Lightning Is the Only Way

Jake was unsure what Gravis was planning, but Gravis just wouldn't say what he was planning. Gravis only said that it would be fun.

After that event, the group went shopping for a while, and Gravis bought a ton of stuff for Yersi and Stella. He also asked Aris what he wanted, but Aris adamantly refused. In Aris' mind, Gravis had already done more than enough for him. It was time for him to pay Gravis back.

This was one thing where Aris and Gravis just couldn't agree on. Gravis wanted to help Aris, but Aris wanted to help Gravis.

It was kind of sweet but also annoying.

"How is Cera?" Gravis asked after a while.

The atmosphere immediately turned strange.

"Dad, you know that Cera is more beast than human," Aris said.

Gravis nodded.

"Cera has been amongst beasts for nearly her entire life, and her inner conflicts have vanished just like mine. However, a resolution of an inner conflict might not always be the best for the surrounding people."

Gravis had already expected something like that, which was why he hadn't immediately asked about her.

"Cera is not interested in us," Aris said.

Gravis took a shaky breath. He had expected something like this, but it was still difficult to hear.

"How is she?" Gravis asked.

"She seems to be doing well," Aris answered. "She embraced being a beast, and there are no inner conflicts left. She believes that something like love or familial bonds don't exist, which is true in her case. After all, she doesn't have the ability to feel the associated emotions."

"Because of that, it doesn't matter whether we are family or not. She only sees us as some companions that haven't met for a long time."

in shame. She came in

their endeavor since she doesn't have any other companions in the highest world, but she will only do so when her strength is

of the group had to be the weakest. Sadly, it just had to be Cera. If Styr or Manuel had come in last,

Ferris never unleashed his full power. However, even when Manuel hid his power, he had still won

come Cera came in last?" Gravis asked. "She is a Black Demon, and she should have been

sighed. "That's exactly the issue. Cera relied on being a Black Demon to ascend. She comprehended Divine Lightning as her level six Law, and she immediately ascended after comprehending it. In fact, Cera was the first of everyone that ascended. From what I know, she isn't even 100,000 years

nodded. Now, everything

being a beast, but with that also came the beast mindset. Gravis still remembered how difficult it had been for the three of them

of them that they should spend more time in their Realm to comprehend more Laws to increase their Battle-Strength. Back then, the three of them felt that doing something like

Gravis' advice. Aris had had some issues, but they got resolved in the higher

had embraced being a beast, which meant

humans. If every beast spent more time to increase their Battle-Strength, they would kill more humans, defeating the very purpose of their

was that they had all waited for each other. They waited until every one of the group became able to ascend, which meant that everyone had

that comprehended a level six Law, which meant that he was also the weakest of the group. However, he knew several other Laws due to his surroundings and resources. After all,

why he had been more powerful

alone,

Why?

of her

conflict about something, as soon as they made their decision, they often resented the other side since it had been a source of negativity in

of humanity that separated it from beasts. She thought these emotions of love, empathy, and

that, Cera had fought everything and everyone on her own. She probably became the target of several Tribes, forcing her to increase her Realm to resist the ever-growing power

and why Cera had become a Peak Immortal Emperor

was only slightly above-average and also only because she was a Black Demon. If she were no Black Demon, her Battle-Strength would be

were supposed to be weaker than

reached the Star God Realm and received

still remembered how the Black Magnate had resurrected his mate and had killed

Black Magnate hadn't held deep feelings for his mate, he wouldn't have used her as proof. After all, to make the demonstration as effective as possible,

cared deeply for his mate, he wouldn't have

she?"