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 to

wanted Gravis to become

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

that if he offended Mortis, he

mean that

another brother, just like Gravis. In essence, Mortis was a younger

as he

Opposer didn't say

of them, and it was their decision

didn't say

being, and Gravis would let him

Mortis didn't try to kill Orpheus, everything

also noticed how

quite a bit from the purity and honesty of the apology. After all, Orpheus went in with a plan that increased the chances of

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

looked at Mortis with pain. "I'm sorry,

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

forth, you are nothing more than a

another shaky

had expected this, but it was

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

not a

the reason why Orpheus had been so afraid

the lower world, he had just gone over an emotional hurdle, which made him emotionally fragile. On top of that, Gravis

Gravis would have reacted very similarly to how

wanted to kill him, but

looked away from Mortis with regret and

hadn't said anything

rubbing the bridge of

if he hadn't apologized in

a lot of

less like an emotional apology and more like

Gravis hated schemes.

this very thoroughly," Gravis commented after a while

I don't want to lose you," Orpheus

want to come clean but want to keep our emotional bond alive,"

and I can't give up on our connection. Our connection is more important to me

Gravis sighed with frustration.

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

main reason was that you wanted to flee from the pain of seeing

like a weakling that flees from any form of justified

from the pain because you are

again

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

his temple as he tried to make a

It wasn't easy.

Orpheus felt, but one shouldn't forget that Gravis