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 that expression on

thinking again. 'This is so bizarre,' Gravis thought. 'We have only met, and we've only had one real talk. The conversation was delightful, but all the good feelings have been clouded by a

else can find a perfect match for me. However, I can't deny that we seem to perfectly

think now? Should I just continue talking like I don't know anything and allow whatever happens to happen? However, the highest Heaven has placed her right in front of me. I don't want to just do whatever the

my fiancée in the future. Strictly going against

don't want to just cut off Stella from my life. We have just met, and we couldn't even be considered friends, but my short time

previously, but after listening to Arc, I realize now that I actually wouldn't be against spending the

her, but after knowing the 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

together into a confusing mess of different colors. His mind

involved itself. Logically, he should lash out at the highest Heaven since it continued to involve itself in his

time with Stella. Wasn't freedom doing

again but meeting one's

be an event of happiness and excitement, but when one desired freedom and was basically forced to meet this person, would it still be a

messed up before. They weren't messed up in the sense that he became emotional

her. I know that we perfectly fit together, but she doesn't. It feels like I'm at an advantage in a trade. However, this isn't a trade. Aren't partners supposed to give themselves to each other? This would feel more like me taking it than receiving

BZZZ!

Gravis, his lightning was

then there's something else,' Gravis thought with a

'Joyce.'

would wait for her until we met again. If she were already dead, it wouldn't be an

said that Joyce is still hellbent on fulfilling our promise and meeting again. In her mind, I am the perfect Cultivator, uninfluenced by emotions and only striving for power. After all, that's how she had met

I have switched places. She has

that doesn't exist, but that person is still me. Stella and I would be a perfect fit, but everything regarding this situation is just messed up