Lightning Is the Only Way

Mortis didn't react to Gravis' comment as he teleported away.

He wanted to think on his own for a while.

Mortis was incredibly powerful, and his affinity for power was insane. When it came to the pursuit of power, Mortis was probably even superior to Gravis.

However, Mortis' personality was too black and white.

In his mind, there were only the neutral ones, the ones that he considered enemies, and the ones he considered friends. There was no nuance to his categorization of other beings.

Because of that, Mortis' mindset could easily be shaken as soon as something appeared that he couldn't put into any of these categories.

Gravis had also thought about Arc's words. After all, such a topic also interested him.

However, Gravis saw no issue.

So what?

If he were in Mortis' shoes, he would simply look at Arc with a more favorable expression, but that was it. There would be no debt or anything.

Arc's words didn't impact Gravis at all, even though they had forced Mortis to retreat into thinking.

This showed the difference in the strengths of their personalities.

"That guy needs to pull that stick out of his ass," Gravis commented. "He's always so tense and serious."

"That's his choice, though," Arc said. "Right?"

now has his

also nodded. "And that's why I have said what I have said. Mortis' personality suppresses himself, and showing him the conflict inside his own personality may help

intense disagreement with Mortis' personality in the past, he's still a part of me, and I want that part to also

two are still intrinsically connected, and you are also in

Gravis frowned. "Difficult."

with a smile. "However, he knows you very well and also knows how you think. He knows that he can trust you with his life, which is why he is willing to be in the weaker position. He

make it sound like he's an angry teenager while

powerful, but he isn't truly emotionally mature. His mindset could be shaken by just

very in tune with lightning, but lightning is only one of the elements. Never stepping a foot out of your home doesn't allow you to grow as a person. You might become

make most decisions," Arc said. "Your mindset

sounds

you unwilling?" Arc asked

Mortis, I'm willing to

of

Arc said. "You made the right

looked in the direction Mortis left. Then, he turned back

opinion of your father and my creator on this solution?"

Gravis furrowed his brows.

"I can make a guess about my father, but I can't guess

think is your father's opinion?" Arc

like to think that my father would support me and that he would say that any action that doesn't

isn't

something that ends with just this decision. Instead, this decision might have solidified my

so?" Arc asked with an interested

also never heard about him using one," Gravis said. "He always fought

be possible that the highest Heaven has supreme control over all the