Lightning Is the Only Way

Gravis felt nervous.

The highest Heaven would appear right beside him? It was one thing to meet a Heaven, but it was something entirely different when meeting someone on his father's level. This was one of the two beings at the absolute peak of the Cosmos.

Gravis waited for some seconds while nothing happened. Meanwhile, his father started looking over to the side with narrowed eyes.

Clink!

The quiet sound of a cup being moved could be heard, and Gravis saw the third cup levitating seemingly out of its own volition. Then, it angled, and the coffee that poured out of the cup vanished into nothingness.

Obviously, the highest Heaven had already arrived, and it had just taken a sip of the coffee.

Yet, Gravis was unable to see the highest Heaven. He knew that it was beside him, but it was simply invisible to him. However, the fact that it was invisible made it appear only more frightening.

It was one thing to know that one was constantly watched from afar, but it was something entirely different when that mysterious being sat right beside him. Right now, the highest Heaven was sitting just beside Gravis. If he extended his arm, he could probably even feel it.

"Because I don't trust you," the Opposer seemingly said out of nowhere.

Gravis looked at his father, but his father was only looking coldly at the empty spot beside Gravis.

Some seconds passed.

"Better to be prepared and not need it than need it and not be prepared," his father said again.

Gravis realized that his father was speaking to the highest Heaven right now, but Gravis could not hear it. The highest Heaven had probably made a comment to his father about his pose and the fact that he carried his weapon in his hand.

"Because I will tell my son about the Brand," the Opposer said.

CLINK!

The third cup broke in two. Apparently, this so-called Brand was something special. Otherwise, the highest Heaven wouldn't have had such a reaction.

Some seconds passed.

"You were the one that showed that he was willing to go all-in," the Opposer said. "So, prove it. Show me that you honestly mean it and allow me to tell Gravis about the Brand."

Gravis grew more nervous. Yes, the highest Heaven had never shown any indication that it would attack him, but that didn't mean that it couldn't. Rules only worked for so long, and the highest Heaven could break and create the rules as much as it wanted.

same power but protecting something was far more difficult than destroying something. If the highest Heaven wanted, Gravis would die since his

in existence. The billions of years of time investment would be wasted, just like that, all because the highest Heaven had killed a mere Immortal. This was obviously not

did not mean that one could achieve their full potential or live long enough to fulfill it. Gravis still had six

to reaching the Opposer's power. Otherwise, the Opposer wouldn't have invited the highest Heaven to

asking you to stop," the Opposer

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world. After all, he wouldn't be in the highest world, which

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"So what if he

second, and he averted his gaze. Without noticing, he had looked at the location of the highest Heaven without looking away. Gravis would also feel weirded out if someone kept looking at him that

me

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to tell him, no matter what. Either you accept it

seconds

huff. "You've just complained about my son looking at you, and now you're

he was being watched, but it was something else when the most powerful being looked directly at

simply turned to the highest Heaven, their eyes would probably even meet. For some reason,

them," the Opposer

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think you're an idiot," the Opposer said as he carefully drank from his coffee. Obviously, he was fully on guard. Gravis had never seen his father so

and foreboding emanating from his father. It was like the

his survival depended entirely on the whims of these two beings. Even

meeting took place that could result in everyone's death. If

always, not knowing that all their lives were currently hanging

the Opposer said with narrowed

as he broke out in

it's impossible," the Opposer said after some seconds. "To reach that power, he would need to comprehend Laws for such a long time that your implemented soft longevity cap would easily reach the point where you can kill him while staying in the rules. If I agree to that, he will

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years while the other will be how old, 100,000, 200,000, 500,000 years? How about you give him 100 million years? That would only be around 1% of your

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Gravis to fight your firstborn is not against the rules? Stop bullshitting! You only disagree because you know that after 100

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forced

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the Opposer said. "As if you care about