Lightning Is the Only Way

The three of them were shocked when they heard their father's words. This whole war might stop? What was that supposed to mean? How could something like this be stopped? It wasn't that everyone wanted it to stop, but that everyone didn't want it to stop. This war was important to become powerful.

"You'll see," Gravis said. "Let's go to the northwest first. Everyone should be gathered by now."

Gravis shot into the distance as his three children followed him. They knew that their father's boasts weren't empty, but they just couldn't think of a way how this war would stop. The only solution they could come up with was if one of the two camps got utterly annihilated, but they doubted that their father would do something like that. He didn't seem to be the bloodthirsty type.

After some minutes, the four of them arrived at the north-western border, and as soon as they arrived, they felt awestruck by what they saw.

So many beasts.

Everything was just filled with beasts.

There were so many Lords present. There was even an uncountable number of Kings. Sadly, even with all beasts gathered here, the number of Emperors was still pitiful. There weren't even 100.

This really put into perspective how many beasts had died. If all Emperors here were to fight each other, only one new level three Emperor would be born, and that was considering that no corpses would be wasted.

This display showed them how truly hard it was to become a level five Emperor now. If the other two regions had the same number of beasts, there would be only enough to produce one more level four Emperor. Yet, even if one included the sea beasts, there were not enough beasts in existence to produce even a single level five Emperor.

By all intents and purposes, it was now impossible to become a level five Emperor now. There was just not enough food.

All beasts looked with reverence up at the floating Gravis. They knew him, and they knew that he had killed their level four Emperor. He was the most powerful beast present, and they would follow his orders.

"Today," Gravis announced, "we will abandon the southern region and join the western region."

The beasts were shocked when they heard Gravis' direct announcement. Abandon their homes? Why? They could still resist the sea beasts.

"What about the two level four Emperors from the sea beasts?" the sole level three Emperor asked Gravis.

"They will not be an issue," Gravis answered. "If they decide to stop us, I will kill them."

The level three Emperor was still nervous. Gravis had killed their level four Emperor, but fighting two at once may still be too difficult for him. Yet, Gravis had ordered it, so he decided to take a step back.

Gravis turned back to the crowd. "If you want, you can battle on the journey, but I will not stop for you. If you leave my Sense's range, you are on your own."

"What about the weaker beasts?" a level two Emperor asked.

so much space inside my Sense," Gravis answered. "The

with that development, but they accepted it. They didn't much care for these weak beasts

came and nodded. "Stay close to me,"

flew so slow that even the slowest beast of the

SPLASH!

broke out of the water as they tried to attack the

activated his Will-Aura and

first warning," Gravis said. "Any other beast that attempts to

Just as Gravis had said, these beasts turned into dust as soon as they came close to the

weak beasts as nourishment. He didn't

After this, silence reigned.

only for some

noticed the two level four Emperors of the sea beasts coming closer. Surely the sea beasts wouldn't want for

you two that launches an attack will be killed," Gravis

two of them stopped as they glared at Gravis. Obviously, he was

he was taken back to his fight with that one moray eel when he had been

you involving yourself, Gravis?" the moray eel asked. The moray eel knew exactly who Gravis was. After all, Gravis had swum past them when he had visited

shocking the two level four Emperors. "If I leave these beasts

with uncertainty, but after some seconds,

but only because you are more powerful than us," the moray

instead of answering immediately, Gravis only

level four Emperors were taken aback, but that was only for

SSSHHHH!

Gravis, a pile of dust suddenly appeared out of thin air

BZZZZ!

to absorb the dust but just

SSSHHH!

became nothing. Meanwhile, the other

you to lie to me and to try a

a copy made out of darkness. While they had been speaking, the moray eel had sneaked up on Gravis, wanting to unleash a sneak

the other level four Emperor, which was a clam

fearful, and she didn't dare to answer Gravis. Anything she said could give Gravis a reason to kill