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 of Sentience when

wanted Gravis

wanted Gravis to

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

that if he offended Mortis, he would

this didn't mean that it

just like Gravis. In

grimaced as he

didn't

between the three of them, and it

also didn't

own being, and Gravis

didn't try to kill Orpheus,

Gravis also noticed how deliberate Orpheus had

essence, this took away quite a bit from the purity and honesty of the apology. After all, Orpheus went in with a plan that

could even argue that this counted as

looked at Mortis with pain. "I'm

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

forth, you are nothing more than a random person with a personality

another shaky

but it was still difficult

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

not a

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

over an emotional hurdle, which made him emotionally fragile. On top

Gravis would have reacted very similarly to how Mortis had acted just

have wanted to kill him, but

away from Mortis with regret and concentrated

hadn't said anything

rubbing the bridge of his nose

Orpheus if he hadn't apologized

a lot of

an emotional apology and more like a

Gravis hated schemes.

very thoroughly," Gravis commented after a

don't want

want to come clean but want to keep our emotional bond

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

Gravis sighed with frustration.

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

Orpheus didn't say anything.

after I returned from the middle world, I would have been forced to abandon you due to

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

weakling that flees from any form of justified retribution,"

the pain because you are

sighed again

and I'm not influenced by the temperament of lightning.

rubbed his temple as he tried

It wasn't easy.

but one shouldn't forget that Gravis