Lightning Is the Only Way

Gravis just looked at the Empress nervously. Now it was official. He was to be her mate. Yet, Gravis still didn't want to have any children, and he really wasn't sure how he should tell that fact to the Empress.

"Gravis," the Empress said, making Gravis' nervousness rise more. "Did you come from a lower world?" she asked.

Gravis was surprised when he heard that. How did she know? Yet, he quickly calmed down as he realized something. Of course, she would know about the lower worlds. After all, the beasts in many lower worlds would end up in this middle world.

"I came from a different world, yes," Gravis said.

The Empress sighed. "That's what I've thought. Usually, when you become a Spirit Beast, you get scouted by the Tribe, Kingdom, or Empire where you currently reside in. Then, they will teach you all the relevant information."

"Yet," the Empress said as she looked at Gravis more closely. "Even ascenders would be taught the basics. As you surely know, the ascenders appear randomly anywhere in our world, which means that they all get easily found by the Tribes. After all, the sudden appearance of a Lord inside one's territory will get noticed very quickly."

"For some reason," the Empress continued, "You haven't gone through any of that. I wonder, where have you materialized?" she asked.

Gravis wasn't sure how he should answer the question. Land beasts obviously had some enmity with sea beasts, and if he told her that he materialized in the ocean, she might think he was a sea beast. Would she kill him then?

Gravis sighed. 'Well, might as well ask, right?' Gravis thought.

"Before I tell you, could you please tell me why there is this enmity between sea beasts and land beasts going on? Also, could you please tell me what makes a land beast a land beast and a sea beast a sea beast?" Gravis asked.

After that question, the Empress quickly realized that Gravis counted himself as a sea beast. Yet, she didn't seem to mind much. "The generally accepted reason is that the sea beasts are different from us. They want to transform the land into sea, while we want to transform the sea into land. That's the official reason why we war with each other."

Lords don't care where they live. Water and land make no difference. Therefore, this generally accepted reason for war doesn't really hold

just that we all need enemies," the Empress explained. "A genuine war where everyone tries to kill the other side with every possible way is great tempering. That's why everyone wants

everything started, but at some point, the sea beasts and land beasts started encroaching on the other's territory. Everyone acted like this was an affront to them, but in reality, they were excited about the

established two

there is to it," the Empress said. "As for your second question, that's a bit harder to answer. There is no real definition for sea beasts and land

At that point, they also become nearly indistinguishable from land beasts. In reality, there are no real

of the two camps. As soon as you join, you will be part of that side. So, right now,

the world, he realized that everything was way more straightforward than he had

lower world, but there was still one crucial factor that was different. In the lower world, the war between

was important. In the lower world, no one had to fear their Sect getting eradicated. Yet, in this world, this danger was real. At first glance, this didn't seem much different. After

the difference became important when one looked at the reasons for cultivation of the individual. Not everyone was ready to sacrifice themselves for supreme power, but many were ready to sacrifice themselves for

this wasn't so easy. The sea beasts would want to attack his Tribe no matter what. Because of

individuals in the lower world had a choice. They could decide if they wanted to become powerful or not. Yet, this choice didn't exist in this world. Either you die,

thing, which had

someone creates a Tribe made out of both sea beasts and land beasts, it

powerful beast knows that it's possible to live together with the other party without any issue. Yet, we want to keep the war going. Such a huge war is perfect tempering. So, when

Empress leaned back on her throne. "Also, making such

disagreed, but now he understood more about the world. "Because if the Tribe manages to conquer the world, no more enemies will be left. Yet, since we all need enemies,

Why is that? That's because this war is the most effective method of tempering, at least, for the greater

However, it's also very dangerous," she said, "the chances of death