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

being in existence. The billions of years of time investment would

just that, potential. Having potential did not mean that one could achieve their full potential or live long enough to fulfill it. Gravis

was probably something integral to reaching the Opposer's power. Otherwise, the Opposer wouldn't have invited the highest Heaven to talk. Just

asking you to stop," the

Some seconds of silence.

Gravis manages to become a Star God in the higher world. After all, he wouldn't be in the highest

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conversation," the Opposer said with a huff. "So what if he

for a second, and he averted his gaze. Without noticing, he had looked at the location of the

me an answer," the Opposer

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this the easy way or the hard way," the Opposer said. "I am going to tell him, no matter what. Either you accept it and maybe add some conditions, or you are forced to kill him, but you

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look who's looking," the Opposer said with a huff. "You've just complained about my son looking at you, and now you're staring at

to know that he was being watched, but it

the highest Heaven, their eyes would probably even meet.

them," the

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try such an obvious plan on you. I hate you, 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

from his father. It was like the apocalypse was being

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

place that could result in everyone's death. If the highest

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

agree," the Opposer said with narrowed

balled his fists as he broke

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

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of 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 firstborn's longevity. It would still be vastly unfair, but I'm willing to agree to that," the

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rules?

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that forced the

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the Opposer said. "As if you