Lightning Is the Only Way

Morus' mind recovered instantly as his old personality returned. Gone was his reverence towards Gravis. Now, he was able to see Gravis for what he was.

The over 700 years of being a servant appeared inside his mind. The 700 years of having no freedom felt terrifying to him. He had wasted 700 years under someone else!

Gravis had already fully prepared himself for the inevitable battle. Every single beast that had been freed from Gravis' Life Ring previously had wanted nothing but his death. Being stripped of one's own will was not something that someone could take easily.

Morus' eyes narrowed as killing intent radiated from him. Then, he looked with cold eyes at the distant Gravis.

Yet, instead of speaking or attacking, Morus remained silent for several seconds. He was only glaring coldly at Gravis.

But then, he relaxed and looked evenly at Gravis. "You have not thought this through, Gravis," Morus said coldly.

Gravis only smirked. "I have had this plan for several centuries now, Morus," Gravis said. "I know that you have a high chance of killing me, but if you didn't have this chance, I wouldn't have freed you. You should know that I require genuine tempering since you should also know me pretty well by now."

Morus harrumphed. "That is not what I have meant."

"Enlighten me," Gravis said slowly.

"Being under someone else's suppression and control for so long truly makes me hate you. Yet, I know your power. If I were to attack you out of rage, I have a possibility of death without any potential reward. What do I get out of our fight?" Morus said.

Gravis raised an eyebrow. "There is something to that, yes, but are you just willing to walk away like that?"

the two use-cases you had come up with when you decided to release me, right? Either I had to fight

there for you to choose?"

and hatred towards you bottled up

ever be able to get rid of this hatred. I want to hurt you, but I might not have the power

Morus said with a smirk. "What method do I have to hurt you immensely

what Morus meant, but then his eyes widened

had committed

everything about him. This meant that he also knew of Gravis'

enough to resist me, but what about your offspring?" Morus asked with a voice of superiority. "What if I just went to the southern territories and killed

with fear, panic, rage, hatred, and helplessness. Morus was faster than Gravis.

be amazing in such a short time,

Gravis only narrowed his eyes as he looked with killing intent at Morus. "If you do that, you will forfeit your life, and you know that," Gravis said. "As soon as I see you trying

powerful that I want to resolve it, even if I die. Not everyone is as rational as you, Gravis. Sometimes, beasts do something that is damaging to themselves out of emotional

his teeth. He knew that was a possibility, but he had banked on the fact

why are you not doing it, Morus?"

in control, Gravis," Morus answered with a smirk. "You believe yourself to be in control far more often than you actually are. This is a weakness of yours. You believe yourself to be safe in the core of the continent since no one would get anything out of a fight

about emotions? What if a beast wants to make a name for themselves and kill the legendary Gravis? Maybe there is a fanatic group among the sea beasts that believe you to still be part of the land beasts' camp, even

three Emperor is a challenge, but two are your death. You think very logically and rationally, but not everyone thinks logically and rationally. Some beasts just follow their feelings, and if they

the world, are you not banking on your own luck? Are you not banking on the fact that no beast has any interest in killing you even though there are countless beasts? Are you saying that there