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.

returned the hug and embraced his

that Aris had hugged him of

a burden

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

looked into

an honest person, I would have doubted these words," Aris said with a smile. "When I joined my Sect, I saw how hard it was for human

down when their children left for a fight, and whenever I saw that, I was reminded

up in the wilds while constantly having to fight off other beasts. It was hard to see

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

arms on Aris' shoulders. "But

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

repeated. "You've never been a

not just saying that," Aris said with a more serious voice. "Even now, I am riding

looked at Aris, and he saw

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

because I am

are probably working really hard to stay important to Heaven so that we don't

an awkward smile

said awkwardly. "I

of thousands of years he had spent with Stella, doing absolutely

Working hard?

Eeehhhh.

just like half of all beings. You can't work yourself to the bone at all times, and you

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

the force that tips the scales when an outcome is uncertain. When two parties have the same power, it's all down

life several times while not even being there. In a sense, it hurts my pride, but I also know that luck shouldn't be a deciding

you time and time again, forcing you to prove your power to us. You could have just abandoned us for

learned a lot about humans, and the fact that you were willing to help us so much is not something

to reach the Nascent Nourishing Realm, and we would get the gift of life. Our mother abandoned us, and there was nothing to it. I'm partially

any love for you, and we only saw you as a more powerful beast of our race. We didn't think

helped us time and time again,

all, you also