Lightning Is the Only Way

The Red King quickly found a replacement for Kara. The new beast was also a King, and Gravis felt its level. 'Level three King,' he concluded. It would be incredibly easy for this beast to keep watch over him.

Ironically, this beast was another cat, but white instead of black. She also looked kind of similar to Kara, but with a different aura. This new cat radiated a rather peaceful and tranquil aura instead of Kara's malicious one. Gravis guessed that these two probably had some kind of rivalry going on.

"Hello, I'm Cynthia, and I will remain by your side for the next five years. Nice to meet you," the white cat said with a polite tone.

Gravis was quite surprised by the friendly tone of Cynthia. This was completely different than nearly every other beast Gravis had met. This Cynthia probably wasn't simple. But hey, as long as she didn't act like a stuck-up prick, why not?

Gravis nodded. "Hello, Cynthia. My name is Gravis," he said.

The Red King was still present but perked up at these words. He realized that he had never heard Gravis' name before. Though, he wondered if Gravis would have even told him his name if he asked.

Cynthia nodded with a smile. "What do you want to do first, Gravis?" she asked. "Of course, the restrictions that my King has put in place still apply. So, please, don't make things hard on me, okay?"

Gravis shook his head a bit. "It's okay. As long as no one flaunts their power in front of me in order to intimidate me or force me into something I don't want, I have no problems," Gravis looked at the Red King with a cold gaze.

The Red King huffed. "Cynthia, try to keep him in check," he said.

"Yes, my King," Cynthia said.

The Red King nodded and flew back into his mountain. Meanwhile, Gravis looked all around the Red Kingdom. "First, I need to regenerate my limbs. After that, I need to search for ore."

Cynthia looked a bit surprised. "Oh, so this isn't your normal form?" she asked.

only consists of a head, a

Gravis wasn't sure if that were her genuine feelings, but it was fine as

no limbs sounds more reasonable, I think," she

your colleague, the black cat, cut off my arms in order to

and moved from side to side. "That sure sounds like her. She believes that everyone needs to pay her ample respect for

thank you for teaching her a lesson. She and I don't get along very well. Seeing

want. I will remain here for the next

smiled a bit sheepishly. "I'm sorry, but I can't do that. I need to keep watch over you. This means that I need

nodded. "That's fine. Though, it will be boring,"

used to boredom," Cynthia

do for

Kings many times more powerful than him. Even if he gave his best, he wouldn't be able to flee. Though, not all the surrounding beasts were powerful Kings. There were also a

higher the power of the individual beasts got, the rarer they became. There were some Kings, but the majority

them. One shouldn't forget that the Red Kingdom was probably one of the most powerful Kingdoms out there. After all,

he had nothing better to do. Additionally, he really hated the fact that he couldn't heal himself effectively in

it was basically impossible to win against them cleanly. He would always receive some injuries in these fights, and he needed a good

River Tribe. Yet, the more time passed, the more he saw the vastness of life. He learned something new constantly, but the more he learned, the more

It felt even more complex and grand than all his knowledge regarding forging and materials.

only damage me. If I knew the classifications of the different Laws of life, I would probably focus on only one aspect. I might learn that Law sooner, but I might miss

it Middle Hard Pure or something. I don't remember the full name,

hardened edge as soon as I can smelt every material on the first try. Yet, being able to smelt every material on the first try means that

wouldn't have been useful to me previously, but that has changed now. By understanding the Law, I can make

able to injure level five Lords. The biggest issue with my enemies has always been their defense. In order