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.

that point onward, she was mostly in control of her life. She was always able to carve out a place

other beasts, Skye didn't manage

have any responsibilities. The beasts were free to follow her or not.

most of the beasts still followed her, which

would never claim any land. They would simply kill the strong beasts, occupy their land for some years to check out the Law

Empires didn't attack

Why?

mean that the territory of an old Empire would become unoccupied. This

a lot of resources, which could very well result in them dying to a

Empire. They paid Skye resources so that Skye would

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

higher world, Skye

She battled whomever she wanted. She went wherever

Skye's

and Skye truly had similar

highly, just

difference was that Skye was truly

care for Stella,

was the difference between

just as free

off his feelings for everyone close to

Stella were more

he would become

to grow

Azure, Styr, Ferris, and Sary to tell their

in the higher world, and they created a

was very similar to Manuel's story, but with more direct

the one

and Manuel were very

a mysterious, kind, and intelligent

an experienced, powerful,

of his Sect by being kind to the Sect, bringing more resources to the Sect, and

of his Tribe by impressing all the beasts with his bearing,

of them, Manuel would seem like a Heaven-chosen talent, illuminating his surroundings with light. Styr would be

would be associated

be associated

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

busy helping beasts he liked or comprehending Laws,

in the Tribe, and she personally populated the

found Meadow, and she quickly

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

only sat in the

everything was smooth

time, a Kingdom attacked their

the two forces was incredible, but the Kingdom had made

Styr wasn't stupid.