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."

this companionship, but after the tournament, she left in shame. She came in last

think she wants to join everyone in their endeavor since she doesn't have any other companions in the highest world,

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

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

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

Divine Lightning as her level six Law, and she immediately

nodded. Now,

the beast mindset. Gravis still remembered how difficult it had

their Realm to comprehend

had some issues, but

a beast, which meant she chased the

beasts were supposed to act as tempering for humans. If every beast spent more time to increase their

level three Laws back then. The reason why they were more powerful than Cera was that they had all waited for each other. They waited until every one of the group

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

why he had been

that acted alone, even

Why?

precisely because of

inner 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 their

the aspects of humanity that separated it from beasts. She thought these

on her own. She probably became the target of several Tribes, forcing her to increase her Realm to resist

why Cera had become a Peak

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

beasts were supposed

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

his mate and had killed her to show how nothing had any

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

hadn't cared deeply for his

she?" Gravis