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.

her life. She was always able

beasts, Skye

have any responsibilities. The

which eventually led to an impromptu nomadic Empire of

beasts traveled throughout the world, killing the strongest beasts they could find. However, they would never claim any land. They would simply kill the strong beasts, occupy their land

the other Empires didn't attack

Why?

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

wanted to attack Skye's Empire. Battling them meant using a lot of

they bribed Skye's Empire. They paid Skye resources

things happened in the higher world, but Skye had to regain all her

Skye eventually just walked

as free as it could get. She battled whomever she wanted. She

heard Skye's story,

Skye truly had

highly, just like

Skye was

care for

was the difference between a

be just as free

to cut off his feelings for everyone

as a human, Gravis couldn't do that. His friends and Stella were more important to Gravis

knew that, eventually, he would become

had to grow more

for Azure, Styr, Ferris, and Sary to tell their

in the higher world, and they

story, but with more direct war and fewer

was the one that assumed the

and Manuel were very

kind, and intelligent

an experienced,

managed to gain the support of his Sect by being kind to the Sect, bringing more resources to the Sect,

Tribe by impressing all the beasts

two of them, Manuel would seem like a Heaven-chosen

would be associated

associated with

taken up in Manuel's Sect. Azure was the most powerful fighting force in the Tribe,

was mostly busy helping beasts he liked or comprehending Laws, but most

beasts in the Tribe, and she personally populated the Tribe with impressive

Meadow, and she quickly led her

for a time, but her slow growth meant that she was

the end, Meadow basically only sat in the Tribe, doing absolutely

everything was

Kingdom attacked their

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

Styr wasn't stupid.