Lightning Is the Only Way

Eve was dead, and that was that.

Orpheus had dealt with her.

Now that everything was over, Orpheus, Mortis, and Gravis only looked at each other awkwardly.

The Black Magnate saw that the atmosphere became weird and simply teleported away.

"I'm happy you're still alive," Orpheus said after some seconds of silence to Gravis and Mortis. Orpheus didn't only see Gravis as his little brother, but Mortis too. In a sense, Mortis was even more similar to the little brother he had met back then.

"What did you do?" Gravis asked with a sigh as he rubbed the bridge of his nose in a mix of frustration and annoyance. He had pushed Orpheus away, but Orpheus had come to help him anyway.

How was he supposed to not feel guilty?

How was he supposed to be angry at Orpheus?

Orpheus knew what Gravis referred to, and he only answered with a smile. "I simply assumed the position of Ancestor in the Myriad Sect. I don't have a Sect anyway, and you all need an Ancestor. Without an Ancestor, the Myriad Sect can't talk and negotiate with other powerful Sects."

"I know," Gravis said. "I meant, what did you do to help me with my Sin Aura? You were responsible for paying back nearly 50% of my Sin Aura."

Orpheus looked at Gravis in surprise.

First of all, Orpheus wanted to know how Gravis could know these things. Gravis hadn't even seen what Orpheus had done, but Gravis still somehow knew how much of his Sin Aura had been dealt with by Orpheus.

Did father tell them?

Orpheus wasn't sure.

Sadly, no one knew that Gravis had already talked to the highest Heaven several times. The things they had talked about had to remain a secret.

Not even Stella knew that Gravis had talked with the highest Heaven.

However, Orpheus still believed Gravis. Gravis had spoken these words very naturally, and it was obvious that he thought his sources to be reliable.

Orpheus awkwardly scratched the back of his head with a bitter laugh. "I actually didn't want to tell you all what I did. Not even Manuel knows what I have done to help you."

Orpheus sighed. "Well, seems like I can't keep it a secret. I wanted to keep it hidden to show you some of my sincerity, but that's impossible now."

tell me,"

Sects we have destroyed wanted to join us. Without an Ancestor, this would become very awkward. Ancestral Gods can't directly interfere with the war, but they can inform the other Sects and cause some indirect

contacted me. He wanted me to assume the position of Ancestor in the Myriad Sect. He was also the one that

did you do?" Gravis

with the Ancestral Gods of the destroyed Sects. I accepted three of them

rose in skepticism, but he didn't

of giving the money to the Myriad Sect, I gave the money back to the Ancestral Gods and made them reach the next level in the Ancestral God Realm," Orpheus added. "I told them that the only reason I'm doing this is because of you, which is the truth. If you hadn't condensed

eyes shone

that's how Orpheus managed to repay so much of

them reach the next Realm, Orpheus would gain credit

Orpheus had credited the entirety of

received Karmic Luck equivalent to a couple Ancestral Gods reaching

like a couple of Gravis' disciples had advanced to the Ancestral

'No wonder,' Gravis thought.

keep

sign a contract, which states that they are forbidden from telling

I see the contract?" Gravis

into a bitter

that he still didn't

Orpheus handed over the contract, and Gravis looked

Gravis nodded to Mortis. "It's real," he said

Mortis frowned in uncertainty.

he

seconds of

scratched the back of his head in

be angry at you now!?" Gravis asked in exasperation. "How am I supposed to think about your conduct in the

but I don't want to lose either

as he waved his hands dismissively. "Fine.

brother? Fine! You won! Hope you're happy!" Gravis shouted with

smiled brightly and laughed

while, Gravis also stopped acting like a

Orpheus," Gravis said. "I just haven't been certain of when I should

Gravis. "So, can your

"Sure," Gravis said.

the two brothers embraced for the

bad things were