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.

able to carve out a place for herself

other beasts, Skye didn't

restricted her freedom, and she didn't want to have any responsibilities. The beasts were free to follow

beasts still followed her, which eventually led to an impromptu nomadic

They would simply

Empires didn't

Why?

knew that the Empire would quickly move on, which would mean that the territory of an

that, no one wanted to attack Skye's Empire. Battling them meant using a lot of resources, which could very well result in them

They paid Skye resources

regain all her lost respect since no

the higher world, Skye

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

heard Skye's story, he

Skye truly

freedom highly, just like

difference was that Skye was truly

care for Stella,

was the difference between a beast and a

could be just as

had to cut off his

friends and Stella were more

he would become powerful enough

had to grow more

it was time for Azure, Styr, Ferris, and Sary

them had quickly met in the higher world,

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

one that assumed the

Styr and Manuel were

was a mysterious, kind,

experienced, powerful, and

to the Sect, bringing more resources to the Sect, and being

support of his Tribe by impressing all the beasts with his bearing, experience, and

seem like a Heaven-chosen talent, illuminating his surroundings with

be associated with the

would be associated with

took up a similar position to the position Joyce had taken up in Manuel's Sect. Azure was the most powerful

beasts he liked or comprehending Laws, but most of the time, he was only looking at

the Tribe, and she personally populated

found Meadow, and she quickly led her

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

end, Meadow basically only sat

everything

time, a Kingdom attacked

two forces was incredible, but the Kingdom had made

Styr wasn't stupid.