Lightning Is the Only Way

"Good," Mortis said with a nod. Since he had Gravis' memories, he also saw Orthar as a friend, but he also knew that this Orthar was different from the previous one.

Mortis wanted to make sure that Orthar wouldn't make a stupid mistake.

"You can simply leave whenever you want," Orthar said to Gravis and Mortis. "I have made my stance clear. Whatever happens from now on is up to you."

"Also, one more thing," Orthar added as his eyes narrowed. "Don't attack my Cosmos with the Major Law of Death again. I might want you to act as a stabilizer, but you still need to reach the power necessary to act as one. Fixing a hole in the Cosmos takes a gigantic amount of Energy, and I need every little bit of it."

Orthar looked at the Opposer. "Before you have reached sufficient power, I can't allow myself to become careless. If I waste just a little too much Energy, I might die to your father's hand before you achieve the necessary power to act as a stabilizer."

The Opposer only glanced back at Orthar.

He hadn't spoken much since they had arrived, which made his stance clear.

He would support his two sons, but he would still allow them to make their own decisions.

He hadn't interjected with his own thoughts regarding what Orthar had said.

"This won't happen a second time," Gravis said. "If I can't lose something, it doesn't have any value. By being willful this time, father has paid the price. I can't allow him to pay the same price again, or I might regret it forever."

Mortis nodded. "Agreed. If I die, I die. I can get why Gravis resurrected me this time, but I don't want it to happen a second time."

"Good," Orthar said.

And then, Orthar disappeared.

It was like he had never been there.

After some seconds, the Opposer looked away from the place Orthar had been and looked at his two sons.

Gravis and Mortis looked at their father, unsure how they should feel.

They could finally return home, and they would never need to leave again.

They had gone through the lower world, the middle world, and the higher world to reach the highest world.

The very world that had been so far away from them in the past was now directly in front of them.

There would be no more temporary homes, only a permanent home.

They didn't have to say goodbye to their close ones again.

They wouldn't leave to different worlds anymore.

As Gravis looked at his father, his family shot through his mind.

Was Aris still alive? Had he reached the highest world?

Was Cera still alive?

Yersi should still be alive. How powerful had she become?

Did Stella miss him?

Opposer smiled warmly,

it," he said to Gravis and Mortis. "You've become powerful enough to truly be part

Mortis both felt a complex mix of

been a long time," Gravis said. "I should be something like 270,000 years old by now. I've reached

Gravis also smiled.

Arc's world didn't feel as long as my time in the middle world. I think that's mostly because of Mortis, Stella,

felt the longest to your mother," the Opposer said. "She always wants to know how

also missed

Mortis

technically her

accept him as part

but as soon as he had been

hours. After all, in Mortis' memories, they

Mortis didn't directly fall into the spiral of despair. On top of that, he had been distracted

hadn't had enough time to come to terms with his

these thoughts that had resulted in the old Mortis' suicide were still buried in

Mortis felt more nervous about his mother's position

feelings that Gravis had sent

He hoped so.

Opposer looked away from the two of them and

noticed that Arc's time

Arc was looking

an all-knowing God, but even he

the Opposer, he had immediately realized who

was incredible, and he could immediately discern why the appearance of the

like the Gate

didn't

They were foreign things.

things shouldn't exist

feelings of rejection that everyone felt towards his father came

far different, and Orthar had also said that the Opposer's Cosmos was

Cosmos, and he truly didn't belong

that I would one day help one of the

really cool if you could refrain from calling Arc a creation. He's a living being just like you and

remained silent

world. You will be a normal Cultivator just like anyone else, but I doubt that you will be spared of

nervousness mixed with

He was free?

He was free!?

couldn't believe

the highest world. You no

some time, Arc

see some tears forming in

silently.

problem," Gravis said with a smirk. "It's what

nodded with a smile.