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!

already 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 deserve the power they

wasn't entirely like

that it was unfair, but he realized that it wasn't the world that

was more like Mortis lamented that his way

what he

Mortis didn't hate Gravis.

No, he hated himself!

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

I need more power!' Mortis thought with gritted

of this was happening, Gravis

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

into a concerned look. "Oh, it's fine. I understand your current situation. Just contact me again later when Mortis calms

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

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

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

of calming down,

slower in comprehending Laws!' he thought with

is not

in everything! He even has the time to

'Why!?'

is it

be as

'What am I lacking!?'

with his saber, and his

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

only became deeper and deeper

Gravis was sitting with his

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

like this, but Mortis' emotions were

time, Mortis

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

even though Mortis' Energy was decreasing,

attacks started to slightly alter the color

shouted with hatred, unleashing

BOOOOM!

Suddenly, Mortis stopped.

Mortis gritted

Law of

fucking