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.

probably

right decision when choosing

friends have become really powerful, Gravis," Arc said

life, which meant that he also

have," Gravis said with

I should fight them?" Arc

"Arc, this is

he saw Gravis'

looked at the people

Styr had already spoken to him, leaving three people

went to the first

beautiful woman with green hair and a terrifyingly stunning body. She looked like

here. We've only met one time," Gravis said. "However, I'm happy that you didn't forget me after

looked with bedroom eyes at Gravis as she looked him up and down. "Don't talk

saw her true body with his Spirit

was a

the Life

Ultimates in the middle world and also the one

and she had also hit on Gravis

"Where's Meadow?" Gravis asked.

longevity. She will probably remain in the higher world for another 1.8 million years, their time. I can't live that long, and I don't want to wait

Narcissus was basically unkillable in the higher world. However, the total power of

was nearly unkillable in her

unkillable in the most powerful higher

was a huge difference between

in mind that

said. "Let me first

to a young man

looked at him

thought you were already

of the world are unchanging

more mysterious with age and power, Manuel,"

This was Manuel.

Manuel's master had unveiled Byron's deception.

for the higher world, his father had told him that Manuel had

Obviously, things have changed.

probably managed to push Manuel back into

as possible to survive to secure

to your family?" Gravis

expression didn't change, but Gravis could see some

of

and nodded. "As tragic as it is, it is the best

feared that Orthar might have killed off Manuel's family, but

have

he was not really interested in cultivating and simply

said from behind Gravis. "He tried to jump two levels above himself. The fight was even, but his opponent comprehended a Law during

for Lazar," Dorian said

with

it to the

heard that Nero stopped cultivating," Gravis