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

Gravis

to kill Mortis, and even if he managed

if he offended Mortis, he would

this didn't mean that

just like Gravis.

as he

didn't

the three of them, and it was their decision to

also didn't

own being, and Gravis would

try to kill

also noticed how deliberate

and honesty of the apology. After

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

Mortis with pain. "I'm sorry,

haven't drawn my killing intent. You planned for everything, and I see that you are just as shrewd and

day forth, you are nothing more than a random person

another shaky

but it was

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

not a forgiving

why Orpheus had been so afraid of

had returned from the lower world, he had just gone over an emotional hurdle, which made him emotionally fragile. On

back then, Gravis would have reacted very similarly to how Mortis had acted

wanted to kill him, but Gravis would have hated

from Mortis with regret

said anything

bridge of his

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

a

like an emotional apology and

Gravis hated schemes.

this very thoroughly," Gravis commented

because I don't want to lose you," Orpheus

don't want to come clean but want to keep

sorry for that. This is too important to me, and I can't give up on our connection. Our connection is more important to me than coming clean," Orpheus

Gravis sighed with frustration.

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

Orpheus didn't say anything.

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

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

a weakling that

away from the pain because you are too important to me as a brother and

sighed again in

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

as he tried to make a

It wasn't easy.

felt, but one shouldn't forget that