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 he

also looked at Stella during this time, but

such a risk for a chance

willing to put his life on

there even to think about?' Gravis

my life on

already probably offended

another deep

Gravis said. "I will share everything

Gravis probably

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

furrowed his

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 I won't betray my

hand on Liam's

disliked Gravis immensely. However, for her, he was

not something easy to

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

was impossible to

Liam turned

Gravis nodded.

world, which is the

was already a shock to

The highest world?

an

his life in the highest

after the other hit Stella and

as powerful

more Gravis told his story,

that could fight the most powerful

told his story,

really telling

No matter how unbelievable his story was,

if it was fiction, it was still interesting to hear about

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

shown that ability

truly

tale of the lower

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

being able to get close to

It was depressing.

more unbelievable. After all, wasn't he

he intend to kill Stella

It made no sense.

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

to oneself was one of

alone might kill

next surprising part was

power and going against his own will

Gravis' mindset back then. He might have recovered by now, but Stella

had lived

horrible feelings in too short of an amount of time. A

they noticed that the Gravis in the story became colder and colder. He became cold,

his Spirit had been adapted to Destruction

was something like

It made no sense!

ton of Laws, and they

Spirits to Energy was that Energy was basically

would fill Gravis' mind with a different temperament

Someone couldn't survive that.

even they could do that, and they

know how to

It just wasn't possible.

very Laws and principles of the

first time Stella

know that we can't believe something like that," she said with

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

prove

"How?" Liam asked.