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."

due to this companionship, but after the tournament, she left in shame. She came in last in the tournament, and she felt too ashamed to join a group where

companions in the highest world, but she will only do so when her strength is no

but one member of the group had to be the weakest. Sadly, it just had to be Cera.

was hiding his power and since Ferris never

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

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

nodded. Now, everything made

a beast, but with that also came the beast mindset. Gravis still remembered

to comprehend more Laws to increase

problem accepting Gravis' advice. Aris had had some issues, but they got resolved in

a beast, which meant

to act as tempering for humans. If every beast spent more time to

their level three Laws back then. The reason why they were more powerful than Cera was that they had

last one 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, he had been the leader of a powerful Tribe, which meant that he had consumed many resources that

had been

someone that acted alone, even more so than normal

Why?

because of

had an inner conflict about something, as soon as they made their decision, they often resented the other side

from beasts. She thought these

probably became the target of several Tribes, forcing her to increase her Realm to

Cera had become a Peak Immortal

above-average and also only because she was a Black Demon. If she were no Black Demon,

were supposed to be

God Realm and received their Spirit. Before that, they would all

and had killed her to

mate, he wouldn't have used her as proof. After all, to make the demonstration as effective as possible, he would

his

is she?" Gravis