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

Gravis

Gravis to become

even if he managed it, this would

if he offended Mortis, he would

mean that

seen Mortis like another brother, just like Gravis.

he heard Mortis' cold

Opposer didn't say

of them, and it

didn't

was his own being, and Gravis would

Mortis didn't try to kill Orpheus, everything would

also noticed how deliberate

a bit from the purity and honesty of the apology. After

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

at Mortis with

drawn my killing intent. You planned for everything, and I see that you are just as shrewd and scheming

day forth, you are nothing more than a random person with a personality I

another

this, but it was still difficult for

wanted to apologize more to Mortis to regain their emotional bond, but

not a

had been so afraid of telling Gravis

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

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

wanted to kill him, but

Mortis with regret and concentrated on

hadn't said anything

was rubbing the bridge of

in forgiving Orpheus if he hadn't apologized

a lot of

like an emotional apology

Gravis hated schemes.

thoroughly," Gravis commented after

I don't want

to come clean but want

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

Gravis sighed with frustration.

from the lower world, 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

Orpheus didn't say anything.

you had told me after 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

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

that flees from any

said. "I ran away from the pain because you are too important to me as a brother

sighed again

dangers apply. I'm a true adult now, and I'm not influenced by the temperament of

temple as he tried to make

It wasn't easy.

Orpheus felt, but one shouldn't forget that