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

Stella during this time, but he

risk for a chance to be

he willing to put his

there even to think about?' Gravis thought

already put my life on

already probably offended the entire

another

will share

She knew that someone like Gravis probably

fact that Gravis was willing to share these secrets also with

furrowed

don't see eye-to-eye, I want my sister to be happy. I

a hand on

disliked Gravis immensely. However, for her, he

was also not something

she felt happy. She also felt a bit guilty, but she knew that there was

was impossible

Liam turned to

Gravis nodded.

the highest world, which is the world above

first sentence was already a shock to Stella

The highest world?

was from an

life in the highest world and about

shock after the other

was as powerful as

the more Gravis told his story,

person that could fight the most powerful

Gravis told his story,

really telling the

his story

was still interesting to hear about

words was when Gravis told them about his

shown that ability

truly have

Gravis' tale

to Gravis' experiences in the lower world, even Liam felt bad for

able to get close to anyone while being surrounded by

It was depressing.

story even more unbelievable. After all,

kill Stella by being

It made no sense.

death, they

to oneself was one of the most

guilt alone might kill

surprising part was Wendy's death at Gravis'

will and emotions. He didn't want to kill Wendy, but

was an intense conflict that obviously left scars in Gravis' mindset back then. He might have recovered by now,

they had lived

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

story became colder and colder. He

them that his Spirit had been adapted to Destruction

was something like that

It made no sense!

both knew a ton of Laws,

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

mind

Someone couldn't survive that.

could do that, and they

know how to combine lightning with a

It just wasn't possible.

the very Laws and principles of the

the first time Stella interrupted

can't believe something like that,"

world than back then, and he also

can prove it," Gravis

"How?" Liam asked.