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," Gravis

God now. Several Ancestral Gods of the Sects we have destroyed wanted to join us. Without an Ancestor, this would become very

wanted me to assume the position of Ancestor in the Myriad Sect. He was also the one that told me about your Sin

nodded. "So, what did you

accepted three of them for a lot of money, but I didn't

in skepticism,

Gods and made them reach the next level in the Ancestral God Realm," Orpheus added. "I

eyes shone

to repay so much of

reach the next Realm, Orpheus would gain credit for their advancement in

had credited the entirety of the Karmic Luck to

equivalent to a couple Ancestral Gods reaching the

of Gravis' disciples

'No wonder,' Gravis thought.

wanted to keep that hidden?"

which states that they are

the contract?" Gravis

turned into a

contract meant that he still didn't

over the contract, and Gravis looked

it, Gravis nodded to Mortis. "It's

Mortis frowned in uncertainty.

sure how he should feel

seconds of

scratched

exasperation. "How am I supposed to think about your

sorry, but I don't want to

again as he waved his

You won! Hope

smiled brightly and laughed

also stopped acting like a child and laughed

said. "I just haven't been certain of when I should talk with

closer and smiled at Gravis. "So, can your big brother have

"Sure," Gravis said.

the two brothers embraced for the first

bad things were