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 Sentience

wanted Gravis to

Opposer wanted Gravis

Orpheus to kill Mortis, and even if

that if he offended Mortis, he would

this didn't mean that it hurt any

like Gravis. In essence, Mortis was a younger version

grimaced as he heard

didn't say

them, and

didn't say

his own being, and Gravis would

long as Mortis didn't try to kill Orpheus, everything would

noticed how deliberate Orpheus

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

that this counted as a form

at Mortis with pain. "I'm

killing intent. You planned for everything, and I see that you are just as

talk to me ever again. From this day forth, you are nothing more than a random person with a personality

took another shaky

had expected this, but it was

to Mortis to regain their emotional

not a

the reason why Orpheus had been so afraid

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

have reacted very similarly to how

have wanted to kill him, but Gravis would

Mortis with

said anything

the bridge of

if he hadn't apologized

a lot of the

an emotional apology and

Gravis hated schemes.

very thoroughly," Gravis commented

because I don't want to lose you,"

you don't want to come clean but want to keep our emotional bond alive,"

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

Gravis sighed with frustration.

have met another time in our 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.

world, I would have been forced to abandon you due to the issue with

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

weakling that flees from any form

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

again in

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

rubbed his temple as he

It wasn't easy.

knew how Orpheus felt, but one shouldn't