Lightning Is the Only Way

The Red King nodded when he heard Gravis' answer. "This time, I won't carry you since some other beasts might think I'm your servant."

"I don't mind," Gravis answered.

"Also, it would be better for you not to transform into lightning. I want that to be a surprise for the Empress," the Red King advised.

Gravis rolled his eyes. "Fine. I don't see the point of that but take my acceptance as some sort of parting gift. After all, the last five years weren't as bad as I had initially believed."

The Red King groaned. "You really don't know how lucky you are. Do you honestly believe that a breeder of the Empress would be held in some confined room or something? You will just join her Empire with a distinguished status. This means you can do whatever you want."

When Gravis heard that, his brows furrowed. "That really is different than I had expected. Does it mean I can also leave if I want?"

The Red King nodded immediately, surprising Gravis. This was completely different from what he had expected. Gravis thought that he would be some kind of breeding slave. Yet, if he so chose, he could simply leave the Empire?

"Wait, you're serious?" he asked.

The Red King sighed. "Yes. That's why I said you don't know how good you'll have it. The only rules that bind you are the rules that every member of the Empire has to follow. No one will suppress you."

"So," Gravis said slowly. "I could also choose not to join the Empire if I wanted to?"

"Sure," the Red King answered directly and calmly. "I'll get my reward either way. However, I'm very convinced that you will stay."

The Red King motioned for Gravis to follow him after he said that. Then, he started flying towards the north. Gravis followed him and used his full speed without transforming into lightning. The Red King simply looked at how fast Gravis was flying and adapted his speed to Gravis'.

you think I would want to join someone

a Tribe. Do you honestly think that an Empire lead by an Emperor wouldn't know how to create powerful beasts? The Empires are set

Tribe, and the rules in the Empire aren't much different. Though, there are a few more. For example, you can't just randomly kill a beast on your Realm. In comparison to the rules you've created, in the Empire, it requires both parties

a bit. "Then, as soon as I've proven my strength, I wouldn't be able to challenge other beasts that easily

for a bit, which sounded surprisingly melodic. Gravis guessed that this was because he was a bird, and birds had a particular talent to sound nice. "It depends," the Red

"On?" Gravis asked.

two levels higher than you certainly won't accept the challenge as

a fight for status. Since everything depends on power, including status, you might get some beasts that want to replace you as a breeder. Of course, these challenges follow different rules. An average beast three levels higher than

fulfill the initial requirement of the Empress and

like a waste of time," he

Red King scoffed. "If any other beast heard these words coming out of your mouth, they would believe you have your

him with

Red King groaned. "But yes, it would be a waste of time for you. At least, at

my Battle-Strength is only temporary. If I don't stay at

that wasn't entirely true. Gravis still had his unique status as the only human and was, therefore, the only one able to shift his body's powers

oneself was very impressive in normal circumstances. Yet, this wouldn't even be considered as meeting the requirements to become a candidate for the Empress. After all, the Empress was in the Law Comprehension Realm, which made her one of the world's most powerful beasts. She would only consider the very best of the world

incredible beasts out there. For example, Gravis had heard that there were Divine Beasts able to fight

Gravis was the strongest, but as soon as he relaxed, these impressive beasts would overtake him. This had already been the case when he had

three Lords when he had been a level one Lord. Back then, his

lightning, which allowed him to grow more powerful without reaching

knew that he couldn't relax. He had to stay at the forefront and concentrate on understanding Laws.

welcomed them. Finally, he felt some pressure again. The threat of these candidates would push him

Gravis heard about the Empire, the more he liked it. This sounded like a great place to temper himself. Yet, the breeding-part still weighed heavily on his mind since he really had no interest in making children