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!

humans would have already felt hatred, jealousy, and envy if they were in Mortis' shoes. They would think

Mortis wasn't

that it wasn't the world that was

more like Mortis lamented that his way of seeking power

was what

Mortis didn't hate Gravis.

No, he hated himself!

not being as good as Gravis, even though they were

I need more power!' Mortis thought

was happening, Gravis

sorry, but I have to cut our conversation short," Gravis said. "Mortis is getting uppity

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

half-heartedly. After all, he was currently filled with hatred and self-loathing, making it hard

you, too,"

cut off the connection

'This sucks!'

Mortis was violently working on his battle techniques. He had fought against the Black Demon, just like Gravis, but he hadn't been nearly as effective, even though he knew the same Laws as

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

instead of calming

Laws!' he thought

Style is not as

in everything! He even has the time to relax and feel

'Why!?'

is it

I be as good as

'What am I lacking!?'

his saber, and his attacks became more and more

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

only became deeper and deeper

Gravis was sitting with his head in his

the fuck is wrong with you, Mortis!? I

but Mortis' emotions were

the same time, Mortis was

the envy, self-loathing, and feelings of inferiority inside him were transformed into pure

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

but his attacks started to slightly alter the

with hatred, unleashing

BOOOOM!

Suddenly, Mortis stopped.

Mortis gritted

of Anger!?' Mortis thought

fucking