Lightning Is the Only Way

Silence.

For several seconds, no one said a thing.

Gravis' friends kept themselves out of this since this had nothing to do with them.

Mortis looked at Orpheus coldly.

Orpheus had betrayed him, and it hurt Mortis deeply.

"Worthless."

As soon as these words were spoken, it was like the entire atmosphere had changed.

These words were spoken coldly and with hate.

Mortis had completely cut off Orpheus from his life.

This betrayal had hurt him deeply, and he had to repay Orpheus for that pain.

One should never forget that, while Mortis' personality had changed a lot, he was still one with lightning.

A betrayal from one of his family members was unforgivable to him.

However, Orpheus was quite clever while apologizing.

He had specifically lowered himself and had shown that keeping the Emotional connection between him and Gravis was important to him.

Severing this connection was enough for Mortis.

If Orpheus hadn't put much value on their emotional connection, Mortis would have found a different way to repay Orpheus for this pain.

One should never forget that Mortis was nice to his friends but absolutely ruthless to his enemies.

If Orpheus didn't feel sufficient pain by severing their emotional bond, Mortis would have grown more powerful until…

He would kill Orpheus.

Mortis was very similar to Gravis but very different in some regards.

However, Orpheus wasn't stupid.

He knew everything about Gravis' and Mortis' lives in the higher world, and he had planned accordingly. He knew that he had to get emotionally invested in Mortis.

Orpheus knew that he had to feel sufficient pain.

Otherwise, he would die.

Could Orpheus kill Mortis?

Yes, he was more than powerful enough.

However, that would bring problems upon problems.

the Law of Sentience when

Gravis

wanted Gravis to

kill Mortis, and even if he managed it, this would

knew that if he

didn't mean that it hurt

another brother, just like Gravis. In essence, Mortis was

grimaced as he heard Mortis'

didn't say

them, and it

also didn't say

being, and Gravis

to kill Orpheus, everything would be

Gravis also noticed how deliberate Orpheus

purity and honesty of the apology. After all, Orpheus went in with a plan

one could even argue that this counted as a form

Mortis with pain.

hate. "Don't play this stupid game with me. You know exactly why you haven't drawn my killing intent. You planned for everything,

day forth, you are nothing

another

had expected this, but it was still difficult

to apologize more to Mortis to regain their emotional bond, but he

was not a forgiving

why Orpheus had been so afraid of telling Gravis the truth in

gone over an emotional hurdle, which made him emotionally fragile. On top of that, Gravis had also been influenced by

have reacted very similarly to how

probably wouldn't have wanted to kill him,

away from Mortis with regret and concentrated

hadn't said

was rubbing the bridge of his

would have had no issues in forgiving Orpheus if he hadn't apologized in such a planned and deliberate

took away a lot

less like an emotional

Gravis hated schemes.

Gravis

don't want

don't want to come clean but

can't give up on our connection. Our

Gravis sighed with frustration.

world, we wouldn't have met another time in our life," Gravis said. "You knew that, which was why you didn't do so. In essence, you could even say

Orpheus didn't say anything.

me after I returned from the middle world, I would have been forced to abandon you due to the issue with

this wasn't the reason why you didn't tell me. The main reason was that

a weakling that flees from any form of justified retribution,"

Orpheus said. "I ran away from the pain because you are too important to

sighed again

now, and I'm not influenced by the temperament

rubbed his temple as he tried to make a

It wasn't easy.

one