Lightning Is the Only Way

"It's not mine. It's from that woman," Gravis answered nonchalantly. He was also bored, and he wanted to get some information from Flern. Maybe that guy would know how long the Formation Array would hold.

"Escura?" he asked.

"Don't know her name. The woman in the sixth stage," he explained.

"That's Escura. Where is she, by the way?" he asked.

"Killed her," answered Gravis.

"What?" Flern's eyes widened. "You killed Escura?"

"Yep. That's her Formation Array," Gravis plainly answered.

"Wow, that's really impressive," said Flern with excitement and respect. "I can feel that you are only at the third level, and you killed someone at the sixth. If I hadn't seen you fight with my own eyes, I would never believe that. Man, you're really powerful."

Gravis lifted an eyebrow. Flern's behavior didn't make much sense in his eyes. "I killed all your brothers. Shouldn't you hate me?" Gravis asked, confusedly.

Flern spat to the side. "If they died in battle, they were too weak. The Fire Guild only accepts strong people, and if they died, it proved that they were not up to standard! I could even say that you helped us weed out the weaklings," Flern explained nonchalantly.

his brows. "This makes no sense. Didn't you care about them? Don't you want to avenge them? Is there really no grief in your heart?" he asked. Flern's whole personality didn't

in life and death battles. If we die in a battle, then

believe in free will and in

free will under Heaven? If it wants to kill us, it can send a peak Magic Beast, and we would all die. Everything is up to Heaven. If Heaven disapproves of us, we will die. If it does approve

thought process. Flern acted like life didn't matter to him, and that death was

them," explained Flern. "Though we have some people who fear death. Tch," he spat to the side. "If they fear

I didn't fear death, I wouldn't be able to bring out my full potential in a fight. If I fight for nothing, losing wouldn't be an issue, which would lower my will and battle intent. The fear of losing something pushes me forward

you cultivating? If you value your life, why

to the horizon and watched as dusk was coming. From this height, the sundown looked very beautiful. The layer of clouds was close to Gravis, and the different angle made the whole forest glow in a different light. Gravis could see a mixture of long shadows and light hitting

Heaven's hand. It has used me before, and I never want this to happen again. I can only live a life

an eyebrow. "You want to become stronger than Heaven? Aren't you a Heavenborn?"

family, and Heaven is my enemy. I am not a Heavenborn,"

thought about becoming stronger than Heaven or even fighting it. That is a lofty goal. I admire you for that." Flern

Jaimy, Gravis grew incredibly angry and narrated everything through clenched teeth. When he told Flern about how he had killed Gorn, tears nearly appeared in Gravis' eyes. He tried to keep the grief suppressed, but talking

couldn't tell anyone. Any one of those secrets could make him the enemy of the Heaven Sect, and he couldn't become their enemy, yet. He first had to get

was only on accident. You're really in a tough spot. Killing people of the Lightning Guild would only make you feel

and can kill people three

looked at the horizon, where he could only see the last rays of the day. "I know," Gravis muttered. "I don't see any good way out of this situation. I

I can give the Lightning Sect everything they need, and I can make it