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

can't help with your

can't help with

you when you're in

you with something, but there's absolutely nothing I can do," Stella

so many disciples. I gathered so much money. I tempered

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

and that the Myriad Sect

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

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

Gravis remained silent.

you. I'm only this powerful because

that way, but I feel like 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,

have to wait for

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

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

eyes. At this point, she

would safely reach the Divine God Realm eventually by doing nothing. I could

home and do nothing while waiting for

I

is such a thing

be better at some things, but there are always things that the

since I can't contribute anything, all of this

a

"I'm a pet."

the only thing I'm good for is to be happy when

I can

Silence.

these weren't some irrational thoughts created by impulsive emotions. No, the things Stella was

this is what Stella

got reminded of

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

up to Stella, no

in the