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 to

Opposer wanted Gravis to become

it was impossible for Orpheus to kill Mortis, and even if

if he offended Mortis, he

didn't mean that it hurt

just like Gravis. In essence, Mortis was a younger

grimaced as he heard Mortis'

didn't

three of them, and it was their decision

didn't say

and Gravis would let him make his

to kill Orpheus, everything would

Gravis also noticed how

a bit from the purity and honesty of the apology. After all, Orpheus went in

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

Mortis with

drawn my killing intent. You planned for everything, and I see that you

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

took another

this, but it was

Mortis to regain their emotional bond, but he

was not a forgiving

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.

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

have wanted to kill

away from Mortis with regret

hadn't said anything

was rubbing the bridge of

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

took away a lot of

an emotional apology and more like a

Gravis hated schemes.

this very thoroughly," Gravis commented after a while

want to lose

like you don't want to come clean but want to keep our emotional

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

Gravis sighed with frustration.

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 my

Orpheus didn't say anything.

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

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

a weakling that flees

away from the pain because you are too

again

none of these dangers apply. I'm a true adult now, and I'm not influenced by the

his temple as he tried to make a

It wasn't easy.

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