Lightning Is the Only Way

"Dorian even managed to hit you, Gravis. I guess my loss to him is not unjustified," a beautiful woman with azure-colored hair said as she stepped forward.

"Hey, Azure," Gravis said. "Glad you're still alive. How have you been?"

Azure smiled slightly as she gestured to the old man with white hair to her said. "Styr and I have been quite well. We also became quite powerful, but we both couldn't beat Dorian, which was surprising. We had both been sure that we were more powerful than him, but, somehow, he still won."

Styr also nodded. "His techniques are varied, bizarre, and incomprehensible," Styr said with praise. "He is impressive."

"Did you guys all fight each other before I came here?" Gravis asked with a lifted eyebrow.

Azure and Styr nodded. "We met each other when we waited for you, and we all got talking since we know you. In the end, after seeing that we are all on the same level, we decided to fight each other to compare our power."

"Oh? How many joined the fight?" Gravis asked.

"Twelve."

"So many?" Gravis asked in shock.

Azure nodded. "You built up quite a circle of connections in your life, Gravis," Azure said.

"Who won?" Gravis asked, looking at the group.

Silence.

"You know who won," Azure said with a frown.

Gravis thought about this for a bit.

"Was Stella part of the fight?" he asked.

Azure nodded.

"Okay, that explains it," Gravis said with an uncomfortable smile. "Where is she?" he asked, not seeing her in the gathered group.

"She wants to give you some time to meet your old friends first. She is currently spending most of her time with your three children," Azure said.

Gravis rubbed the back with discomfort. "You mean our children," he said.

"I don't really care. You should know that, Gravis," Azure said evenly.

Gravis had to sigh again as he got to know Azure again.

It still felt weird to Gravis that Azure didn't care about her children.

However, Gravis' three kids also must have had quite a lot of children since they managed to become Nascent Nourishing Beasts in the middle world. Yet, they had never even talked about them.

The familial ties of beasts still felt alien to Gravis.

"I guess they are all somewhere else right now," Gravis said.

Azure nodded. "They all know that you would want to spend the most time with them, which is why they're waiting somewhere else."

Gravis nodded with a weak smile.

was probably

had made the right decision when choosing her

Arc said from the

seen Gravis' life, which meant that he also knew

Gravis

I should fight

"Arc, this is not funny,"

only grinned as he saw

lightly shook his head as he looked at

Dorian, Ferris, Azure, and Styr had already spoken to him, leaving three

went to the first

hair and a terrifyingly stunning body. She looked like a seductress that could

bit surprised to see you here. We've only met one time," Gravis said. "However, I'm happy

down. "Don't talk too

saw her true

a

was Sary, the Life

conflict between the Ultimates in the middle world and also the

her desires, and she had

"Where's Meadow?" Gravis asked.

probably remain in the higher world for another 1.8 million years, their time. I

basically unkillable in the higher world. However, the total power of Narcissus and Meadow still couldn't

unkillable in her

was nearly unkillable in the most powerful higher

difference

to keep in mind that Narcissus was

can talk later," Gravis said. "Let me first go to the

man with green hair

looked at him with

thought you were already dead,"

ways of the world are unchanging and

mysterious with age and power, Manuel," Gravis said

This was Manuel.

the lower world, but Manuel's master had unveiled Byron's deception. After that, they had become friends and

Gravis had left for the higher world, his father had told him that Manuel had stopped cultivating after

Obviously, things have changed.

to push Manuel back

wanted as many of Gravis' friends as

happened to your family?" Gravis

could see

died of old age,"

"As tragic as it is, it is the

that Orthar might have killed off

and Lazar have died, right?"

Aion, but we've kept tabs on him. Apparently, he was not really interested in cultivating and simply stopped. Living like a rich merchant was enough

above himself. The fight was even, but

Lazar," Dorian said

nodded with a

everyone made it to the

heard that Nero stopped