Lightning Is the Only Way

Silence.

Gravis looked at the equipment he had carelessly thrown to the side with regret.

Gravis had assumed that Stella was creating the Formation Arrays, not the entire equipment.

Stella had put so much work into everything, but Gravis had thrown everything to the side.

"I'm sorry, Stella," Gravis said slowly. "I didn't know that you have forged all of this equipment."

"Does that change a thing?" Stella asked calmly.

"What do you mean?"

"It's not about you caring for my feelings or anything. It's about the truth, and the truth is that all my efforts have amounted to nothing."

"As always," Stella added with a regretful expression.

"Hey, your equipment is still very good! After all, I didn't lie when I said that I hadn't seen these Formation Arrays before. If you created them, that's wonderful!" Gravis said with a reassuring tone.

Stella sighed.

"That's not it, Gravis," she said as she looked at him with complex eyes.

"I know why you did what you did. You saw something that bothered me, and you took care of it. You care for me, and that's why you went out to spend a ridiculous number of God Stones just to get this huge chunk of ore. You thought that this entire thing was troubling me, but you thought incorrectly," Stella said with a sigh.

Gravis wasn't sure what he should think right now. "What do you mean?" he asked again.

"Gravis, put yourself in my shoes for a bit," Stella said. "I love you, and I want only the best for you, and I know you feel the same way towards me."

"You give me equipment. You give me safety. You give me Laws. You give me everything."

"Yet, what do I give you?" Stella asked.

Gravis raised an eyebrow.

with your

help with

help with your

in

to help you with something, but there's absolutely

all! I taught so

that do?" Stella asked quietly again. "What was my

that the Myriad Sect also

worth? Has my help even made a difference? You know that,

him. Yet, I'm just a small

Gravis remained silent.

I'm only this powerful because I have an outstanding

only in the Star God Realm because of you. Nearly all of my Laws come from you.

have to

a million years and not do anything, and you

even have to temper myself since I don't need to fight to comprehend Laws. A Will-Aura isn't

absent eyes. At this point, she wasn't even sure if she

Divine God Realm eventually by doing nothing. I could spend time with you whenever you need

would only stay home and do nothing while

I can contribute to

is such a thing

partners. One partner can be better at some things, but there are always things that

can't contribute anything, all of this wouldn't count as a

a partner

"I'm a pet."

and the only thing I'm good for is to be

I

Silence.

looked with deep pain at Stella. He knew that these weren't some irrational thoughts created by impulsive emotions. No, the things Stella was

is what Stella truly

reminded of

tried to chase after Stella since he felt like he had to protect her. However, Stella's growth was so incredibly fast that she went

up to Stella, no

in the same