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

was the first time that Aris had hugged him of his own

being such a burden back then,"

father, it was my duty to help you on your way. I've never seen you as

looked into each

saw how hard it was for human parents to

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

fight off other beasts. It was hard to see you guys leave for the Tribes to temper yourselves, but the hardest part was watching you guys leave for

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

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

smiled. "I have matured, and I now realize how much

say that," Gravis repeated.

more serious voice. "Even

at Aris, and 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,

am still alive is precisely because I am

to stay

to Aris, and an awkward smile appeared

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

of years he

Working hard?

Eeehhhh.

to the bone at all times, and you need your breaks. I understand that. But I don't want you to undervalue yourself. Without

of all the natural worlds, only one beast arrives for every two humans. Humans don't have worlds where only humans are, but beasts have worlds where only beasts are. If there were no natural worlds, not even one in a

is uncertain. When

hurts my pride, but I also

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

were willing to help us so much is

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

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

stopped loving us. You helped us time and

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