Lightning Is the Only Way

It took quite a while for Mortis to calm down.

In fact, it took several days.

However, when he finally calmed down, Gravis immediately smiled and contacted Stella.

"Hello, honey! How's it goooin?" he asked.

In the eastern continent, Stella, who was currently in a cave with burning walls, opened her eyes and looked at the front with a smile.

"Honey?" she asked with a smirk.

"Yes," Gravis answered, "we are a couple. Why not give each other cute nicknames?"

Gravis couldn't stop his smile as he talked with his lover.

"I prefer calling you Gravis or dummy if you do something stupid," Stella answered with a smirk.

"Oh, don't hurt my fragile feelings, honey," Gravis answered with a melodramatic tone. "If you continue like this, I might go into a cold room and stare into a corner for some years, just playing with some knives."

Stella had to laugh at the image.

"So, what happened?" Stella asked. "Why did you contact me?"

"Well, I want to talk to you," Gravis answered. "That's literally the entire reason. I do what I want, and, right now, I want to talk with my cute honey!"

Stella chuckled a bit again. "Honey is sweet, not cute, dummy," she answered.

"You are honey, and you are both," Gravis answered self-righteously. "You can't warp the truth."

Stella giggled a bit again. She had been so focused on comprehending Laws that she had totally forgotten how it felt to be with Gravis.

She didn't mind delaying her Law Comprehension for some couple-time.

While Gravis and Stella were talking, Mortis gritted his teeth.

'He's wasting time again!' Mortis thought with hatred. 'How can he feel so much happiness while I feel so distraught and pressured!?'

When Mortis felt the feelings of love and happiness radiating off Gravis, his hatred exploded again, drowning out all the feelings of happiness.

'Gravis!' Mortis thought with gritted teeth.

Mortis' goal was reaching supreme power, and he focused his entire life on this goal.

Yet, a guy who only used power as a means to an end while not taking it seriously was gaining power faster than Mortis!

felt hatred, jealousy, and envy if they were in Mortis' shoes. They would think that everything was unfair and that the other person didn't

Mortis wasn't entirely like

that it was unfair, but he realized that it wasn't the world that was unfair nor that it was Gravis'

that his

was what

Mortis didn't hate Gravis.

No, he hated himself!

himself for not being as good as

need power! I need more power!' Mortis thought

this was happening, Gravis sighed

conversation short,"

into a concerned look. "Oh, it's fine. I understand your current situation. Just

answered half-heartedly. After all, he was currently filled

too," Stella

off the connection with a

'This sucks!'

Mortis was violently working on his battle techniques. He had fought against the Black Demon, just like Gravis, but he hadn't

source of grief for Mortis. He knew the same Laws but wasn't able to use them

couple of days later, instead of calming down,

slower in comprehending Laws!' he

Battle Style is

has the time to relax and feel

'Why!?'

is it

I be as good as

'What am I lacking!?'

was slashing with his saber, and his attacks became more and more

practice slashes in the beginning, but by now, he was going all out.

deeper and deeper as Mortis was creating more and

sitting with

gritted teeth. 'What the fuck is wrong with you, Mortis!? I swear, if you

but Mortis'

Mortis

self-loathing, and feelings of inferiority inside him were transformed into pure anger, making him attack more and more

time passed, even though Mortis' Energy was decreasing, his attacks became more and

started to slightly alter the

shouted with hatred, unleashing one

BOOOOM!

Suddenly, Mortis stopped.

gritted his

Law of Anger!?' Mortis thought as his anger

a fucking level