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.

for some

looked at Stella during this time, but

a risk for a chance to be with

he willing to put his life on the line

even to think

already put my

probably

took another deep

"I will share everything with

She knew that someone like Gravis probably had world-shaking secrets. Otherwise, his Battle-Strength wouldn't

also with Liam showed how important she was to him,

furrowed his

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

a hand

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

was also not something easy

felt happy. She also

was impossible to

Liam turned to

Gravis nodded.

highest world, which is the

first sentence was already a shock to Stella

The highest world?

from an

his life in the highest world

shock after the other hit

was as powerful

told his story, the less believable

person that could fight the most

his story, Liam and Stella

Gravis really telling

matter how unbelievable his story

it was fiction, it was still interesting to hear

Gravis' words was

shown

truly have

that came Gravis' tale of the

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

close to anyone while being surrounded by good

It was depressing.

more unbelievable. After all, wasn't he

intend to kill

It made no sense.

Gorn's death, they

to oneself was one of the

alone might

part was

to choose between power and going against his own will and emotions. He didn't want to kill Wendy, but he

scars in Gravis' mindset back then. He might have recovered by now, but Stella and Liam knew exactly how something like

had lived for over 100,000

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

enough, they noticed that the Gravis in the story became colder and

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

was something like that even

It made no sense!

ton of Laws, and they

to Energy was

fill Gravis' mind

Someone couldn't survive that.

they could do that,

know how to combine

It just wasn't possible.

very Laws and principles

the first time Stella

something like

knew far more about the world than back then,

prove it,"

"How?" Liam asked.