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 as he

this time, but

risk

his life

there even to think about?'

put my life on the

I already probably

another

said. "I will

relaxed. She knew that someone like Gravis probably

willing to share these secrets also with Liam showed how important she was to

only furrowed

secrets," Liam said. "Even if we two don't see eye-to-eye, I want

put a hand on Liam's

Gravis immensely. However, for her, he was willing

was also not something

for Stella, and she felt happy. She also felt a bit guilty, but

impossible to

and Liam

Gravis nodded.

in the highest world, which is

already a shock to Stella and

The highest world?

from an even

in

after the other hit Stella

was as powerful as

his story, the less believable

could fight

his story,

really telling

him. No matter how unbelievable his story was, they wanted

was still interesting to hear

them doubt Gravis' words was when

shown

he truly have this

that came Gravis' tale of

experiences in the lower world, even Liam felt bad

get close to anyone while being surrounded

It was depressing.

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

kill Stella by

It made no sense.

Gorn's death, they felt even

close to oneself was one of the most horrible things one

guilt alone

part was Wendy's death at

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

conflict that obviously left scars in Gravis' mindset back then. He might have recovered by now, but Stella and Liam

they had lived for over

would suppress his emotions. He had felt too many horrible feelings in too short of an amount of time. A teenager

in the story became colder and

told them that his Spirit had been adapted to Destruction

something like that

It made no sense!

a ton of Laws, and they knew how

to Energy was that Energy was basically devoid of any temperament. It adapted to any

Gravis' mind

Someone couldn't survive that.

even they could do that,

how to combine lightning with

It just wasn't possible.

Laws and principles of

was the first time Stella interrupted

believe something like that,"

the world than back then, and he also realized that something like this should be

can prove

"How?" Liam asked.