Lightning Is the Only Way

Gravis informed Stella of his new plans the same day.

Stella supported Gravis, but it was still hard for her. After all, two terrifyingly dangerous situations would hit Gravis back to back. First, the Gate of Death, and then, his fight with Arc.

However, it wasn't only Stella that got surprised today.

Gravis also got a big surprise.

"Then, I'm going to ascend," Stella said.

Gravis was taken aback. "What? Already?"

Stella nodded with a sigh. "I would love to continue being with you, but I know that you will always have regrets if you lose your opportunity to become powerful because of me."

Gravis' heart stopped. "That sounds like a breakup," he said.

"No. No!" Stella shouted, quickly waving her hands. "I'm not breaking up with you! I would never want to break up with you! Don't even joke about that!"

Gravis released a sigh of relief when he heard her.

"Then, what exactly do you mean?" he asked.

"Well, in our time together, I was the one that got all the advantages," Stella said. "Since you have comprehended the level seven Law of Emotions, you have been able to help me comprehend several level six Laws. Yet, what did you get in return? Nothing. You already know all the Laws I know, and even if I comprehended a new level six Law, I wouldn't be able to help you comprehend it since my Law of Empathy is too weak."

"Don't say stuff like that," Gravis said with an uncomfortable expression. "Being with you is the only important thing to me. I don't care if you can't help me with Laws."

"I know," Stella said as she embraced Gravis. "But I still feel like I'm taking advantage of you, and I don't want to feel like that."

"You're not-"

"I know," Stella interrupted him. "However, feelings don't always follow logic. You, of all people, should know that."

Gravis had to sigh again when he heard her words.

She was right, sadly.

Why did Emotions have to be so hard?

When it came to others, it was incredibly easy for Gravis to see through their personality.

Yet, when it came to himself and Stella, it was like Gravis was blind.

Gravis knew how to create specific emotions, but it also felt very weird.

to create these emotions had nothing to do

Stella continued. "I've been distracting you for long enough, and I don't want to be the reason for any of

that I have one additional reason to become more powerful as quickly

the reasons. Another reason is that I want to upgrade my Law of Empathy and get a head start on the level seven Laws. Like this, I can help

long for me

"Yes. For you, it should be 10,000 to 20,000 years

okay with this?" Stella asked, looking into Gravis'

Stella's

help me to such an extent. How

for understanding," Stella said

for understanding," Gravis answered. "I think you understand me better than I understand

silently embraced

and Gravis only sat together, simply

Liam had said that

Stella, Liam seemed supremely underwhelming. Yet, one had to remember that Liam was a

How terrifying?

comprehended two level six

meant that he knew just one level six Law less than Stella. After all, Laws of Perceived Reality and Emotional Laws couldn't be transmitted with the Law of Empathy. Because of that, Gravis had only been able to give Stella the level

against Sect Masters, and finding a Sect Master for a fight to the

that, Stella and Liam both couldn't temper

time to

Liam had wanted to leave even earlier but had stayed because of

geniuses, even

more than ready

but it also seemingly passed in the blink of an eye for

day to

couldn't be stopped, and eventually, the time

the place where they had initially met, one of the Resource Points for the Sect

fought Stella and where their teacher had saved Stella's and Gravis'

this was the perfect location to part

the

had already become

as they had arrived, the memories came

said as she looked at the mountain below them. "When I fought you, I had believed that you were some arrogant youngster.

skull had haunted me for a long time back then. On top of that, my teacher had told me that you had a beast body,"

burning skull had

couple. I would have never believed that we would end up together, but life works in

was perfectly compatible with you, I was so confused and conflicted. It felt like someone else had decided

hands. "Yet, the more we talked over those seven years, the more I forgot these doubts. So what if it was decided by something more powerful? As long

leaned forward and

seconds later,