Lightning Is the Only Way

Gravis looked at all of this with an even expression. 'The Sect Alliance is truly beyond saving. The minority of disgusting, selfish people have the entire Sect Alliance in control. Even if I wanted to waste my time by slowly investigating the entire Sect Alliance, I still wouldn't be able to root out all of them.'

'The fact that Arthur was able to influence the entire Sect Alliance with such a flimsy reason showed as much. What protecting the Sect Alliance? What playing favorites? All of this is nonsense that has no bearing on the greater picture. This entire reasoning only relies on status and on feeling superior to others.'

Liran slowly lifted his head and looked at the three Sect Masters in front of him.

He didn't care anymore.

He had lost everything.

So what if he died today?

Liran didn't resist.

"One life is not enough to pay for your crimes," one of the three said. "You will pay for your crimes in your next life too. However, I'm not a monster. I still wish you peace on your journey."

Then, that Sect Master flew closer and unleashed a wave of darkness with his two daggers.

The wave closed in on Liran, and Liran only looked at it.

CLANK!

"How dare you resist your just punishment!?" the other Sect Master shouted.

Liran had taken out his bow and had blocked the attack.

Liran's expression had changed.

He no longer had a weak and self-loathing expression on his face.

What expression did he wear now?

Rage? Hatred?

No.

It was fear.

Liran was deathly afraid.

"I… I can't die!" he said more to himself than to others.

Liran had wanted to give up his life, but as soon as the enemy had attacked, his survival instincts kicked in.

He didn't want to die!

He wanted to live!

He was afraid of dying!

Arthur only sneered and also shot forward with his saber. "There's no saving a sinner like him. Just get it over with."

BANG! BANG! BANG!

able to hold on. However, this wouldn't continue

me!" Liran

so why should I

about!? I took you in when everyone tried to kill

my Sect," Gravis answered. "However, you

I order you to help me!" he transmitted back

Gravis didn't answer.

against some

hatred. "Then, if I'm going down, you are

is a Variant Black Demon in disguise!" Liran suddenly shouted

stopped

of the watching Sect Masters

"When I just met him, his Will-Aura hadn't been this strong! Thus, I was able to see through

Masters talked to each other with voice transmissions. Was

a beast infiltrate their

What did this mean?

He had expected that something like

true," Arthur said with a smirk. "I've also

didn't even look at me,' he thought. However, Gravis knew that

perfectly managed to explain everything, it didn't matter. The truth only mattered if someone was willing to find it. If someone wasn't interested in

he would still be condemned

finish

The other two nodded.

the fight resumed, and

Liran was dead…

last words had been the name of his

It was over.

Unrestrained Sect had

completed

his son, so

it would end like this?'

that we would fight against the Lightning Cleaver Sect in a soft war. I thought we would slowly suppress them and kill Arthur. I also thought that I would be able to teach

making them become more powerful, maybe help Liran along the way. As the most powerful member of the Sect Alliance, I would have

while the Unrestrained Sect would slowly become bigger and bigger. After that, we could have gone to the

had a temporary home, friends that have a similar mindset to mine, an organization with enemies that would serve as tempering, and a place to go back to if I

at some hair that fluttered to

thing that

had been consumed by Arthur's

just to be thrown for a loop by reality. Instead of making my temporary home more powerful, I doomed

regret my

'No.'

run the Sect into the ground. The Sect was already

then," Arthur said with a satisfied smirk as he turned to Gravis. "Would you mind explaining

"Why?" Gravis asked flatly.

weakest person here, but he didn't show any nervousness or fear. Anyone in his situation would have talked on and on about being

mean that this