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 of

Gravis to become

wanted Gravis to become

even if he managed it, this would make

if he

this didn't mean that

Gravis. In essence, Mortis was

as he

Opposer didn't say

between the three of them, and it was their decision to

also didn't say

being, and Gravis would let him

didn't try to kill Orpheus, everything

also noticed how

from the purity and honesty of the apology.

one could even argue that

at Mortis with

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

this day forth, you are nothing more than a

took another

it was still difficult

to Mortis to regain their emotional bond, but he knew

was not a

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

gone over an emotional hurdle, which made him emotionally fragile. On top of that, Gravis had also been

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

wouldn't have wanted to kill him, but

looked away from Mortis with regret and

said

bridge of

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

a

felt less like an emotional apology

Gravis hated schemes.

Gravis commented after

because I don't want to lose you,"

want to come clean but want to keep our

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

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,

Orpheus didn't say anything.

had told me after I returned from the middle world, I would have been forced to abandon you due to the

reason was that

you have acted like a weakling that flees from

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

again

not influenced by the temperament of lightning. This

his temple as he tried to

It wasn't easy.

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