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.

help with your

can't help with

can't help with

you're in danger

there's absolutely nothing I

my all! I taught so many

Stella asked

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

a difference? You know that, even if I didn't help, you would have had no issues in

desire to help him. Yet, I'm just a small pebble on the mountain that helped you get through your Sin

Gravis remained silent.

comes from you. I'm only this powerful because I have an outstanding

all of my Laws come from you. I

have to wait

could sit on the ground for a million years and not do anything, and you would eventually still give me

I don't need to fight to comprehend Laws. A Will-Aura isn't necessary

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

by doing nothing. I could spend time with you whenever you need me, which is literally the only thing I

only stay home and do

I can contribute to

a thing

partner can be better at some things, but there are always

I can't contribute anything, all of this wouldn't count

not a

"I'm a pet."

care of me, and the only thing I'm good

all I

Silence.

the things Stella was telling Gravis had been on her mind for

this is what Stella truly

reminded

Liam had tried to chase after Stella since he felt like he had to protect her. However,

impossible for Liam to catch up to Stella,

in