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 out a place for herself in the world with quite

to most other beasts, Skye didn't manage her beasts in

and she didn't want to have any responsibilities.

which eventually led

They would simply kill the strong beasts, occupy their land for some years to check out the Law Comprehension

didn't attack Skye's

Why?

knew that the Empire would quickly move on, which would mean that the territory of an old Empire would become unoccupied. This meant

one wanted to attack Skye's Empire. Battling them meant using a lot of resources, which could very well result in them dying

Skye's Empire. They paid Skye resources so that

had to regain all her lost respect since no one in the

higher world, Skye eventually just walked around,

as it could get. She battled whomever she wanted. She went wherever she wanted. She did whatever

heard Skye's

and Skye truly had

highly, just like

was that Skye was truly free, while Gravis

had to care for Stella,

difference between a

be just as

only had to cut off his feelings

that. His friends and Stella were more important to Gravis than living this

eventually, he would

to grow

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

in the

story, but with more direct war

one

way, Styr and

was a mysterious, kind, and intelligent

an experienced, powerful, and

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

by impressing all the beasts

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

would be associated with the color

be associated with a

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

comprehending Laws, but most of

and she personally populated the Tribe with

found Meadow, and she quickly led her to the

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

only sat in the

not everything was smooth

a Kingdom attacked their

two forces was incredible, but the Kingdom had

Styr wasn't stupid.