Lightning Is the Only Way

When Gravis heard Aris speak, he felt like he was meeting someone completely new.

Aris had always had inner conflicts. Some parts of human psychology and beast psychology battled in his mind. One side told him that he should get into contact with others more and join a group, while another part of himself told him that he didn't need all that. He only needed power.

Gravis knew of all these inner conflicts, but when he saw Aris again, he felt that the conflicts had been resolved.

The Opposer had told Aris that he should go into a world where the tempering was organization-based, not species-based. In that world, humans and beasts joined the same powers, and they lived in relative harmony with each other. The enemies were not the ones that didn't look like them, but the ones belonging to other powers.

Apparently, living in such a world for such a long time had done a lot to shape Aris' personality.

Well, that and time. After all, Aris had spent nearly 200,000 years in that world.

"Aris," Gravis said with a smile on his face as he came closer. Then, Gravis looked Aris up and down. "Honestly, when I just saw you, I thought that I saw another version of myself. You really resemble me."

Aris smiled slightly.

Pack!

Gravis' eyes widened as Aris pulled him into a hug.

"I missed you, father," Aris said.

Gravis was taken aback as he heard Aris' words.

Without noticing it, Gravis' feelings were going wild.

Gravis had always told himself that his children were beasts and that it was normal for them to not want to spend any time with him. He knew that, and that was why he always gave them their free space.

However, this didn't mean that Gravis didn't wish for a deep connection with his son.

After all, Aris was his son!

Even if they hadn't met for a long time, Aris was still one of the most important beings in his life.

the hug and embraced his

Aris

a burden back then," Aris

as he gently pushed Aris away. "As your father, it was my duty to

looked

how hard it was for human parents to let go of their children. I also saw how difficult it was

their children left for a fight, and whenever I saw that, I was reminded of you. Was this

other beasts. It was hard to see you guys leave for the Tribes to temper yourselves, but the

return alive, and we wouldn't see each other for a long

he put his arms on Aris' shoulders. "But here you are!

matured, and I now realize how much of a burden

repeated.

a more serious voice. "Even now, I am riding on your

he saw that Aris

my time in the higher world, I have been saved by sheer luck a couple of times," Aris said. "For Heaven, I count as a beast, and I shouldn't have any Karmic Luck. Yet, if I didn't have Karmic Luck,

is precisely because I am your son. Even

are probably working really hard to stay important to Heaven

to Aris, and an awkward smile appeared on

said awkwardly. "I didn't

years he had spent

Working hard?

Eeehhhh.

of all beings. You can't work yourself to the bone at all times, and you need your

arrives for every two humans. Humans don't have worlds where only humans are, but beasts have worlds where only beasts are. If there

when an outcome is uncertain. When two parties have the same power, it's all down to luck, and the party

life several times while not even being there. In a sense, it hurts my pride, but I also know that

time and time again, forcing you to prove your

you were willing to help us so much is not something many people would have

gift of life. Our mother abandoned us, and there was nothing to it. I'm

you, and we only saw you as a more powerful beast of our

these things, but you still never stopped loving us. You helped us time and time again, even though we were neutral towards you,

have simply cut contact. After all, you also have to think about