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.
Mortis of everything that had
that you didn't want to be a burden," Gravis said
thought, he just
sound like
about their emotional disconnection, but it wasn't nearly so bad that he would throw his
That was just stupid.
sacrificed myself?"
did," Gravis said. "Do you know why I'm so
wasn't entirely sure since all of this was a bit too much to
shook his
also angry at me," Gravis
I don't
Gravis' eyes narrowed further.
freedom?" Mortis asked coldly. "Aren't you specifically inhibiting my freedom
idiot!"
Mortis narrowed his eyes.
level six Law of Freedom!" Gravis shouted. "You know exactly that what you're saying right now is
right?" Gravis asked with a loud voice. "You wanted to kill yourself, right? Therefore, you're doing what you want,
"Wrong!"
thing you wanted! You
idiot didn't even
didn't like being referred to
didn't even attempt
didn't try to
to meet
to search
didn't try to meet
you are technically not their son? No! Not even I am their son, technically speaking! My Spirit has fused with lightning and then has become Void Lightning. Everything that had once been
my beast body. There are actually no familiar connections between myself, father, and mom. Yet, we are still
Gravis pointed at Mortis.
are also a part
a hole of nothingness! I might not have cared about that
the grasp of nothingness? You know
you only try yourself, that is,"
after the lower world completely on my own? You think I'm just so awesome that I managed
"No!"
helped me through this agonizing period, and I wouldn't have been able to get through this without her
to see a grown man cry in his mother's arms? Sure, some people might think that, but guess what. That 'humiliation' has helped
Silence.
work since I'm obviously not in the same headspace
as he
"I know!" he shouted.
to the side with a pained expression
want to make the
an
sighed. "Yes, the mistake of leaving you alone when you needed me
when you leave someone like yourself isolated to stew in their thoughts," Gravis said. "Your knowledge of the Law of Emotions and your ability of introspection should be powerful enough to make
brows furrowed as he thought about Gravis'
emotionally disconnected from Gravis,
a pained expression appeared on
T1I1m3P8k8RcP329/u2nUdWCFYUzdJpq0qAZv/SVPK2R+dreqG6xmE8IDe1XZzP/dH5noYBTU5rLfNhh3/oc5UqNVzczl1qwXLqBqSEFzngmeGLbWPfbalaZZZ2pY7OjvOvTYFBvBy6TIp/EXgLt9dBSD+o20IwBEHF5jOhoJhpnW7AyCD6MdO0BmPSlzdyEp3MShNHPGGB8nxmegak1BYUGqxfI4ErWznAhOsR0Ywjobk5qgSApHtan06mhqdnAWBoFA9G5GKf09SRAR19pyNXVI0Jg8j0iorMm/k/smklBw3Oik5ZPLtwEVMZFnkWNKZv72Ny946+TnXt/UC7j7qWNP0zYRiIZXZ1FVIKzkLxByvXK1cxuyAJDK/lrhqyQiaiNLzSXS26w3yX8Fnb4037OZ3Y1D8/Vov7w0skyMIW5dymqxSzvQdivNLizW4Z83gNU+0FeWwFAlc4+zQGeU3bKAmdBTEcNkmV02JIv/OCXZ85lcyTidXTMyMGAv/Z0bjUerLf7C1PxHP9aPXOI73qhfS68NgMM1Kbhf3r1+bJnSZblfxr3T9JLw4UaqUTiYIj7edFxOkHPWjiQOKalImgzS0ve/S8BhgMQYU3Yjj//zdV8fv6rQ4YgS6n1y63jwZdkFvon25gfvFM3kn1FCclRm2Jcd5yQ8lg99VjDeQiY7lt75VPfvcntfZrTCdRmx5XyZqU1xVdjmOBxoabvOwdO9KvcbI1pKEE+CzTWLF1tE8vu9kdDoUXAa1omFKId1rOMB3uoYO5g1mHgKzbulIhpQqboDcuHcFmR35e2y9xYoJ9wh2PLEuC/phv4xIgT2dg7ImtrCYO+olXaOlGd0rhfYGY07Xw+tNVNHC7QT1UNwCQV1WyEArjUWxkTaoi4e3BruTDmudbTPtAHZXbCjUVw00sFbSYEl+RGp1+/ZsWWlu6hCpuT8od1saW/UaLpOM/x8uyay0wcQAf5jJJJfSDz2XQlbx6V8btHKBhkukx8tiHOKKUnp4Wnsg1UiyyiAjg6E0YTB16vpCltG6NJCeUxzD3J2Ozz9BYollxVMQxVjtdRvlhjpOQd6btNHGhqrXMkoibVDdvOQmNtwVx/k14y3nfbmtiCN4WqdIwwNTJuAn+eT4djxka1zwCS61Bczk/vz6HyeHiivOLVbN6ikGJuz7mShURKfU+lrILEKray+miM6sWAiq4CKRNCwuPxkOOCTD/beHDWvyu2E238fmTESEVAlRREIScnpqOZoJPrieeo9/qDlLyaMZEH2h9o0U77y6C50bAWeDVEI5katLpH27imRjHmoW6ZKazN60x0JwbHuBtc1hDtXa79IvjGngsEZpEG2fpZcT/DG5YbcVXUr2IfTVBBmMRgLkDgqp7tzmt31auY+/UR21MhEJvKHZeZwQfxcAHQROeXs2h53UzChjXElJFb4Js1Dyg38OiRI+ZEmZUrivP310w8pUzWVD9MdE9e+JRBvkLyAcJL8QFOU16Ix/PKOWWARy1xGFrGe8iReorQ0d7TOdcspd3qlr3+GGu86JrMsKMUjybc80DKTmXz+OxUjIaHNNRvQIf1yGrFIdlEw+JBq1GOTFt7T9EQEcaIFzLROKBfCZ8KzFjJer44qr3X8ijbo6JpkA8h3MTQYsfITUjKO//ySx0joMqGFiGNsYIX2MRjoTn/Dt4xEqnlQMJitOwbOK6kwYLWVklWm5QrsAloA04erbKv1mDWUlYGzvUO1BU3S+jE71ug11KQNxhv7SW6n1+FNppkQldffd12Z3d2V30pdD2xBSyJv8Cp4AIbAeRE0ST5BUuyTJK3ghsctaUc+kSy69Wf2u6khfLBILcv/IYsuez3cl8EGWHlr0QL6gC2ixp26pcTQ9CROKc+yPCTTX2yACLeO/ld8wfidqUq/sC3I3594p9aImWBotQBW9FuQBaAp8ZkJgQ6xX6E3gRpmmx1hfp5v1fuhywdPqE+L+XI2rSn0HOzzpf5ECrfc6NzgiXOxuQ1nnwgB18e1ITEpWR6/JBIkT9zIE/OFcIvzc/l6kuM+VQMN8h3npuLkJTjioMTjdAIpZ6nyEAwjwtXJkMNtSlz/TdMkWQldddjoYBqPNgoTu2MGGcI9+1VNDe4Vv/+RHVa4sFNusu/DKDiLO4cB9lsQla7UIey5gzyHWi5noE1U1fEfKHLWbXwbRf+J1N3k52v/TTIw2p5QwtzSaNxKEiyPwlATQQpVo22NuXECXeZo9PPUysCbqIQMaViLccPSd47Pr5rTC1CJ39Kd7dpD1ZzCCnaUH+FjtmQ51os3xOFcZUxV3XMLBY/ANtNLBlk7sXLbeJFrE23qnu19O6Ag2hdDVDXviXTX1gXO1iyTZyP6n3TxkArXCVQt3Ajzp2ag2OaTQCoVT6ntIqvuilFWo4J5MZdF93MCmlEtUUNbqceWNwjA+G4wPW3WA4+hfyl7ONbgT5v3hesz6AuY1aQsBO7GwMRy5MtmaR+dRLzD2r1MFDJ/YhQmeWz4GmJhZEb3TdL3FEk84E57lkKRZKtSLL0SOva+kjnD/nIQ8RS+mkDorAQbiY7a7L/1dO9VP52OA3GbQ90fhXEE6KOALbcxsSJDpVuqFcZeVvXpjUX8lId1is+t0VDJxrmLkKE3/2SumBrjUedQQHg1Ayw/Qu8lsVdqh8lETHq2umEjQtOEe9Er+Fzpx4eiFQ8qNYP0bprpTFcq6xAJYyk2x01kTHrMLJzs7xQ1NkWS36K5uMxVa+tgqs0thGgMvdKFH3hbxZ3dQTc+AZGKZQ9RnF0mzRuH+a1ypCO2poE4MvQe5hsq301DzMVdHpNtORkJ8rDhYkI+33ZI+16Btaw18NrAFOMTuPxmFGa+yOz2KH1eJBcratCqsZJv4hwy3foW+Arlt/8//XzaW/6s+D4ANRZBUHV0w2L1WxLINO5I/Ddz4kR++8ACE/K4l+b6Sv+lwMt5BLhwRNxMRq1Hh58bqFhrZhnokES1F+Pgdj/gDHhb8XK3nZmmT2rAK/NNkpoaXw7L3bS9n3+8XZtCrv2V55i/8GNQpWgnTwajH2seeoCrikIwOPdm2acz2mEDWhR62F0lM45O0EGRo1v+6aU31Vl0LFDG4mERPLtgLsX1HWV6Oxm/bl8g5uPTIF6rusbI0z0IkxycHKE6yTKzuZmCcsHBLkQk+l0tmzzw2jpmCNeKyWIMC7Xa+N2Pw3/V2TVWVxMsY8BqPEicEZDO0RRMa1mNfbxGlCDc2iQWzrk6mloyeWB3qSSGrg+EAg2fZMpyKrIVJWWWPBO4oS9BMdbQc65yqo94vZpEWwGyuBuskLW84fJyr6LZJiyhSTaOWabPcVQBnk3cs3mnDyEfdy21mTdKYEy1IGSc8+5TMPkICIF5zZfrhqDW0DWrby+JuM+BxTiXmz2RBUKHD1rrIhkLMuUeeEg7/MqRBiOBFo+xGEAriR6IqCyyATiK1SQlNv+8ldvzaI345ZkpcrZ4Ly1kXzykJ+4RYIlJJexZSVl5i3noEAnIASYN3o2+bOaNlLpPPRAa8e3hD3W/1IVxx4NmIjpCKh60gW6RPWWNFk+WtUU2IzlMh2fdOjlReTwxxZ8RPkh6iYSM2Ao9o6eL2Et+xHFV17z/iMzFf6CPpXL86CLH6/29Yc6jIG/gM8aQZZ8TbVQD3FHqVij21csSLEbKmzausuK4CIN9mjwlS+XsFDkM+VLqmPZd62UYQQKJ8eO9sBAPcbW1igFFzoGg+GMJwRUvf2McHMYsj0vFM0PKCQObdIPW/f1J9segi43Jt+4yj0GJZYlQdm8zLbjhliXNvLOG9LRTIWh1LirZwo0cNFQpeM4od259u6Ts7wJoFjBeXnqmuRc9AMY/byZCgYBiJvVXi5riPnxb8bBLgvdwOakI4fJb4IPVr+HTJ4l3x8Xs3pIidBvjSGv+a5cu9rM8PWlma8jIwzBLmuNX6CBW940NRz7MtZZj7q9f7auRcJFCukh13/zG3UCpuufv2XJABQUnL4Dd1Qh60Xxlb+Y/qSZ4e9H7yAfpgGJGBt59bM70/zKZ6WptBIkTkRRUEKqNxLsDZBt5KIauLQwdJL9i6h2Jh4zVtWGAjl217k52FqD5jdEIy5kWfHvtdrR+r2FHlWtQ+YuB1zPfUovDjZ+G207x3v7fd9vuyzGkN5f+TnsQc2faAEJqz3tUY8Vgae5G020T75tiEuzlfT/jrSStCvXcb1pRm1to0j1V3PmoPoDtvg4qN3o+NmEWu0oZ3CfwKecmkaFn0ktXhU08Juax+26zv3fr3yxbpfEo/iRyHRPOglinRP+VIRISYZfoF8hgmA1dpyhe62SCdOqOcFhf4+os/orV8jfKeCC7kBh0pOxDh3WLsIojwDehucKhsR22Gewlm7X8Prynp/QwsNkaRTzMgFIxdRMM9WImEtmcLdP6iuyqTtWMMsVNAXUNJGeevIdxHdYx+hF3kbqPtydpC1OvcxXOk/LIwHVY+quoHxGRS6z0TdEQDEfR3J8xWfylioQcq3QFVr8h9wOqQs2QUyuAiNlN/QiM9dvb/vhLo8+Afaw5yOkv5hKRJVpP+K4jo0J0eKuZWvWLf4pvhnaLSczv9oWcvA3ypq26vXHSIIvIMwEpYP0tSwktjcmjYtyMYydGA2g1PrE1sG4qwHiGXkvNOp/Sn43+O7/Cwah+bmR+Xz/Zs/Iu455KsvygiR46FD4/4/hB4Hln+lQgOqxz4Eyq8vc9MeMNp60zcU7DZKihU+6L0JOn3dBSwaVkt2PBUYRcQBR4xG2RX8VBVHtmoS5NH3Kp+77Tl6cGovtWutCnnzkmNXIP21YT+VkEEyr267b/bD1BKsFpBHFGB2sc6xNJj26JBoNaqbTOUvXcYT1b3Wam1uTm0LavZxkOk/68bOoMQDWPAJDskgh5PwOdMFGkb46MyMKMOEhYxnOi4ruEDq2UC3EsN3VY/awyytUxj3grwrpcYrI709VeiMitI1ZQyzeR1M14BkqW066BoOs9MGHAYrSw12U1fLYDgaJBUiZdITjtE+zdw==
The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!