Lightning Is the Only Way

Gravis listened to their story with interest.

He learned a lot about how to manage a Sect from Manuel, and he had to laugh a lot when Dorian told of his exploits. Gravis could very well imagine the headache Manuel had while trying to handle someone like Dorian.

After they were done telling their story, over a day had passed.

Mortis had returned a couple of hours after Manuel started telling his story, and he simply sat at the table like everyone else.

"So? How did it go?" Gravis asked Mortis.

"It will take a while to close the gap, but she's definitely interested, even if she didn't immediately admit it," Mortis said.

Gravis nodded.

He had expected something like that. After all, Mortis was exactly the person that Joyce had been searching for. Even if Gravis wanted to chase Joyce, she would still choose Mortis over him.

After Manuel and Dorian were done retelling their story, it was Skye's turn.

Apparently, Skye had quickly become a pretty powerful beast, and she established her own Tribe.

She lorded over the Tribe for a long time, but at some point, Kingdoms became interested.

Yet, instead of simply joining a Kingdom, Skye wanted to fight a war.

It wasn't even a battle.

Skye very quickly lost, and she was forcefully enslaved as food.

She was used as a training partner for weaker beasts, but she was always stopped as soon as she tried to kill them.

Skye was attacked by beasts on her level for years without being allowed to really retaliate.

This had gone on for over 20 years, but Skye never gave up. She knew that her chance would come, eventually.

And eventually, it did.

Skye managed to comprehend the level two Law of Suppression, which she used to kill the beasts overseeing her captivity.

After that, she ran away.

Sadly, the Kingdoms were rather united in that part of the world, making it impossible for her to find refuge anywhere.

She felt like a wild animal that was hunted by a group of humans. No matter where she went, she would be quickly found and attacked.

Skye was on the run for a long time, and eventually, she managed to comprehend the level two Law of Freedom.

With the Law of Freedom and Law of Suppression combined, Skye managed to turn the tables somewhat.

The Law of Suppression increased her Battle-Strength, and the Law of Freedom allowed her to ignore the pressure of beasts above her Realm. This gave her the ability to fight with her full power against more powerful beasts.

Her story, at this point, became very similar to Dorian's story when he had just arrived in the middle world. Skye went through a lot of fights and, eventually, a lot of other beasts were willing to follow her.

point onward, she was mostly in control of her life. She was always able to

beasts, Skye didn't manage

responsibilities restricted her freedom, and she didn't want to have any responsibilities. The

beasts still followed her, which eventually led to

claim any land. They would simply kill the strong beasts, occupy their land for

other Empires didn't

Why?

an old Empire would become unoccupied. This meant that the Empires could expand their borders without sacrificing any

of that, no one wanted to attack Skye's Empire. Battling them meant using a lot of resources, which could very well

They paid Skye resources so that Skye would choose a

world, but Skye had to regain all her lost

world, Skye eventually

had truly lived as free as it could get. She battled whomever

heard Skye's story, he

Skye truly had

highly,

that Skye was truly free,

to care for Stella, Liam,

was the difference between a beast and

be just as

to cut off his feelings for everyone close

Stella were more important

he would become powerful

to

was time for Azure, Styr, Ferris, and Sary

met in the higher

similar to Manuel's story,

was the one

way, Styr and Manuel were very

mysterious, kind, and

an experienced,

to the Sect,

support of his Tribe by impressing all

picture of the two of them, Manuel would seem like a Heaven-chosen talent, illuminating his surroundings

associated with the color

associated with a

similar position to the position Joyce had taken up in Manuel's Sect. Azure was the most powerful fighting force in the Tribe, at

Laws,

managed the beasts in the Tribe, and

and she

most powerful being in the Tribe for a time, but her slow growth meant that she

end, Meadow basically only sat in

not everything

Kingdom attacked their

between the two forces was incredible, but the Kingdom had made

Styr wasn't stupid.