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

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

so that I have one additional reason to become more

nodded. "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 Laws.

it won't be that long for me due to the time

you, it should be 10,000 to 20,000

this?" Stella asked, looking

looked back into Stella's

willing to help me to such an extent. How couldn't

understanding," Stella said

understanding," Gravis answered. "I think

silently

last day, Stella and Gravis only sat together, simply talking to each

informed Liam, and Liam had said that he would

compared to Gravis and Stella, Liam seemed supremely underwhelming. Yet, one had to remember that Liam was a terrifying genius in his

How terrifying?

comprehended two level six

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

himself against Sect Masters, and finding a Sect Master for a fight

that, Stella and Liam both couldn't temper themselves in this world

time

to leave even earlier but

of them counted as geniuses, even in the most

were more than ready

on for years, but it also seemingly passed in the

this day

be stopped, and eventually, the time had

them had traveled to the place where they had initially met, one

Gravis had fought Stella and where their

was the perfect location to

would separate at the very place they

and Liam had already

they had arrived, the

below them. "When I fought you, I had believed that you were some arrogant youngster. But then, you proved that you could

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

very much, Gravis," Stella said, looking into Gravis' eyes. "The image of your burning skull had severely shaken my will. Your determination to

as she looked at Gravis. "Yet, here we are, an old couple. I would have never believed that we would end up together, but life works in funny

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

took Stella's 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

and kissed Gravis

later,