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 of

wanted Gravis to become

wanted Gravis to become

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

if he offended Mortis, he

didn't mean that it

just like Gravis. In essence,

he heard

Opposer didn't

was between the three of them, and it

also didn't say

his own being, and Gravis would let him make his

long as Mortis didn't try to kill Orpheus, everything would be

Gravis also noticed how deliberate Orpheus had

quite a bit from the purity and honesty of the apology.

one could even argue that this counted as a form of emotional

at Mortis with pain.

up!" Mortis snapped with hate. "Don't play this 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

to me ever again. From this day forth, you are nothing more than a random person with

another

but it was still

their

not a forgiving

been so

from the lower world, he had just gone over an emotional hurdle, which made

then, Gravis would have reacted very similarly

kill him,

Mortis with regret

said anything

the bridge of his nose

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

a lot of

an emotional apology and

Gravis hated schemes.

thoroughly," Gravis commented after

because I don't want to

but want to keep our emotional bond

for that. This is too important to me, and I can't give up on our connection. Our connection is more important to me

Gravis sighed with frustration.

you had told me after I returned from the lower 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 that you took advantage of my

Orpheus didn't say anything.

world, I would have been forced to abandon you due to the issue with

the reason why you didn't tell me. The main reason was that you wanted to flee from

essence, you have acted like a weakling that flees from any form of

Orpheus said. "I ran away from the pain because you

again in

now, none of these dangers apply. I'm a true adult now, and I'm not influenced by the temperament of lightning. This gives you the best shot

as he tried to

It wasn't easy.

felt, but one shouldn't forget that Gravis