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."

me,"

at the Myriad Sect. "The Myriad Sect has more than one Ancestral God now. Several Ancestral Gods of the 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

assume the position of Ancestor in the Myriad Sect. He was also the

nodded. "So, what did you do?" Gravis asked

Gods of the destroyed Sects. I accepted three of them for a lot of money, but I didn't

eyebrows rose in skepticism, but he

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

eyes shone in

how Orpheus managed to repay so much of Gravis'

Gods had probably paid a couple billion God Stones, and by making them reach the next Realm, Orpheus would gain credit for their advancement in

had credited the entirety

to a couple Ancestral Gods reaching the next

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

'No wonder,' Gravis thought.

to keep that hidden?"

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

see the contract?" Gravis

expression turned into a bitter

see the contract meant that he still

the contract,

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

Mortis frowned in uncertainty.

sure how he

seconds of silence

Gravis groaned loudly as he violently scratched the

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

sorry, but I don't

as he waved

wanna be my brother? Fine! You won! Hope you're happy!" Gravis

smiled brightly

acting like a child and

just haven't been

smiled at Gravis. "So, can your big brother have a hug?"

"Sure," Gravis said.

two brothers embraced for the first time

the bad things