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!

Mortis' shoes. They would think that everything was unfair

Mortis wasn't entirely like

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

more like Mortis lamented that his way of seeking power was

was what

Mortis didn't hate Gravis.

No, he hated himself!

being as good as Gravis, even though they were

need more

was happening,

have to cut our conversation short,"

smile into a concerned look. "Oh, it's fine. I understand

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

too," Stella

off the

'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

the same Laws but wasn't able

of days later, instead of

Laws!'

is

He even has the time to relax

'Why!?'

it

be as good as

'What am I lacking!?'

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

released some practice slashes in the beginning, but by now, he was going all out. Kilometers of land

and

was sitting with his

wrong with you, Mortis!? I swear, if you don't calm down soon, I'll fucking beat the shit out of

wouldn't think like this, but

same time, Mortis was going crazier and

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

Mortis' Energy was decreasing, his attacks became

but his attacks started to slightly alter the color of his

hatred,

BOOOOM!

Suddenly, Mortis stopped.

Mortis gritted

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

a fucking