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.

I only have so much space inside my Sense," Gravis answered. "The Spirit Beasts

weren't very happy with that development, but they accepted it. They didn't much

that no more questions came and nodded. "Stay close to

and stayed as close as possible. Gravis flew so slow that even the slowest beast of the group could

SPLASH!

as they tried to attack the land beasts, but they couldn't move anymore as soon as

had activated his Will-Aura

warning," Gravis said. "Any other beast that attempts to attack us will be turned to

were always some stupid ones. Just as Gravis had said, these beasts turned into dust as soon as

Gravis couldn't use such weak beasts as nourishment. He didn't enjoy mindless killing, but it was important to show that he wouldn't allow

After this, silence reigned.

was only for some

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

launches an attack will be killed," Gravis

glared at Gravis.

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

eel knew exactly who Gravis was. After all, Gravis

region," Gravis said, shocking the two level four Emperors. "If I leave these beasts to die, that would be on me. Yet, I

at each other with uncertainty, but after some seconds, they turned back

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

Gravis

level four Emperors were taken aback,

SSSHHHH!

a pile of dust suddenly appeared out of

BZZZZ!

but just kept looking

SSSHHH!

eel turned into darkness as he became nothing. Meanwhile, the other level four Emperor looked with shock

wouldn't have expected for you to lie to me and to try a sneak attack. Who would have

made out of darkness. While they had been speaking, the moray eel had sneaked up

asked the other level four Emperor, which

dare to answer Gravis. Anything she