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.

She was always able to carve out a place for herself in

most other beasts, Skye didn't manage

to have any

which eventually led

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

didn't attack Skye's

Why?

of an old Empire would become unoccupied. This meant that

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

bribed Skye's Empire. They paid Skye resources so

in the higher world, but Skye had to regain all her lost respect since

world, Skye eventually just walked around, battling

as it could get. She battled whomever

heard Skye's story,

Skye truly had

valued freedom highly,

only difference was that Skye was truly free,

to care for Stella, Liam,

between a beast and a

just as free as

his feelings for

His friends and Stella were more important to Gravis than living

eventually, he would become powerful enough

simply had to grow

Styr,

four of them had quickly met in the higher world,

very similar to Manuel's story, but with more

one that

and Manuel

was a mysterious, kind, and intelligent

an experienced, powerful, and awe-inspiring

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

support of his Tribe by impressing all the beasts with

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

be associated with the

be associated with a regal

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

or comprehending Laws, but most

the beasts in the Tribe, and she

Meadow, and she quickly led

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

only sat in the Tribe, doing

not everything was

a Kingdom

forces was incredible, but the Kingdom had made a devastating

Styr wasn't stupid.