Lightning Is the Only Way

Gravis talked with Arc for another hour, but Gravis was keen to get back. Right now, Gravis had some time until Arthur's next attack, and that was a perfect opportunity to finally create his own Focus. Additionally, Stella was waiting for him.

Gravis took out the Emblem. Whenever Gravis crushed the Emblem, a new one would simply appear right in front of him. So, even though Gravis always crushed it, it basically wasn't destroyed.

CRACK!

Gravis teleported away as he crushed the Emblem, leaving Arc to do whatever he was doing. The lines Arc had been drawing all the time probably had something to do with his guessing of the highest world's Laws.

SHING!

Gravis appeared back in the clearing and saw Stella sitting on the ground with closed eyes.

"You're back," Stella said as she opened her eyes. Her tone seemed superficially neutral, but Gravis heard a bit of excitement hidden in her voice.

Gravis sighed when he heard Stella.

Even though he had only talked with Arc, Gravis' entire perception of Stella had changed.

The two of them were supposed to be perfect matches for each other. When Gravis had talked to her the previous day, he had felt great. Stella's personality and thoughts were similar enough to Gravis' that they created a feeling of mutual understanding but different enough for the conversation to not get boring.

It was like two identical people that had gone through vastly different experiences.

Stella raised an eyebrow as Gravis only looked at her with a blank stare.

eyebrow, and he somehow liked

of his head with his hand and began thinking again. 'This is so bizarre,' Gravis thought. 'We have only met, and we've

admit that my personality is so easily categorized that someone else can find a perfect

However, the highest Heaven has placed her right in front of me. I don't want to just do whatever the highest Heaven wants me to do. It feels like manipulation, and I hate

that this person would be my fiancée in

from my life. We have just met, and we couldn't even be considered friends, but my short time with her has

between us. I haven't noticed it previously, but after listening to Arc, I realize now that I actually wouldn't be against

truth, the attraction seems obvious in my mind. She doesn't know of our connection, making it nearly impossible for her to notice her own subtle signs of attraction. Normally, I'm not a person that injects perceived feelings of attraction towards me into someone I like, but if we are perfectly compatible, there is no doubt that they are

emotions were mixing together into a confusing mess of different colors. His mind and being had no idea what they should make of the

he should lash out at the highest Heaven since

more time with Stella. Wasn't freedom

the highest Heaven for interfering again but meeting one's "soul-mate" only had positive things. Should he

in one's life would be an event of happiness and excitement, but when one desired freedom and was basically forced to meet this person,

the sense that he became

advantage in a trade. However, this isn't a trade. Aren't

BZZZ!

his

something else,' Gravis thought with

'Joyce.'

would wait for her until we met again. If she were already dead, it wouldn't be an issue. Hell, it would even be enough if she forgot me or

am the perfect Cultivator, uninfluenced by emotions and only striving for power. After all, that's how she

her. It wouldn't be that far of a stretch to say that Joyce and I have switched places. She has become a cold, direct, and unfeeling Cultivator that only strives for power while I'm

that person is still me. Stella and I would be a perfect fit, but everything regarding this situation is just