While Mortis was confused, Gravis only glared at him.
Gravis had so many things to say, but he had no idea how he should start.
On top of that, Gravis knew that this Mortis wasn't the same Mortis.
This was the Mortis from the past.
This Mortis hadn't even thought of sacrificing his life.
"You're probably wondering what happened, right?" Gravis asked with a cold voice.
Mortis looked at Gravis with an unsure expression.
In his mind, Gravis had just happily told Mortis that he would cut their emotional connection and that it would only take a second.
Yet, Mortis was somewhere completely else, and Gravis' feelings had obviously severely changed.
"What's going on?" Mortis asked.
Gravis looked at Mortis as he took out his saber.
BANG!
Black lightning appeared on Gravis' saber, but it wasn't his Void Lightning.
It was Death Lightning.
When Mortis saw that lightning, comprehension of the Major Law of Death assaulted his mind.
Mortis immediately knew what this lightning was and how it worked.
Mortis' eyes widened in shock.
The Major Law of Death!?
How!?
However, Mortis wasn't stupid, and he immediately made several connections.
"I died?" Mortis asked with a shaking voice.
He had died.
Mortis had always won his fights, and he had obviously never died.
Yet, now, Mortis realized that he had died in the Gate of Death.
This was the only explanation that made sense.
Then, Mortis looked at Gravis' cold disposition towards him and made another guess.
Mortis narrowed his eyes. "Have I betrayed you inside the Gate of Death? Is that why you are so angry with me? What, after killing me already, you want to kill me again?"
Gravis gritted his teeth.
"You did betray me alright, but not in the way you are thinking," Gravis said.
Mortis furrowed his brows.
"Explain," he said.
told Mortis of
want to
matter how much Mortis thought, he just couldn't
like
been nervous about their emotional disconnection, but it wasn't nearly
That was just stupid.
sacrificed myself?"
you know why I'm so angry right
since all of this
only shook
and I'm also angry at me," Gravis said with a
kill myself?" Mortis asked coldly. "Are you saying I don't have control over my life? Is
Gravis' eyes narrowed further.
inhibiting my freedom by forcefully resurrecting me, even though the other me
idiot!"
Mortis narrowed his eyes.
"You
asked with a loud voice. "You wanted to kill yourself, right?
"Wrong!"
you wanted! You want to be
idiot
referred to
didn't even
didn't try to get to
didn't try to meet Joyce
to
try to
son, technically speaking! My Spirit has fused with lightning and then has become Void Lightning. Everything that had once been
There are actually no familiar connections between myself, father,
Gravis pointed at Mortis.
you are also a part
at how someone dear to me jumps into a hole of nothingness! I might not have
think you can't escape the grasp of nothingness? You know what, that's very
only try yourself,
world completely on my own? You think I'm just so awesome that I managed to deal with all of my
"No!"
arms for weeks! She has helped me through this agonizing period, and I wouldn't have been
it pathetic to see a grown man cry in his mother's arms? Sure, some people might think that, but guess what. That 'humiliation' has helped me in dealing with my emotions, and
Silence.
was a nice speech, but it doesn't really work since I'm obviously not in the same headspace as the other Mortis," Mortis said calmly. "You are rebuking me for thoughts I haven't even
as he gnashed his teeth
"I know!" he shouted.
to the side with a pained expression as he
to make the
raised an eyebrow. "Same
mistake of leaving you alone when you needed me
know the Law of Emotions, and you know what happens when you leave someone like yourself isolated to stew in their thoughts," Gravis
he thought about Gravis'
emotionally disconnected from Gravis, and he could very well imagine what
some seconds, a pained
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