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.

waited for some seconds

at Stella during this time, but

to take such a risk

his life on the line

even to think about?' Gravis thought

already put my life on

I already probably

another

Gravis said. "I will share everything with you

like Gravis probably had world-shaking

these secrets also with Liam showed how

furrowed

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

a hand

for her, he was willing to work

not

sacrifices for Stella, and she felt happy. She also felt a bit guilty, but she knew that there was basically

impossible to

Liam turned to

Gravis nodded.

highest world, which is the

a shock to Stella

The highest world?

from an

told them about his life in the highest world

after the other hit

was as powerful

told his story,

person that could fight the most

story,

really

matter how unbelievable his story was, they wanted to hear the entire

fiction, it was still interesting

them doubt Gravis' words was when Gravis told them about

shown that

truly have this

came Gravis' tale of

the lower world, even Liam felt bad

able to get close to anyone while being surrounded

It was depressing.

story even more unbelievable. After all, wasn't he

intend to kill Stella by

It made no sense.

death, they felt even worse for

only person close to oneself was one of the most

the guilt alone might

was Wendy's death

power and going against his own will and emotions. He didn't want

then. He might have recovered

lived for

would suppress his emotions. He had felt too many horrible feelings in too short of an amount of time. A teenager couldn't get through these experienced

in the story became colder and colder. He became cold, bitter, cynical,

told them that his Spirit had been adapted to Destruction

like that

It made no sense!

a ton of Laws,

also knew that the Elements had temperaments. The only reason why Cultivators could adapt their Spirits to Energy was that Energy was basically devoid of any

fill Gravis' mind

Someone couldn't survive that.

could do that,

to combine

It just wasn't possible.

against the very Laws and

first time

that we can't believe something like that,"

know," Gravis said. By now, he also knew far more about the world than

prove it," Gravis

"How?" Liam asked.