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 of Sentience when

wanted Gravis to become

Opposer wanted Gravis to become

for Orpheus to kill Mortis, and even if

that if he

this didn't mean that it hurt any

like Gravis. In essence, Mortis

he heard

didn't say

the three of them, and it was their

also didn't say

his own being, and Gravis

Mortis didn't try to kill Orpheus, everything would

how

essence, this took away quite a bit from the purity and honesty of the apology. After all, Orpheus went in

that this counted as a form

with pain. "I'm sorry,

this stupid game with me. You know exactly why you haven't drawn my killing intent. You planned for everything, and I

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

took another shaky

expected this, but it was still difficult

regain their emotional bond, but he knew

was not

why Orpheus had been so afraid of telling Gravis the truth in

an emotional hurdle, which made him emotionally fragile. On top of that,

Orpheus had told the truth back then, Gravis would have reacted very similarly to how Mortis had

to kill him, but Gravis would have

from Mortis with regret and concentrated

said

was rubbing the bridge of

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

a lot of

felt less like an emotional apology and more

Gravis hated schemes.

this very thoroughly," Gravis commented after a while

because I don't want to lose you," Orpheus

to come clean but want to

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

Gravis sighed with frustration.

met another time in our life," Gravis said. "You knew that, which was why you didn't do so.

Orpheus didn't say anything.

abandon you due to the issue with

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

you have acted like a weakling that

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

sighed again

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

he tried to

It wasn't easy.

knew how Orpheus felt, but one shouldn't forget