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!

in Mortis' shoes. They would think

wasn't entirely like

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

was more like Mortis lamented that his way of seeking power was obviously

was what

Mortis didn't hate Gravis.

No, he hated himself!

himself for not being as good as Gravis, even though they were basically the same

need power! I need more power!' Mortis thought with

was happening, Gravis sighed

have to cut our conversation short," Gravis said. "Mortis

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

love you," Gravis answered half-heartedly. After all, he was currently filled with hatred and self-loathing, making it hard

too," Stella

off the connection with a

'This sucks!'

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

He knew the same Laws but wasn't able to use them to

of days later, instead of calming down,

Laws!' he

Battle Style is not

He even has

'Why!?'

it

can't I be as good as

'What am I lacking!?'

with his saber, and his attacks became more

slashes in the beginning, but by now, he was going all out. Kilometers of land around him were turned

below him, and it only became deeper and deeper as Mortis was creating

with his head in his

much anger and hatred!' Gravis thought with gritted teeth. 'What the fuck is wrong with you, Mortis!? I swear, if you

wouldn't think like this, but Mortis' emotions

the same time, Mortis

inferiority inside him were

though Mortis' Energy was decreasing, his attacks

started

hatred, unleashing one

BOOOOM!

Suddenly, Mortis stopped.

gritted

is a useless level three Law of Anger!?' Mortis thought as his anger only

a fucking level three