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.

always able to carve out a place for herself in the world with quite a

Skye didn't manage her beasts in any

have any responsibilities.

the beasts still followed her, which eventually

beasts they could find. However, they would never claim any land. They would simply kill the strong beasts, occupy their land for some years to check out the Law Comprehension Areas, and then

the other Empires didn't attack

Why?

the territory of an old Empire would become unoccupied. This meant that the Empires could

using a

bribed Skye's Empire. They paid Skye resources so that

Skye had to regain all her lost respect since no

even in the higher world, Skye

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

heard Skye's story, he smiled

and Skye truly had

highly,

was that Skye was

to care for Stella, Liam,

was the difference between

could be just as free

off his feelings for everyone close to

couldn't do that. His friends and Stella were more important to Gravis than living this

would become powerful enough

to grow

it was time for Azure, Styr, Ferris,

of them had quickly met in the

similar to Manuel's story, but with more direct war

one that assumed the

and Manuel were

a mysterious, kind, and

an experienced, powerful, and

of his Sect by being kind to

of his Tribe by impressing all

them, Manuel would seem like a Heaven-chosen talent, illuminating

be associated

would be associated

had taken up in Manuel's Sect. Azure was the

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

the Tribe, and

she quickly

powerful being in the Tribe for a time, but her

the end, Meadow basically only sat

not everything was smooth

time, a Kingdom attacked

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

Styr wasn't stupid.