For a while, Gravis and Mortis remained silent.
Now that they knew the power of the Law of Sentience, they started to question everything that had happened to them in this world.
The highest Heaven knew the power of the Law of Sentience.
The Opposer knew the power of the Law of Sentience.
Arc knew the power of the Law of Sentience.
This meant that they knew exactly how a fight between Arc and Gravis would look like.
So, why did they all act the way they did?
It made no sense.
Gravis looked at Mortis.
"I think things are not how they have been told to us," he said.
Mortis nodded solemnly.
"I refuse to believe that none of the three beings involved in this could overlook something like that," Mortis said. "Something smells fishy."
Gravis also nodded. "It's too weird. A lot of the things father told me don't seem to add up."
Mortis looked through the roof of the cave with cold eyes, directly at the sky.
"Do you think he lied to us?" he asked.
Gravis also looked at the roof of the cave.
Silence.
"I'm not sure."
Mortis nodded.
"There's not enough information to make a clear judgment," he said.
Gravis looked at Mortis.
"Then let's get enough information."
SHING! SHING!
Then, the both of them teleported away.
In just a couple seconds, the two of them reached Arc's clearing.
They didn't need to use Arc's emblem to come here anymore.
They could go wherever they wanted.
SHING! SHING!
Gravis and Mortis appeared a couple meters away from Arc, who was bathing his feet in his lake with a smile.
Silence.
"Don't you have some questions?" Arc asked with a smile as he turned to them.
Gravis' brows furrowed.
"Why have you helped me in comprehending the Law of Sentience?" Gravis asked.
Arc laughed a bit.
question before, Gravis," Arc said. "My
repeated. "However, you have elaborated further by talking about your loneliness in this world. I get that you are tired of living for
and hummed a bit. "You're right.
me in comprehending the Law of Sentience?"
Arc slowly stood up.
be a nice guy, but I'm not a saint," Arc said. "Every
eyes. "Is that why you helped me? Is there something you
chin with a hum. "In
"Elaborate."
connection between us, and I really see you as a close friend," Arc explained. "I also haven't lied about my original reason. Remember when you asked the question of why I helped you for the first time? It was just
then, I told you that I wanted to help you, which is true. I also told you that
Gravis, were my thoughts from back then incorrect?" Arc
Gravis thought back.
a second, he remained
let me add another piece of information," Arc said. "I'm allowed to use my higher world as an asset in
Gravis' eyes shone.
impossible for you to
a single strike, I would immediately
between them would
enough, the fight would be
However, everything had changed.
jump to
would resolve my issue with my lightning
Gravis ask
the two key factors of why everything was
have been able to foresee it, but I couldn't. You're not
you think I would have
expected you to find the
what is the easiest solution?"
chuckled a bit. "That question shows me that you still haven't thought of that
furrowed his brows. "Is that solution really so
The easiest solution is to deal with the source of your disconnect with
Gravis, what is the source of that animosity between you and your lightning?"
knew the source very
past my bottom line, but I spared it to prove that I am free,
were you free when you
I free?' Gravis
was kind of a weird
spared the middle Heaven precisely because he was
the choice, and
to
Of course!
to kill
Yet, to prove…
when Gravis'
the side, Mortis furrowed his
come to the
realized it, huh?" Arc said with a smile. "Were you
took a deep
"No," he answered.
"Why not?"
do. Yet, at that moment, I didn't
Heaven, I was
would have been free. After all, I
you would have comprehended the True Law of Freedom, not the level four version. Your knowledge regarding freedom still wasn't complete, and
you didn't only betray your lightning, but yourself as well. Would people generally consider that
expression appeared
"They would."
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