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

help with your

can't help

help you when you're in danger since you're much

but there's absolutely nothing I can

you. I gave it my all! I taught so many disciples. I gathered so much money. I tempered

do?" Stella asked

with 30% of your debt and that the

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

my duty and desire to help him. Yet, I'm just

Gravis remained silent.

I'm only this powerful because

I'm only in the Star God Realm because of you. Nearly all of my Laws come from you. I see how hard everyone else is working,

I only have

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

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

point, she wasn't even sure

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

and do nothing

everything I can contribute

such a thing still a

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

all of this

not a partner

"I'm a pet."

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

all I

Silence.

the things Stella was

what

reminded of

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

was impossible for Liam to catch up to Stella, no

was in the same