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.

"No. Have you ever seen a beast that only consists of a head, a torso, and

tail was lifted the entire time to show friendliness. Gravis wasn't sure if that were her genuine feelings, but it was fine as long as

beast. So, having no limbs sounds more

in my last fight, and your

sounds like her. She believes that everyone needs to pay her ample respect for her

as her tail raised again. "Though, I must thank you for teaching her a lesson. She and I don't get along very well. Seeing

for the next 24 hours until

to keep watch over you. This means that I

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

used to boredom," Cynthia

simply thought about what he should do for the next five years. Five years was a long time for him, and waiting such

had no other choice. He was surrounded by Kings many times more powerful than him. Even if he gave his best, he wouldn't be able to flee. Though, not all

were some Kings, but the majority of the Red Kingdom were still Lords. Yet, this was

five Lord would probably have a ton of Lords under them, but a level five King didn't have as many Kings under them. One shouldn't forget that the Red Kingdom was probably one of the most powerful Kingdoms out there. After all, the Leader of

his future plans, he started watching the CMO again. After all, he had nothing better to do. Additionally, he really hated the fact that he couldn't heal himself effectively in a fight. His

to win against them cleanly. He would always receive some injuries in these fights, and

CMO for several months back when he had been the Leader of the 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 he felt like

seemed just too vast. It felt even more complex and grand than all his knowledge regarding forging and materials. Gravis guessed that he wasn't only gaining insight into one specific Law, but gained many small insights into

the different Laws of life, I would probably

it Middle Hard Pure or something. I don't remember the full name, but it was rather long,' Gravis thought and snorted a

able to make a 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

previously, but that has changed now. By understanding the Law, I can make full use of the materials. Like this,

been their defense. In order to kill them, I always needed to unload