Lightning Is the Only Way

Gravis' world broke down.

'It's over!' he thought. 'Stella feels genuine fear towards me. My past actions are still fresh in her mind. She hates me!'

The fear in Stella's eyes hurt Gravis deep inside. The one person he loved feared him.

Suddenly, Gravis saw Stella's eyes darting to the corner of the hall, and her eyes widened in shock. Then, she looked around the room at the others. By now, her expression had changed to an aloof one.

However, in the end, her eyes returned to Gravis.

The fear was gone.

Instead, only confusion was left.

Gravis was also confused by Stella's actions, but then he realized.

'So, she knows,' Gravis thought. 'She has always known. I should have realized.'

However, Gravis' nervousness vanished as relief washed over him.

'She knows that I have a beast body. That was why she was afraid. She wasn't afraid of me but for me.'

'Of course her teacher would have informed her. I never told her of my beast body, but her teacher would have definitely noticed. She probably informed Stella of my beast body.'

Gravis almost couldn't stop himself from smiling.

Another big worry of his had been that Stella would deny him as soon as she heard that he had a beast body. After all, humans were not normally attracted to beasts.

Yet, since Stella had known from the very beginning, it meant that everything between them had been genuine.

The Sect Master was the only one that noticed Stella's imperceptible actions. Stella had camouflaged her actions very well, but the Sect Master knew her very closely.

After all, the Sect Master had acted as Stella's aunt for thousands of years.

one

was the look that she had thrown Gravis. She hadn't noticed that Stella had also looked at the beast crystals. After all, why would she

fears this Cultivator?' the Sect Master thought. 'She's the Nine Elements Sect's Holy Maiden, even if that won't persist. Her Battle-Strength is amazing. However,

Master remembered something, and everything clicked for

also told me that this person has once battled her to a draw while being four levels below her. Originally, I didn't believe her, but

Master stealthily looked

the

He isn't here to join the Nine Elements Sect but to win the Holy Maiden's

frowned, but

his Battle-Strength is real, he might actually win this

the Sect Master's expression quickly changed to a hidden

suspicion. However, he had already

transmission to me, but she can't feel mine thanks to

Stella didn't react.

you that I will come and find you when the problem is solved,

have missed you. I wanted to see your smile every day.

"Stella, I love you."

Stella didn't react.

my past actions have been horrible, and I can understand if you don't want to be with me. I know that there is a high chance that you don't want

even if you don't want to be with me, I

Liam. I know that Liam also needs to escape, or you

want to hear your answer. If you want to escape this place with Liam, do something with the hair on your left side. If you want to stay, do something with

to the Sect Master and stopped beside

seconds of silence,

of disdain. Obviously, all these gathered Cultivators were not up to her standards. She was the Holy

was the hair

control his excitement. However, it still wasn't

to

came into contact with

to access one's Spirit meant handing them a blade

the Spirit was opened to someone else, the other person