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

to join everyone in their endeavor since she doesn't have any other companions in the highest world, but she will only do

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

technically come in last since he was hiding his power and since Ferris never unleashed his full power. However, even when Manuel hid his power, he had

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

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

Now, everything made

but with that also came the beast mindset. Gravis still remembered how difficult it

their Realm to comprehend more Laws to increase their Battle-Strength. Back then, the three

Gravis' advice. Aris had had some

beast, which meant she chased the next

humans. If every beast spent more time to increase their Battle-Strength, they would kill more

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 became

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

why he had been

that acted alone, even more so

Why?

of her past

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

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

probably became the target

Cera had become a Peak Immortal

was only slightly above-average and also only because she was a Black

beast, and beasts were supposed to

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

and had killed her to show

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, he would have summoned the thing that had been the most important thing in

he hadn't cared deeply for his

she?"