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.

was like the ways to create these emotions had nothing to do

I don't want to be the

become more

reason is that I want to upgrade my Law of Empathy and get a head start on the level seven

be that long for me due to

be 10,000 to 20,000 years maximum, probably

this?" Stella

looked back into Stella's eyes and

willing to help me to such an

understanding," Stella

answered. "I think you understand me better than

silently

last day, Stella and Gravis only

had said that he would come with

underwhelming. Yet, one had to remember that Liam was

How terrifying?

comprehended two

be transmitted with the Law of Empathy. Because of that, Gravis had only been able to give Stella the level six Laws of Time

Masters, and finding a Sect Master for a

both couldn't temper

time to

actuality, Liam had wanted to leave even earlier but had

as geniuses, even in the

were more than

seemed to drag on for years, but it also seemingly passed in the blink of an

day

be stopped, and eventually, the time

where they had initially met, one of

Stella and where their teacher had saved Stella's

the perfect location to part

at the very place they had

Liam had already become

had arrived, the memories

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

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

looking into Gravis' eyes. "The image of your burning skull had severely shaken my will. Your determination to kill me was so

would have never believed that we would end up together, but life

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

if it was decided by

leaned forward and kissed

later,