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.

there didn't mean that Gravis was safe. The Opposer and the highest Heaven had the same power but protecting something was far more difficult than

probably killing every being in existence. The billions of years of time investment would be wasted, just like that, all because the highest Heaven had killed a mere

one could achieve their full potential or live long enough to

Brand was probably something integral to reaching the Opposer's power. Otherwise, the Opposer wouldn't have invited

not asking you to stop," the Opposer

Some seconds of silence.

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

Some more seconds passed.

Opposer said with a huff. "So what if

had looked at the location of

Give me an answer,"

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him, no matter what.

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complained about my son looking at you,

intensely? It was one thing to know that he was being watched, but it was something else

eyes would probably even meet. For some reason,

them," the Opposer

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but it doesn't mean that I think you're an idiot," the Opposer said as he carefully drank from his coffee. Obviously, he was fully

like the apocalypse was being held at bay by a paper wall. Just one small

first time, Gravis knew how the highest world felt. No matter what he did, his survival depended entirely on the whims of these two beings. Even if they didn't target him, just a careless move of theirs would kill him faster than he

knew that a meeting took place that could result in everyone's death. If the highest Heaven decided not to

mortals, Immortals, and Gods went about their day as always, not knowing that all their lives were

Opposer

he

need to comprehend Laws for such a long time that your implemented soft longevity cap would easily reach the point where you can

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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 firstborn's longevity. It would still be vastly unfair,

Some seconds passed.

Opposer smirked. "Oh, now it's suddenly against your rules? Yet, wanting Gravis to fight your firstborn is not against the rules? Stop bullshitting! You

Some seconds passed.

Opposer asked. "Weren't you the one that forced the middle Heaven to train Gravis? Didn't you want him to become

Some seconds passed.

Opposer said. "As if you