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

you for long enough, and I don't want to be

have one additional reason to become more powerful

Law of Empathy and get a head start

smiled. "Additionally, it won't be that long

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

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

Stella's eyes

okay with this? You're willing to help me to such an

for understanding,"

Gravis answered. "I think you understand me better than I

only silently

Gravis only sat together, simply

Liam had said that he would

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

How terrifying?

already comprehended two level

Because of that, Gravis had only been able to give Stella

and finding a Sect

of that, Stella and Liam both couldn't temper

was time to

Liam had wanted to leave even earlier but had

of them counted as geniuses, even in the most

were more than

drag on for years, but it also seemingly passed in

wanted this day to

time couldn't be stopped, and

where they had initially

was the place where Gravis had fought Stella and where their teacher

this was the perfect location

would separate at the very

Liam had already become Peak Immortal

soon as they had arrived,

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

your burning 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,"

feared you very much, Gravis," Stella said, looking into Gravis' eyes. "The image of your burning skull

at Gravis. "Yet, here we are, an old couple. I would

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

the more we talked over those seven years, the more I forgot these doubts. So what if it was decided by something

and kissed Gravis

seconds later,