. "You won't regret this decision of yours."
Before the youth could reply, John shot up into the clouds above, his body disappearing from the youths' sight.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
The sound of continuous Thunder rang out as John entered the clouds. The clouds became more active, as if his arrival was considered trespassing. A small smile hung on John's face as a beam of lightning suddenly pierced right by his body, as if it were firing off a warning shot.
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