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

Aris had hugged him of

being such a burden back then,"

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

and Aris looked into each

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

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

while constantly having to fight off other

alive, and we wouldn't see each other

Gravis smiled as he put his arms on Aris' shoulders. "But

matured, and I now realize how much

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

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

at Aris, and he saw

luck a couple of times," Aris said. "For Heaven, I count as a beast, and I shouldn't have any Karmic

is precisely because I am your son. Even when

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

listened to Aris, and an awkward

awkwardly. "I didn't really

of years he had spent

Working hard?

Eeehhhh.

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, but beasts have worlds where only

the scales when an outcome is uncertain. When two parties have the same

my 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

while we all looked down on you time 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

the fact that you were willing to help us so much is not something many people

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 to it.

completely unlike human mindsets. We didn't feel any love for you, and we only saw you as a more powerful beast of our race. We didn't think about your survival, and we didn't

stopped loving us. You helped us time and time again, even though we were neutral towards

all, you also have to