Killing with space

"I'm asking for the last time!"

Seeing that I wasn't willing to back down, the elder infused his own energy into the voice he spoke with, instantly forcing me to brace myself against the ground. As if his words carried some kind of strange force, I felt as if all my barriers simply failed to provide any protection against it as my flesh and my bones were forced against the ground.

"I don't know what caused you to feel such hatred towards protectors, but if you refuse to calm your ass down, I won't have any other choice than to put you back in your place!"

At least this longer sentence of his was spoken normally, without the oppressive intent that almost made me pass out. Seeing how this elder still didn't force me to fight him but instead was trying to reason with, I realised that there were only two options.