Lightning Is the Only Way

Manuel fought against the three enemies in quite an impressive manner. Sure enough, he was the most powerful one in the group. He was not only using his attacks as attacks but also as distractions and feints.

His fighting style was different from Gravis' but nearly as effective. Maybe his fighting style was even better for him. After all, he had a different element with different strengths and weaknesses. Nero had also shown a different fighting style that had worked very well.

When Gravis saw that, he rubbed his chin in thought. 'My fighting style might be the best one for Destruction Lightning, but maybe not the best one for other elements,' he realized. The others learned from him, but he also learned from the others.

"Hey, how can I find you in the higher world?" Joyce suddenly asked Gravis while Manuel was still fighting.

Gravis turned to Joyce and sighed. He had already realized that she was romantically interested in him. Sadly, he couldn't accept that. He had already told her the possibility of Heaven using his loved ones to force him to stop cultivating. She should know that Gravis couldn't risk entering a romantic relationship due to that.

"I won't enter your higher world," Gravis said, surprising Joyce.

"You won't? You can choose which world you go to?" she asked.

Gravis nodded. "Others might not, but I have the ability to choose my world. I have already learned enough about the elements, and my core-path is set. Remaining in elemental worlds would not allow me to see a wider horizon."

Joyce looked with complicated sadness at Gravis. She was very interested in Gravis, but she also knew that Gravis would never accept a confession from her side. Just like Gravis knew that she was interested in him, she knew that Gravis wouldn't accept her.

wouldn't be so careful with her.

afraid about the eventual time when Joyce would directly confess her love. He

of us ever meeting again. I know all that, yet I still talk

Gravis didn't answer.

want to make the best of our limited time before you leave. Yes,

shook a little, but he didn't show anything outside. "What of your path forward? Are you not afraid of stopping because of these feelings?" he

for a long time, but after that, the world looks different. That's what we call grieving. You feel incredible pain for a couple of

happened had been with Gorn. Ever since then, no matter who died, Gravis never grieved. He just swallowed all the emotions and told himself that he

was not the time to come clean with his emotions. He was still inside the Heaven's Trial, and the fifth trial would probably be another really dangerous one for him. He would have all the time to come clean with his

the lines of that his goal was most important and nothing else mattered. Yet, Gravis remained silent.

with her emotions, had some tears come out of her eyes because of Gravis. "Why?" she asked slowly.

should explain the situation. He wasn't

while Joyce looked hurt. It was almost like she was feeling Gravis' pain for him.

bad for herself, but for

the only way for him to not get hurt. Humans were not unthinking machines. Sure, there would be some humans

she had met back in the Hunting Guild was just an innocent kid. Afraid of going through the pain of more close ones

pain? Why don't you just accept it? I swear, it will be better after that," she

his emotions. "Maybe, maybe not. Honestly, I don't know, but I don't have time for that right