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 to become

wanted Gravis to become

Mortis, and even if he

that if he

didn't mean that it

Mortis like another brother, just like Gravis.

as he heard

Opposer didn't say

between the three of them, and it was

also didn't

his own being, and Gravis would

as Mortis didn't try to kill

noticed how deliberate

from the purity and honesty of the apology. After all, Orpheus

argue that this counted as a form of

looked at Mortis with pain. "I'm sorry,

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

this day forth, you are nothing more than a random

took another

this, but it was still difficult for

to Mortis to regain their

not a

why Orpheus had been so afraid of telling

had returned from the lower world, he had just gone over an emotional hurdle, which made him emotionally fragile. On top of that, Gravis had also been influenced by the temperament of

then, Gravis would have reacted very similarly to how

probably wouldn't have wanted to kill him, but

away from Mortis with regret and

said anything

bridge of

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

took away a lot

an emotional apology and more like

Gravis hated schemes.

planned this very thoroughly," Gravis commented after

want to lose

want to come clean but want to keep our emotional

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

Gravis sighed with frustration.

you had told me after I returned 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,

Orpheus didn't say anything.

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

main reason was that you wanted to flee from the pain of seeing our

that

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

sighed again

now, none of these dangers apply. I'm a true adult now, and I'm not influenced by the temperament of lightning. This

rubbed his temple as he tried to make

It wasn't easy.

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