Lightning Is the Only Way

Gravis' Spirit Sense encompassed the Life Ring, showing to Stella and Liam that he was currently in there.

Stella and Liam were currently just sitting in front of each other, probably talking with voice transmissions.

"We should be safe," Gravis said. "I'm just in front of the northeastern river. Whatever happens outside shouldn't include this region."

"We'll come out in a second," Stella said. Then, she looked at Liam with a knowing look and nodded.

Liam nodded back.

After that, both of them left the Life Ring and appeared in the small underground room.

This far down, the temperature and gravity were still far more powerful than on the surface, but Gravis wasn't so deep down that they couldn't resist.

It was just a bit uncomfortable for them.

Gravis sat at one side while Liam and Stella sat on the other side, side-by-side.

For some seconds, everyone only looked at each other.

Then, Stella sighed.

Gravis' heart began racing.

"Gravis," she said slowly. "I need to know everything about you."

Liam nodded on the side.

"I know that you have saved both of us, and we are immensely grateful, but there are too many unknowns about you," Stella said. "For example, you know this powerful plant, which brings up several questions about your affiliation with the beasts."

"You also have a beast body, and we don't know where you got it from."

"I know that you trust me, but I want you to also trust Liam," Stella said as she gestured to Liam. "Liam is my closest person, and I don't want to keep secrets from him."

"If you want us to stay in contact, you need to trust my brother too," Stella finished.

Gravis closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

Trusting Stella was easy, but trusting Liam?

Difficult.

Liam and Gravis weren't close, and if he told the humans Gravis' secrets, it would become very dangerous.

Maybe even people from Arc's clearing would want to target him.

After all, Gravis knew a lot about the highest world, which was the next world that every Ascender would go to.

They would want to know everything about the highest world, and they would also want to know the secrets of the highest world.

Some people might even believe that Gravis had things from the highest world with him, and that was actually the case.

Even more, they would know that Gravis could make World Weapons, which would put an even bigger target on Gravis' back.

Maybe a powerful Ascender or Ancestor of the All-Matter Sect would want to kill him.

Maybe some other Sect coveted Gravis' World Weapon to sell it.

Maybe even the beasts would become interested.

In that case, Gravis could go nowhere in this world.

Telling Liam everything would put Gravis in a lot of danger.

Sure, maybe Liam would keep everything a secret, but what if Stella accidentally died?

What then?

Would Liam still keep Gravis' secrets?

Maybe he would fault Gravis for Stella's death, and unveiling all his secrets would be the best way to take revenge.

It was risky.

some seconds as

this time, but he couldn't

take such a risk for

put his life on

there even to think about?' Gravis thought

I already put my

probably

another deep

"I will share everything with

relaxed. She knew that someone like Gravis probably had world-shaking secrets. Otherwise, his Battle-Strength wouldn't be

these secrets also with Liam showed how important she was

furrowed

not tell anyone else of your secrets," Liam said. "Even if we two don't see eye-to-eye, I want my sister to be happy. I might betray your trust, but

hand on Liam's

disliked Gravis immensely. However, for her, he was willing to work

also not something

them were making sacrifices for Stella, and she felt happy. She also felt a bit guilty, but she knew that there was basically no other

was impossible to like

and Liam turned

Gravis nodded.

was born in the highest world, which is

was already a shock to Stella and

The highest world?

an even higher

life in the highest world and about his

shock after the other hit

background was as powerful as

his story, the less believable

could fight the most powerful

his story, Liam and Stella

really telling

his story was, they wanted to

if it was fiction, it was still

made them doubt Gravis' words was when Gravis told them about his Elemental

hadn't shown

truly have this

that came Gravis' tale

Gravis' experiences in the lower world,

able to get close to anyone while being

It was depressing.

more unbelievable. After all, wasn't

intend to kill Stella

It made no sense.

told them about Gorn's death, they felt even worse

person close to oneself was one of the most horrible things one could go

the guilt alone might

was Wendy's

to choose between power and going against his own will and emotions. He didn't want to kill Wendy, but he had

obviously left scars in Gravis' mindset back then. He might have recovered by now, but Stella and Liam knew exactly how something like

all, they had lived for over 100,000

that there was a high chance that Gravis would suppress his emotions. He had felt too many horrible feelings in too short of

Gravis in the story

when Gravis told them that his Spirit had

was something like that

It made no sense!

of Laws, and they knew how a

why Cultivators could adapt their Spirits to Energy was that Energy was basically devoid of any temperament.

Gravis' mind with a

Someone couldn't survive that.

even they could do that, and

wouldn't even know how to combine lightning

It just wasn't possible.

against the very Laws and

was the first time Stella interrupted

should know that we can't believe something

world than back then, and he

can prove it,"

"How?" Liam asked.