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 Stella's

decision when choosing her

Gravis," Arc said from the side

seen Gravis' life, which meant that

Gravis said

think I should fight them?" Arc

is not

saw Gravis' uncomfortable expression. "Yes,

as he looked

Styr had already spoken to him,

went to

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

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

and down. "Don't talk too

he saw her true body

a humongous, green

Sary, the Life Ultimate,

that had initiated the conflict between the Ultimates in the middle world and also the one that had taught Azure about having children to

with her desires, and she had

"Where's Meadow?" Gravis asked.

I can't live that long, and I don't want to wait that long, but you don't need to worry about her. From what I've heard, her status and power are

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

was nearly unkillable in her

was nearly unkillable in

difference between

also had to keep in mind that Narcissus was

can talk later," Gravis said. "Let

a young man with green hair and

at him

thought you were already dead,"

bit. "The ways of the world are unchanging and unforeseeable. Sometimes, our

you have gotten more mysterious with age and power, Manuel," Gravis said with a

This was Manuel.

deception. After that, they had become friends

his father had told him that Manuel had stopped cultivating after

Obviously, things have changed.

managed to push Manuel back into

many of Gravis' friends as possible

your family?" Gravis

Gravis could see some sadness

died of old

and nodded. "As tragic as it is,

that Orthar might have killed off

Lazar have died, right?" he

was not really interested in cultivating and simply stopped.

two levels above himself. The fight was even, but his opponent comprehended a Law during their

for Lazar," Dorian

nodded with

made it

also heard that Nero stopped cultivating,"