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

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

a risk for a chance to be with

to put his life on

is there even to

put my

I already probably

took another deep

will

She knew that someone like Gravis probably

to share these secrets also with Liam

furrowed

I want my sister to be happy.

a hand on

disliked Gravis immensely. However, for her, he was willing to work together

also not something easy to

happy. She also felt a bit

was impossible

and Liam turned to

Gravis nodded.

highest world, which is the

a shock to Stella

The highest world?

from an even higher

his life in the highest world

the other hit Stella

as

more Gravis told his story, the less

person that could fight the

his story,

Gravis really telling

his story was, they wanted to hear

it was still

them doubt Gravis' words was when Gravis told them about

hadn't shown that

truly have this

Gravis' tale of the lower

the lower

to anyone while being surrounded by good

It was depressing.

story even more unbelievable. After all, wasn't he intending to come close to

intend to kill

It made no sense.

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

oneself was one of

guilt alone might kill

was

had to choose between power and going against his own will and emotions. He didn't

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

lived for over 100,000

suppress his emotions. He had felt too many horrible feelings in too short of an amount of time. A teenager couldn't

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

Gravis told them that his Spirit had been adapted to Destruction

was something like that

It made no sense!

a ton of Laws, and they knew how

Spirits to Energy was that Energy was basically devoid

mind with

Someone couldn't survive that.

they could do that, and

even know how to

It just wasn't possible.

against the very Laws and

was the first time Stella

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

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

prove

"How?" Liam asked.