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

wanted Gravis

wanted Gravis to

and even if he managed it, this would

if he offended

didn't mean that

just like Gravis. In

he

didn't say

between the three of them, and it

didn't say

and Gravis

didn't try to kill Orpheus,

Gravis also noticed how deliberate Orpheus

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

one could even argue that

looked at Mortis with pain.

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

forth, you are nothing more than a random person with

another

this, but it was

to regain their emotional bond, but

was not a

also the reason why Orpheus had been so afraid of telling Gravis the truth

made him emotionally fragile. On top of that, Gravis had also been influenced by the temperament of

the truth back then, Gravis would have reacted very similarly

probably wouldn't have wanted to kill him,

with regret and concentrated on

hadn't said

bridge of his nose

if he hadn't apologized in such a planned and

a lot of

felt less like an emotional apology and more like a

Gravis hated schemes.

planned this very thoroughly," Gravis

want to lose

but want to keep

give up on our

Gravis sighed with frustration.

our life," Gravis said. "You knew that, which

Orpheus didn't say anything.

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 you wanted to flee from the pain of seeing our

a weakling that flees from

from the pain because you are too important

again in

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

rubbed his temple as he tried

It wasn't easy.

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