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.

Law of Sentience when

wanted Gravis

Opposer wanted Gravis to

impossible for Orpheus to kill Mortis, and even if he managed

if he

mean that it

Mortis like another brother, just like Gravis.

as he heard Mortis'

Opposer didn't say

between the three of them, and it was their decision to

didn't

his own being, and Gravis would

long as Mortis didn't try to kill Orpheus,

Gravis also noticed how

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

even argue that this

with pain. "I'm sorry,

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 as shrewd and scheming as all these hypocritical Sect Masters I

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

took another shaky

this, but it was still difficult

apologize more to Mortis to regain their emotional bond, but

was not a forgiving

had been so afraid of

emotional hurdle, which made him emotionally fragile. On top of

Orpheus had told the truth back then, Gravis would have reacted very similarly to how Mortis

kill him, but

away from Mortis with regret and

hadn't said

the bridge of his

had no issues in forgiving Orpheus if he hadn't apologized

took away a lot of the

emotional

Gravis hated schemes.

this very thoroughly," Gravis commented after a while of

want to lose you,"

come clean but

and I can't give up on our connection.

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

Orpheus didn't say anything.

you had told me after I returned from the middle world, I would have been forced to abandon you due to the issue with my lightning. I wouldn't have

reason was that you wanted to flee

have acted like a weakling that flees from any form of justified

pain because you are too important to me as a

again in

a true adult now, and I'm not influenced by the temperament of lightning. This gives you the best shot

his temple as he

It wasn't easy.

one shouldn't forget that Gravis also had