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

also looked at Stella during this time, but he couldn't

to take such a risk for a chance to be

he willing to put his life on

even to think

put my life on the

I already probably offended

took another

will

like Gravis probably

with Liam showed how important she was

furrowed

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

put a hand

for

not

she felt happy. She also felt a bit guilty, but

impossible to like

and Liam turned

Gravis nodded.

world, which is the world above this

first sentence was already a shock to Stella

The highest world?

an even higher

life in the highest world

after the other hit

as powerful as

more Gravis told his story,

could fight

story, Liam

Gravis really telling the

matter how unbelievable his story

was fiction, it was still interesting

thing that made them doubt Gravis' words was when

shown that

truly have this

tale of

experiences in the lower world,

close to anyone while being surrounded by

It was depressing.

unbelievable. After all, wasn't he

he intend to kill Stella

It made no sense.

about Gorn's death, they felt even worse

one of the most horrible things

guilt alone

part was

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

back then. He might have recovered by now, but Stella and Liam

all, they had lived

too many horrible feelings in too short of an amount of

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

that his Spirit had been adapted to Destruction

was something like that

It made no sense!

both knew a ton of Laws, and they

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

Lightning would fill Gravis' mind with a different

Someone couldn't survive that.

that,

know how to combine lightning with a

It just wasn't possible.

was against the very Laws and principles of the

first time

something like that," she said with

By now, he also knew far more about the world than back then, and

prove

"How?" Liam asked.