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."

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 every single being was more powerful

other companions in the highest world, but she will only do so when her strength

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

in last since he was hiding his power and since Ferris never unleashed his full power.

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

Now, everything

beast mindset. Gravis still remembered how difficult it had been for the three of them

spend more time in their Realm to comprehend more Laws

Aris had had some issues, but they got resolved in the

embraced being a beast, which meant she chased the

supposed to act as tempering for humans. If every beast spent more time to increase their Battle-Strength, they would

had also immediately ascended as soon as they comprehended their level three Laws back then. The reason why they were more powerful than Cera was that they had all waited for

meant that he was also the weakest of the group. However, he knew several other Laws due to his surroundings and resources. After

he had been

acted alone, even more so

Why?

was precisely because of

their decision, they often resented the

Cera had discarded her humanity, she started to resent the aspects of humanity that separated it from beasts. She thought these emotions of love, empathy, and companionship as weakness and refused to feel anything remotely similar

of that, Cera had fought everything and everyone on her own. She probably became the target of several Tribes, forcing

Cera had become a Peak Immortal Emperor

only because she was a Black Demon. If she were no Black Demon, her Battle-Strength would be very average, maybe even a

beasts were supposed to be

things only changed when beasts reached the Star God Realm and received their Spirit. Before that, they would

remembered how the Black Magnate had resurrected his mate and had killed her to show

make the demonstration as

he hadn't cared deeply for his

she?"