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.

the Law of Sentience when Mortis

wanted Gravis

Opposer wanted Gravis

was impossible for Orpheus to kill Mortis, and even if he

knew that if he offended Mortis, he

mean that it hurt

like Gravis.

he heard Mortis' cold

didn't say

was between the three of them,

also didn't

Gravis would

to kill Orpheus, everything would

also noticed how deliberate Orpheus had

the purity and honesty of the apology. After all, Orpheus went in with

that this counted as

at Mortis with pain. "I'm

me. You know exactly why you haven't drawn my killing intent. You planned for everything,

you are nothing more than a random person with a personality

took another shaky

but it was

apologize more to Mortis to regain their emotional bond, but he knew

not a

had been so afraid of telling Gravis the truth in the

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

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

probably wouldn't have wanted to kill him, but Gravis

with regret and concentrated

hadn't said

was rubbing the bridge of his nose in

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

away a lot of

like an emotional apology and more like

Gravis hated schemes.

Gravis commented

don't want to

to come clean but want

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

Gravis sighed with frustration.

life," Gravis said. "You knew that, which was why you didn't do so. In essence, you could even say that you took advantage of

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 issue with my lightning. I wouldn't have

The main reason was that

weakling that flees from any form of justified

the pain because you are too important to me as a

sighed again

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

as he tried to make

It wasn't easy.

Orpheus felt, but one shouldn't