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

Gravis

wanted Gravis to

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

knew that if he

this didn't mean that

just like Gravis. In essence, Mortis was

as he heard

Opposer didn't say

of them, and it was their decision

didn't say

was his own being, and Gravis

to kill Orpheus,

how deliberate

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

argue that this

looked at Mortis with pain.

with hate. "Don't 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

talk to me ever again. From this day forth, you are nothing more than

another

but it was still

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

was not a forgiving

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

from the lower world, he had just gone over an emotional hurdle, which made him emotionally

back then, Gravis would have reacted very similarly

kill him, but

away from Mortis with regret

hadn't said

the bridge of his nose

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

took away a lot of

like an emotional apology and

Gravis hated schemes.

Gravis commented after a while of

because I don't want to

don't want to come clean but want

know, and I'm sorry for that. This is too important to me, and I can't give up on our connection. Our connection is more important

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.

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

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

like a weakling that flees from

away from the pain because you are too important to

sighed again in

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

as he tried to make

It wasn't easy.

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