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

for long enough, and I don't want to

become more powerful as quickly

"That's one of the reasons. Another reason is that I want to upgrade my Law of Empathy and get a head start on the level seven

"Additionally, it won't be that long for me due

For you, it should be 10,000 to 20,000 years maximum, probably

with this?" Stella

Stella's eyes and

this? You're willing to help me to such an extent. How couldn't I be happy

you for understanding,"

understanding," Gravis answered. "I think you understand

silently embraced

and Gravis only sat together, simply talking

Liam, and Liam had said that he

underwhelming. Yet, one had to remember that Liam was a terrifying

How terrifying?

comprehended two

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 six Laws of Time and Divine Lightning. Stella had also learned one more level six Law on her own, the Law of

finding a

that, Stella and Liam both couldn't temper

time to

Liam had wanted to leave even earlier but had stayed

geniuses, even in the most powerful higher

than

to drag on for years, but it

day to last

and eventually, the

three of them had traveled to the place where they had initially met, one of the Resource Points for

fought Stella and where their

thought that this was the perfect location to part

would separate at the very place they had

already

arrived, the

as she looked at the mountain below them. "When I fought you,

skull had haunted me for a long time back then. On top of that, my

your burning skull had severely

looked at Gravis. "Yet, here we are, an old couple. I would have never believed that

and conflicted. It felt like someone else had decided that we would be together, and I felt like I

decided by something more powerful? As long as I'm happy with it, and as long as I truly want it, I'm still free. Why run

and kissed Gravis

seconds later, they