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'.

do you think I would want to join someone else's

that an Empire lead by an Emperor

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 to agree,"

thought about this for a bit. "Then, as soon as I've proven my strength, I

hummed for a bit, which sounded surprisingly melodic. Gravis guessed that this was because he was a bird,

"On?" Gravis asked.

challenge as soon as they have seen your power. However, a beast three levels higher might accept the challenge

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 you obviously wouldn't be worthy of being the Empress' breeder, even

order to challenge your status, a beast would need to fulfill the initial requirement of the Empress and

"Sounds like a waste

"If any other beast heard these words coming out of your mouth, they would believe you have your head up your own ass. Every potential candidate for a breeder position is outstanding,"

looked at him with his typical, even

seconds, the Red King groaned. "But yes, it would be a waste of time for you. At least, at your current Realm. If you can't learn any new Laws, sooner or later, the candidates will come

Gravis said. "All my Battle-Strength is only temporary. If I don't stay at the forefront, I

only human and was, therefore, the only one able to shift his body's powers around. This fact alone already guaranteed him the power to fight one level above

remember that being able to fight one level higher than 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

his level. Yet, there were a lot of incredible beasts out there. For

would

been a level one Lord. Back then, his Battle-Strength had been just as powerful as

lightning, which allowed him to grow more powerful without reaching

stay at the forefront and concentrate on understanding Laws. These candidates might not be a threat

pressure

more 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