Lightning Is the Only Way

The Red King sighed again and looked at Gravis with a serious expression. What he was about to say will change the whole dynamic between him and Gravis.

"The Empress has a fondness for special food, and you fulfill all these-"

"Shut up, you lying piece of shit," Gravis interrupted the Red King with a sneer.

The Red King was shocked when he heard that. At first, he couldn't believe what he had just heard. Did he just get insulted by some Lord? He would have never believed that a mere Lord would insult him like that. This felt so surreal to him.

"Lying?" the Red King asked in a threatening tone.

"Yeah, lying," Gravis answered.

The Red King was still taken aback, but he soon recovered. Then, the Red King just laughed menacingly. "So, that's it," the Red King said. "You aren't able to handle the truth and avert your eyes-"

"No, you're just lying," Gravis interrupted him again.

The Red King took another deep breath to calm down. Gravis' constant interruptions made his blood boil. "And what, pray tell, makes you think that I'm lying?" he asked with narrowed eyes.

"For starters," Gravis said as he pointed at the Red King, "You objected to me calling you a liar but didn't object to me calling you a piece of shit. That's a pretty good indication that you're lying."

The Red King's face transformed into a grimace. He hadn't even thought about that.

"Additionally, if I would be killed in five years, you could just kill me now and freeze my body. Like this, you wouldn't need to fear me going for a 'walk'."

"Also, you want power above everything else, and you sounded pretty convincing when you said that I would be your future enemy. This means that you know that I won't just die as soon as I arrive there."

beast like the Empress wouldn't waste her valuable time with such nonsense. She has become this powerful by fighting for her life, time and time again. If she had such a weak mindset, she would be a Lord

even the slightest reaction. If you knew that I would die, you would have had a self-satisfied smirk on your face. With your

"I thought you had some self-respect. I thought you would think such mere deceptions to be beneath you." Then,

as he heard that

Crk!

"So, anyway, since you

to calm himself. "Okay,

looked

Red King took another deep breath. "I wanted to shock you and make you fearful of

is that so?" he asked in a

it!" the Red

him the truth later. Gravis already had a pretty good

as he sat back down.

frustrate Gravis a

be one of the Empress' breeders," he said with a dejected

couple of times out of

is powerful enough that the offspring

expect to become a child-factory. He thought that he would maybe become some commander in her army or some trainer for some

know how lucky you are," he said with some dejection. "So many beasts want to breed with my powerful

have any children yet,"

his head shot up in confusion. "What do you mean by you don't want to

of my journey, and creating offspring will create a new bond that will restrict me. What if I want to leave? I wouldn't be able to do that due to my responsibility and obligation towards my children. Having a child will only hinder me

to power? Also, we beasts don't much care for our offspring. The bond between

it the best possible life. I couldn't rest easy or cultivate in peace if I didn't know that my child could be in danger. To me, a bond between a parent and a child is