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.

can't help with your equipment,"

can't help with your

can't help with

you're in

want to help you with something, but there's absolutely nothing I can

you condensed your Sin Aura, I tried everything in my power to help you. I gave it my all! I taught so many disciples. I gathered so much money. I tempered myself so many times just for you," Stella said in a louder

what did that do?" Stella asked quietly again. "What was

your debt and that the Myriad Sect also dealt with something like 20%.

made a difference? You know

threatening my husband's life, and it's my duty and desire to help him. Yet, I'm just a

Gravis remained silent.

"All the power I have also comes from you. I'm only

of my Laws come from you. I see how hard everyone else is working, and I'm so impressed with their dedication and their

only have to wait for

on the ground for a million years and not do anything, and you

have to temper myself since I don't need to fight to comprehend Laws. A

she wasn't even sure if she was talking to

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

stay home and do nothing while waiting for

the extent of everything I can contribute to this

such a thing still

a relationship is between two relatively equal partners. One partner can be better at some things, but

all of this wouldn't count as

a

"I'm a pet."

and the only thing I'm

all I

Silence.

at Stella. He knew that these weren't some irrational thoughts created by impulsive emotions. No, the things Stella was telling Gravis had been on

is what

got reminded

had to protect

to catch up to Stella, no matter how hard he

in the same