Lightning Is the Only Way

When Gravis heard the name of the mountain, he felt his insides shake. For some reason, he felt a resonance coming from the mountain when he heard that name, which was something he hadn't felt before. For some seconds, Gravis remained silent as he took in this feeling.

The Red King noticed Gravis' reaction and smirked. Yet, he didn't say anything to bring Gravis out of his thoughts. Some beasts had this sort of reaction when they saw the mountain and heard its name.

Gravis felt like the mountain became even more powerful in his vision. To him, the mountain felt like it was sending out an aura of absolute hegemony. It was like this mountain was showing him that no one would ever be able to suppress it. It felt like the mountain would stay here forever.

"Some beasts feel this resonance," the Red King said after some minutes. He had already seen that Gravis had somewhat recovered, which was why he continued speaking now.

Gravis looked to the Red King. "What does this mean?" he asked.

The Red King smirked a bit. "It means you have a chance of comprehending the Law of Pride in the future."

Gravis narrowed his eyes. "Law of Pride? Something like that exists?" he asked.

The Red King nodded. "Emotions are part of the world, and therefore, have their own rules. So, you can also understand them and use the Laws associated with them."

Gravis thought about this for a bit. The fact that emotions could also take the form of a Law was something he hadn't expected. He had thought Laws were more like the natural workings of the world. He didn't think that something as elusive and personal as emotions could also have Laws associated with them.

Of course, Gravis noticed something else. "This mountain is not natural, is it?" he asked.

The Red King nodded. "The Empress has spent countless years and countless resources to create this mountain. She knew that she was close to understanding pride but was just missing the last realization to understand it. So, she decided to create the most powerful and most imposing mountain in the world."

this feeling. Yet, her viewpoint is vastly different from ours. We can only look at the mountain from here and witness its magnificence. Yet, the Empress is the owner of this mountain. It belongs to her, and she

of pride and power is different from realizing that this incredible display of power belongs to you and is, therefore, below you. When the Empress witnessed the power of her

need to fight someone to the death to understand a Law," Gravis

about your personal understanding. A life and death fight puts you under immense pressure and forces your mind to work as hard as never before. Yet, that is not necessary to understand a Law. After all, if your mind is already powerful enough to

all, you could say that a real fight is an extraordinary stimulus, but it's not necessary. It's just a tremendous help," the Red

as he looked at the mountain some

until the meeting," the Red King said from the side. "We will remain at the foot of the mountain for now. Without the explicit consent of the Empress, no one is allowed to step foot

this. Most beasts would fall into a trance when witnessing the mountain for the first time. So, the Red King

for him to sense. The ones whose

supposed to bring some Golden Dragon or something to this meeting?" a voice

than the Red King's current, small body. Gravis wasn't able to feel the

looked different from the usual lizards that Gravis had met. Gravis had learned a lot about beasts, and he was

relatively small. This monitor lizard was a level four Lord. Gravis was pretty sure that the water buffalo was another affiliated King

to you, buffalo?" the Red King

your candidate. I want to know why you decided to replace your previous one," the water buffalo said with a calm voice. In comparison to the Red King, the water

showed his disdain towards others clearly. Many

that rule. Shira was a good example of an exception. So, when the Red King talked, they only felt it natural that he was

He sounded like some kind of hermit elder that kept himself away from the ongoings of the world. Of course, Gravis noticed that there was a flaw in this logic. After all, if the water buffalo were some hermit, he wouldn't be here with a candidate of his

died," the Red King answered evenly, his voice

voice. "So you had to find the

the water buffalo didn't mean these words.