Lightning Is the Only Way

The Black Magnate and Gravis talked for over half an hour as the city streets bustled beside them.

"Say, have you actually talked to my mother or father before? As in, more than just some simple phrases," Gravis asked with interest.

"No," the Black Magnate said. "I have never felt the need to. If I were to contact your mother, your father might become displeased, which is not something I want. On top of that, your father is on a different level. I'm not powerful enough to establish a connection between us."

"So, by your words, since mortals mainly rely on wealth regarding power, a rich mortal and a poor mortal can't be friends?" Gravis asked.

"Of course they can," the Black Magnate said, "but in the world of Gods, it's different. Power is everything, and when someone is more powerful, they don't talk with unworthy beings."

Gravis had to chuckle a bit. "Alright. Goodbye," Gravis said.

The Black Magnate was surprised for the first time. "What do you mean?" he asked.

"You are six major Realms above me," Gravis said with a smirk. "I'm unworthy to talk to you. So, goodbye."

The Black Magnate actually felt a bit nervous, which was astounding. The Black Magnate hadn't felt nervous in an eternity. Sadly, he didn't notice it himself. "This is different," he said defensively.

"How is it different?" Gravis asked.

"Because you don't want to- "but the Black Magnate suddenly stopped talking.

"Oh?" Gravis uttered with a smirk. "Come on, finish your sentence. You have stopped talking because you know exactly what I will answer, right?"

For the first time, the Black Magnate actually looked uncomfortable. "Yes, I know."

"Then, say it," Gravis said.

The Black Magnate sighed. "Because you are not talking to me because of my power," he said.

"And my answer would be?" Gravis asked.

"Then why would your father not want to talk to me even though I also wouldn't have any ulterior motives?" the Black Magnate answered with a sigh.

your answer to that question?" Gravis

don't know," he said slowly

you're wrong," Gravis said. "It's not that you don't know. It's that you don't want to admit that you

coldly. "So what if I could talk to your father. How would that change anything about

"Not because of his power, but because

you of your

even more similar to the other Magnates," Gravis said. "You said all the other Magnates also feel like this. So, when you talk to them,

repeated as he looked into the

then share their misery with you. It's just misery going around and around, intensifying the misery of

father felt any different?" Gravis asked. "He's had the same issues as you. The important thing here is, had,

the Black

"If it weren't for us, my father would probably still be exactly like you. When you're in

and know what they will do before even they know it. So,

grandpas, constantly complaining about everything in the world," Gravis said with a smirk. "When you are constantly

remained silent for a while. "What would you

believed that he would have sought guidance from a mere Immortal. Immortals were nothing more than ants to him. How could someone that weak know

"Seek help," Gravis said.

huffed. "That

much help in my Cultivation, and you said that it didn't matter. Power is everything. Therefore, the source of my power doesn't

you are saying that seeking help is pathetic?" Gravis asked. "To use your own words, so what if someone thinks you to be pathetic? In the end, they will be the unhappy

opinion on happiness," Gravis said with a wide

"Must you always throw

laugh at that. "I'm only showing you that you already have all the answers yourself. You speak truth without knowing the truth yourself,

a Law on our own. We already

already know everything about happiness. Yet, you can't make the connection yourself, and if you can't make the connection on your own, you should seek something that can help you. The only difference between this

in his insides, something that hadn't happened in millions of years. There had always been greyness all around him for so

the uncertainty, every emotion that a fight brought with it. The Black Magnate missed all of these things.

missed

the Black Magnate

"No," Gravis stopped him.