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.

hug and

time that Aris had hugged him of

such a burden back then," Aris

that," Gravis answered as he gently pushed Aris away. "As your father, it was my duty to help you on your

looked into each other's

with a smile. "When I joined my Sect, I saw how

and whenever I saw that, I was reminded of you. Was this how you

"It was difficult. It was hard to see you guys growing up in the wilds while constantly having to fight off other beasts. It was hard

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

on Aris' shoulders. "But here you are! You've grown up

I now realize how much of a burden I must have been

say that," Gravis repeated. "You've never been

saying that," Aris said with a more serious voice. "Even now, I am

at Aris, and he saw that Aris

as a beast, and I shouldn't have any

why I am still alive is precisely because I am your son. Even when you were not there, you

to stay important to Heaven

to Aris, and an awkward smile appeared on

awkwardly. "I didn't really work that hard,

years he had

Working hard?

Eeehhhh.

shoulder. "You're human, just like half of all beings. You can't work yourself to the bone at all

rare for anyone without Karmic Luck to reach the highest world. Even with the inclusion of all the natural worlds, only one beast arrives for every two humans. Humans don't have worlds where only humans are,

of Karmic Luck. It is the force that tips the scales when an outcome is uncertain. When two parties have the same power, it's all down to luck,

saved my life several times while not even being there. In a sense, it hurts

all looked down on you time and time again, forcing you to prove your power to

humans, and the fact that you were willing to help

an exchange. You would get the chance to reach the Nascent Nourishing Realm, and we would get the gift of life. Our mother abandoned us, and there was nothing

only saw you as a more powerful beast of our

stopped loving us. You helped us time

would have simply cut contact. After all, you also have to