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

the first time that Aris had hugged him

for being such a burden

he gently pushed Aris away. "As your father, it was my duty to help you on your way. I've never seen you as a

Aris looked into each other's

said with a smile. "When I joined my Sect, I saw how hard it was for human parents

children left for a fight, and whenever I saw that,

while constantly having to fight off other beasts. It was hard to see

were not high for you to return alive, and we wouldn't see each other for

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

matured, and I now realize how much

repeated. "You've never been

saying that," Aris said with a more serious voice.

at Aris, and he saw that Aris fully meant everything he

have been saved by sheer luck a couple of times," Aris said. "For Heaven, I count as a

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

stay

to Aris, and an awkward smile

awkwardly. "I didn't

the tens of thousands of years he had spent with Stella, doing

Working hard?

Eeehhhh.

Gravis' shoulder. "You're human, just like half of all beings. You can't work yourself to the bone at all times, and you need your breaks. I understand that. But I don't

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

when an outcome is uncertain. When two parties have the same power, it's all

a sense, it hurts my pride, but I also know that luck

and time again, forcing you to prove your power to us. You could have just abandoned us for our unthankful conduct, and you would have done

a lot about humans, and the fact that you were willing to help us so much is

life. Our mother abandoned us, and there was nothing to it. I'm partially a beast, and

only saw you as a

you still never stopped loving us. You helped us time and time again, even though we were

people would have simply cut contact. After all, you also have to think about your own power and