Lightning Is the Only Way

The Empress sighed, something she had done a couple of times in the last five minutes. For these last five minutes, Gravis had just stared into space. In the beginning, the Empress thought that Gravis was looking at her, but his eyes were unfocused, which made her realize that he was just looking aimlessly into space.

The Empress wasn't stupid, and even though she hadn't felt this feeling called love before, she could still empathize with it. She thought that, for Gravis, accepting this situation probably felt akin to having heard that he had to stop his path to power. Because of that, the Empress could empathize with Gravis.

"I'm sorry, Empress," Gravis said after these five minutes. Surprisingly, his voice sounded stalwart. "I need some time for myself. I will talk to you later, okay?"

The Empress nodded. "It's alright. You're now part of my Empire. Take all the time you need. My breeders are allowed to visit my Mountain of Pride whenever they want," she explained.

Gravis nodded. "Thank you."

Then, he left the Mountain of Pride as he flew in a random direction. After a couple of kilometers, Gravis stopped. When he stopped, he just frowned as he looked at the floor with clenched fists. Then, he looked at the sky with burning eyes.

Who had decided this rule?

Obviously, it was Heaven, and Heaven was a sentient being. It had a goal in achieving all of these things, and rules allowed it to reach these things. Yet, if there were a better way to reach its goal, then changing its own rules wouldn't be a problem. Heaven had decided the rules, and it could also change them.

What, just because everyone else also had to follow these rules made all of this fair? That's not how the world worked! Rules were always decided by a more powerful party and were used to achieve some goal.

For mortals, these rules mostly existed to allow them to live together, but that wasn't the case for cultivators. Heaven had its goal in making these rules, and just because it was more powerful right now, Gravis was supposed to just accept these rules? Hell no!

could be inherently unjust and unfair, even if everyone had to follow them. Saying that a rule was fair just because everyone was in the same boat only showed the person's weak

was a human! Humans had a completely different relationship with their children than beasts. If Gravis weren't a human, he wouldn't have any issues with this

The fact that this rule was a problem in the

was fair to put Gravis through this rule too! Gravis was sure that he

His bargaining chip was his potential and his inherent advantage against Heaven. Heaven might ignore all these other beasts since they would never be able to kill it, but Gravis was different. He had the power to kill Heaven! After all, he had done it

was a human, not a beast! He didn't

human, not a beast. You know that. The highest Heaven also

course," Gravis continued, "I won't be hypocritical and demand the rewards while ignoring the repercussions. I'm fine with you not granting me this extra Law or giving me any other advantage

also something that I can only do because I am inside a beast's body. I'm fine with you taking

you know that! In comparison to the lower Heaven I have killed, you haven't shown any bad conduct so far. You have kept yourself out of my life, and I have no reason

different Heavens have different personalities. I won't just go against you because of something that one of your colleagues has done to me. Keep your rules and rewards for beasts away from

transformed into bottomless rage, "if you force me

minute, but no

won't make the same mistake as your colleague. I'm not a beast, and these rules or rewards shouldn't take me into account anyway. I'm simply a human cultivating

he found an uninhabited mountain. The Empire was gigantic, and Gravis could probably inhabit anything he wanted with his status. Yet, Gravis

fulfilling his duties, he would be ashamed of himself. Yet, right now, he simply couldn't care less. This whole thing had infuriated him to no end. He

his eyes. He took in deep breaths to calm down.

control my size and everything else that a beast can do, I won't mind. Even if I become an oddity in this world and need to fight against everyone,