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.

forget the Law of Sentience when

Gravis to

wanted Gravis to

even if he managed it, this would

he offended Mortis, he

mean that

like another brother, just like Gravis.

he heard

Opposer didn't say

them,

also didn't

own being, and Gravis would

long as Mortis didn't try to kill

Gravis also noticed how

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

even argue that this counted as a

with pain.

stupid game with me. You know exactly why you haven't drawn my killing intent. You

you are nothing more than

took another

expected this, but it was still difficult for

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

not

also the reason why Orpheus had been so

an emotional hurdle, which made him emotionally fragile. On top of that, Gravis had also been

truth back then, Gravis would have reacted very similarly

kill him, but

away from Mortis with regret and

said anything

rubbing the bridge of his

if he hadn't apologized in such a planned and

away a lot

like an emotional apology and more like a

Gravis hated schemes.

this very thoroughly," Gravis commented after

because I don't want to

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

that. This is too important to me, and I can't give up on our

Gravis sighed with frustration.

wouldn't have met another time in our life," Gravis said. "You knew that, which was why

Orpheus didn't say anything.

I returned from the middle world, I would have been forced to abandon you due to the issue with my lightning. I wouldn't have wanted to anger my lightning even

The main reason was that you wanted to

acted like a weakling that flees from any form

"I ran away from the pain because you are too important to

sighed again in

true adult now, and I'm not influenced by the temperament of lightning.

as he tried to

It wasn't easy.

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