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.

would forget the Law

Gravis to become

wanted Gravis

impossible for Orpheus to kill Mortis, and even if he managed it, this would make

knew that if he offended Mortis,

this didn't mean that it hurt

just like Gravis. In essence, Mortis was a

he

Opposer didn't say

of them, and it was their decision to

also didn't say

and Gravis would let him

to kill Orpheus,

how

and honesty of the

one could even argue that this counted as a form of

Mortis with pain. "I'm sorry,

stupid game with me. You know exactly why you haven't drawn my killing intent. You planned for everything, and I see that you are just

ever again. From this day forth, you are nothing more

took another

had expected this, but it was still difficult

more to Mortis to regain their emotional bond, but he knew that

not

so afraid of telling Gravis the truth

hurdle, which made him emotionally fragile.

back then, Gravis would have reacted very similarly to how

to kill him, but Gravis

from Mortis with regret and concentrated on

hadn't said

was rubbing the bridge of his

if he hadn't apologized in such

took away a lot of the

emotional apology

Gravis hated schemes.

planned this very thoroughly," Gravis commented after

want

clean but want to keep our emotional

and I can't give up on our connection. Our connection is

Gravis sighed with frustration.

time in our life," Gravis said. "You knew that, which was why you didn't do so. In essence, you could even say that you took advantage

Orpheus didn't say anything.

to abandon you due to the issue with my lightning. I wouldn't have wanted to

The main reason was that you wanted to flee from the pain

essence, you have acted like a weakling that flees from any form of justified retribution," Gravis

ran away from the pain because you are too important

again

I'm not influenced by the temperament of lightning.

he tried to

It wasn't easy.

how Orpheus felt, but one shouldn't forget that Gravis