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.

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

other beasts, Skye didn't manage her

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

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

could find. However, they would never claim any land. They would simply kill the

Empires didn't attack Skye's nomadic

Why?

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

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

they bribed Skye's Empire. They paid Skye resources so that Skye would choose a different

Skye had to regain all her lost respect since no

the higher world, Skye eventually just walked around,

battled whomever

Gravis heard Skye's story, he

Skye truly had

valued freedom highly, just

that Skye was truly

for Stella,

difference between

be just as free

only had to cut off his feelings for

human, Gravis couldn't do that. His friends and Stella were more important to Gravis than living this free, at least for

eventually, he would become powerful

to grow more

Styr, Ferris, and Sary to tell their

met in the higher world, and they

to Manuel's story, but with more direct

the one that assumed

a way, Styr and Manuel were

mysterious, kind,

experienced, powerful, and

managed to gain the support of his Sect by being kind to the

gain the support of his Tribe by impressing

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

would be associated

associated

Joyce had taken up in Manuel's Sect.

Laws, but most of the time,

Tribe, and she personally populated the

and she quickly led her to

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

Meadow basically only sat

everything

a Kingdom attacked

was incredible,

Styr wasn't stupid.