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

help with

help with

you when you're in danger since

there's absolutely nothing I can do," Stella said

taught so many disciples. I gathered so much money. I tempered myself so many times just for you," Stella said in

do?" Stella asked quietly again. "What

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

help him. Yet, I'm just a small pebble on

Gravis remained silent.

from you. I'm only this powerful because

feel like I'm only in the Star God Realm because of you. Nearly all of my Laws come from you.

I only have to wait

a million years and not do anything,

myself since I don't need to fight to comprehend Laws. A Will-Aura isn't necessary when I learn all

point, she wasn't even sure if she was talking to Gravis

anymore. I would safely reach the Divine God Realm eventually by doing nothing. I could spend time with you whenever you need

home and do

everything I can contribute to

is such a

between two relatively equal partners. One partner can be better at some things, but there are always things that the other partner

all of this wouldn't count as

a partner

"I'm a pet."

and the only thing I'm

I can

Silence.

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

is what

reminded of

protect her. However, Stella's growth was so incredibly fast that she went further and

was impossible for Liam to catch up to

was in the