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.

of her life. She was always able to carve

other beasts, Skye didn't

have any responsibilities.

which eventually led to an impromptu nomadic

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

other Empires didn't attack Skye's

Why?

the territory of an old Empire would become unoccupied. This

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

paid Skye resources so that

higher world, but Skye had to regain all

in the higher world, Skye eventually just walked around, battling

get. She battled whomever she wanted. She went wherever she

heard Skye's story, he smiled

Skye truly

freedom highly,

difference was that Skye was truly free, while Gravis

to care for Stella,

between a beast

just as free as

to cut off his

Stella were more

would become powerful enough

simply had to grow more

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

them had quickly met in the

to Manuel's story,

the one

a way, Styr and Manuel were very

was a mysterious, kind, and

was an experienced, powerful, and

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

to gain the support of his Tribe by impressing all the beasts with his

would seem like a Heaven-chosen talent, illuminating his

be associated

associated with

took up 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

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

the Tribe, and she personally populated the Tribe with impressive

found Meadow, and she

a

Meadow basically only sat

everything

time, a Kingdom

incredible, but

Styr wasn't stupid.