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

wanted Gravis to

Gravis to

Orpheus to kill Mortis, and even if he managed it, this would

knew that if he offended Mortis,

that it hurt any

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

as he heard Mortis'

didn't say

between the three of them, and it was their decision to

also didn't

own being, and Gravis would let

Mortis didn't try to kill Orpheus,

how

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

viewpoint, one could even argue that this counted

with pain.

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

From this day forth, you are nothing more than a random person with a

another

but it was

regain their emotional bond, but he knew that it

not a

the reason why Orpheus had been so afraid of

hurdle, which made him emotionally fragile. On top of that, Gravis had also been influenced by the temperament of

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

kill him, but

away from Mortis with regret

said anything

the bridge of

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

away a lot

less like an emotional apology and more like a

Gravis hated schemes.

Gravis commented

because I don't want to lose you,"

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

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

Gravis sighed with frustration.

our life," Gravis said. "You

Orpheus didn't say anything.

after I returned from the middle world, I would have been forced to abandon you due to the issue with my lightning. I

The main reason was that you wanted to flee from the pain

that flees from any form of justified retribution,"

"I ran away from the pain because you are

again

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

he tried to make

It wasn't easy.

one shouldn't forget that