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

personality suppresses himself,

personality in the past, he's still a part of me, and I want that part

Mortis is fine with his current circumstance," Arc said. "Obviously, he is not truly free yet. You two are still intrinsically connected, and you are also in a

Gravis frowned. "Difficult."

well and also knows how you think. He knows that he can trust you with his life, which is why he is willing

rubbed the back of his head awkwardly. "Why does that make it sound like he's an angry teenager

are. Mortis is very powerful, but he isn't truly emotionally mature. His mindset could be shaken by just some careless words of mine, which demonstrates that

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.

Mortis doesn't realize it yet, you will automatically become the one that will make most decisions," Arc said. "Your mindset is far more accommodating and

sounds like

unwilling?" Arc

"Of course not!" Gravis said. "If it helps Mortis, I'm willing to take on this small bit

seconds of silence

Arc said. "You made

Mortis left. Then, he turned back to Arc. "Yes, I think this was the correct

of your father and

Gravis furrowed his brows.

guess about my father, but I can't guess the highest Heaven's

do you think is your father's opinion?"

father would support me and that he would say that any

isn't so

decision. Instead, this decision might

Arc asked with

have never seen my father use an Element in battle, and I have also never heard about him using one," Gravis said. "He always fought directly with his saber.

highest Heaven has supreme control over