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

during this time,

willing to take such a risk

to put his

even to

my

I already probably offended

took another deep

"I will share everything

like Gravis probably had world-shaking secrets.

with Liam showed

furrowed

if we two don't see eye-to-eye, I want

put a hand on

Gravis immensely. However, for her, he was willing

also not something

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

was impossible to like

Liam turned to

Gravis nodded.

born in the highest world, which is the world above

a shock to Stella

The highest world?

an even

in the highest

shock after the other hit Stella

was as

his story, the less believable it

person that could fight the most powerful

told his story, Liam and Stella became

Gravis really telling the

his story was, they wanted to hear the entire

if it was fiction, it was still

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

shown

he truly have

came Gravis' tale of the

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

close to anyone

It was depressing.

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

intend to kill Stella by being close

It made no sense.

Gravis told them about Gorn's death, they

close to oneself was one of

guilt alone

surprising part was Wendy's death at Gravis'

against his own will and emotions. He

an intense conflict that obviously left scars in Gravis' mindset back then. He might have recovered by now, but Stella and Liam knew exactly how something like that could

they had lived

there was a high chance that Gravis would suppress his emotions. He had felt too many horrible

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

when Gravis told them that his Spirit had been adapted to Destruction Lightning

was something like

It made no sense!

both knew a ton of Laws, and they knew how a Spirit

Spirits to Energy was that Energy was basically devoid of any temperament.

mind with a

Someone couldn't survive that.

could do that, and

to

It just wasn't possible.

very Laws and principles

was the first time Stella

that we can't believe something like

know," Gravis said. By now, he also knew far more about the world than back then, and he also realized that something

prove it," Gravis

"How?" Liam asked.