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.

saw the raised eyebrow, and he

his head with his hand and began 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

find a perfect match for me. However, I can't deny that

to happen? 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 being

person for the first time and then got told that this person would be my fiancée in the future.

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

happen between us. I haven't noticed it previously, but after listening to Arc, I realize now that I actually wouldn't be against spending the rest of my life

to notice her own subtle signs of attraction. Normally, I'm not a person that injects perceived feelings

of different colors. His mind and being had no idea what they should make

involved itself. Logically, he should lash

to spend more time with Stella. Wasn't freedom doing whatever one wanted to

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

event of happiness and excitement, but when one desired freedom and was basically

weren't messed up in the sense that he became emotional but in the

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

BZZZ!

his

there's something else,' Gravis thought

'Joyce.'

met again. If she were already dead, it wouldn't be

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

far of a stretch to say that Joyce and I have switched places. She has become a cold, direct, and unfeeling Cultivator that only

Joyce loves a person 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 and feels