Lightning Is the Only Way

Gravis wondered what would happen next. A level three King had obviously been far beyond Orthar's ability to deal with. Right now, Orthar was a level five King, but back then, he had only been a level five Lord.

"The King had assimilated my old Tribe and heard about me. The strategies I had employed interested him, and he caught me alive. He intended to use me as a strategist, and I had no choice in the matter," Orthar explained.

"As soon as I arrived in his Kingdom, I was put under constant supervision. He also didn't allow me to become a King since he knew that I have managed to kill a King as a Lord. Of course, I had already created a new plan by then."

"I gave the King what he wanted and allowed him to win several wars. In just two years, he had become a level four King due to his victories. When I have gained his trust, I sent him against a seemingly weaker enemy that had hidden connections with more powerful Kingdoms. I knew that he wouldn't return alive, so I took ahold of the opportunity."

"By then, I knew why I couldn't become a King. As soon as he left, I put my plan into motion. In these years, I managed to gain quite a following of powerful Kings that were willing to follow me. In their eyes, I would be able to give them endless benefits without being a danger to their lives. Benefits blind beasts to danger."

"Not only beasts," Gravis said with a sigh.

"Possible," Orthar commented. "As soon as the King left, my forces overwhelmed the loyalists. Every King willing to follow me became more powerful due to that fight. Additionally, a harem of mates was waiting for me, which I had prepared for this day."

"Just as predicted, the King didn't return. Instead, a level five King came and assimilated my new Kingdom into his. Of course, this was also part of my calculations. My followers have gotten a taste of the benefits I was able to bring them, which gave me a loyal following inside the new Kingdom."

"My followers kept silent about my power and wisdom, and I joined the Kingdom as a normal Lord. After a year, my children had been born, and I immediately became a King. That was when I gained my most valuable weapon."

every King automatically

Orthar answered. "I comprehended a Law regarding the brain that allowed me to manipulate the emotions

took a deep breath. Such a Law was devastatingly

my wisdom everywhere. The more beasts knew about it, the better. Some years later, I gained an even bigger following but didn't keep it secret. The leading King saw my following and my wisdom and decided to make me a Commander of a defensive line, a position that I would normally be

the land beasts and offered them incredible benefits. These benefits were worth far more than their services as spies were worth, but that was irrelevant. Most of them would die anyway. If one of them came to claim the benefits, I had my followers kill

create a high number of spies, which gave me intel for any upcoming battlefields. I fought many battles and became a level three King.

King. Then, I staged a revolt and killed him. With

keep control over some defensive lines and send some beasts to the Empires. The Empires didn't care who led a Kingdom. They only cared about

over nearly the entire ocean. Even Empires were employing my strategies, and the

was your plan?" Gravis

many sea beasts as possible was to gain attention. At some point, an Emperor would want to find the source of this wisdom to gain

and took me with him. This was what I wanted. I knew that my wisdom was too precious, which would force any powerful Emperor interested in my wisdom to protect me from enemies that were too powerful. Only when I can guarantee my survival can I think about

to him, and he realized that it was better to kill the land beasts instead of continuing like this. He feared the

I met no opposition. My command stretched over the entire sea beast territories. Our victories in battles increased substantially, but we gained less powerful Kings and Emperors. That was when the Light Ultimate got involved and

number of Emperors and Kings to assassinate me. I used the Kings to temper

and death situations. Knowing that someone vastly more powerful than him wanted to kill him probably put him under a considerable amount

Instead of tempering himself against land beasts, Orthar tempered himself against sea beasts. He was using the internal conflict of the

did with Shira back in the River Tribe?' Gravis thought