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."

feeling. Yet, her viewpoint is vastly different from ours. We can only look at the mountain from here and witness its magnificence.

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 mountain, she finally realized the full Law of Pride. After all, her pride must be grander than the pride of this

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

the Red King said. "It's all 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

is an extraordinary stimulus, but it's

looked at the mountain some

foot of the mountain for now. Without the explicit consent of the Empress,

like this. Most beasts would fall into a trance when witnessing the mountain

but some were still too powerful for him to sense. The ones whose power he was able to sense were all level four Kings, which allowed Gravis to confirm that he could

King. Weren't you supposed to bring some Golden Dragon or something to this

two beasts. One of them was a water buffalo, just a bit taller than the Red King's current, small body. Gravis wasn't able to feel the buffalo's power, but he was pretty sure that this was a level

lizards that Gravis had met. Gravis had learned a lot about beasts, and he was sure that this kind of lizard was called a monitor

to beasts of its same power, it was still relatively small. This monitor lizard was a

you, buffalo?" the Red King answered

one," the water buffalo said with a calm voice.

voice radiated the pride of his power and showed his disdain towards others clearly. Many humans would think

course, there were some exceptions to that rule. Shira was a good example of an exception. So, when the Red King talked, they only felt it natural that he was showing his superiority. After all, he was stronger

that kept himself away from the ongoings of the world. Of course,

the Red King answered evenly, his voice

condolences," the water buffalo said with his calm voice. "So you had to find the next best thing. Seems like you won't get the

words. Yet, for some reason, Gravis couldn't be entirely