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 of Sentience when

wanted Gravis to become

wanted Gravis to

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

he offended Mortis,

mean that

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

as he heard

Opposer didn't say

was between the three of them, and it was their

didn't say

being, and Gravis would

try to kill

noticed how deliberate Orpheus

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

one could even argue that this counted as a form of emotional

looked at Mortis 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

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

took another shaky

expected this, but it was still difficult

more to Mortis to regain their emotional bond, but

not a forgiving

reason why Orpheus had been so

which made him emotionally fragile. On

would have reacted very similarly

kill him, but Gravis would have hated

looked away from Mortis with regret and concentrated on

hadn't said anything

was rubbing the bridge of his

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

a

emotional apology

Gravis hated schemes.

very thoroughly," Gravis commented

I don't want to lose you,"

clean but

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

Gravis sighed with frustration.

Gravis said. "You knew

Orpheus didn't say anything.

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

this wasn't the reason why you didn't tell me. The main reason was that you wanted

that flees from any form

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

sighed again in

dangers apply. I'm a true adult now, and I'm not influenced

temple as he tried to make

It wasn't easy.

Orpheus felt, but one shouldn't forget