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

was the first time that Aris had

for being such a burden back then,"

away. "As your father, it was

and Aris looked

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

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

having to fight off other beasts. It was hard to see you

for you to return alive, and we

on Aris' shoulders. "But here

realize how much of a burden I must

say that," Gravis repeated.

Aris said with a more serious voice. "Even now, I am riding on your

at Aris, and he saw

count as a beast, and I shouldn't have any Karmic Luck. Yet, if I didn't have Karmic Luck, I wouldn't

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

are probably working really hard to stay important to Heaven

to Aris, and an awkward smile appeared on

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

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

Working hard?

Eeehhhh.

he put his hand on 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 want you to undervalue yourself. Without you, most

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

is uncertain. When two parties have the same

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

you to prove your power to us. You could have just

about humans, and the fact that you were willing to help us so much is not something many people would

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

only saw you as a more powerful beast of our race. We didn't think about your survival,

stopped loving us. You helped

all, you also have to think about