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

can't help with

can't help

can't help you when you're in danger

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

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

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

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

what 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

and desire to help him. Yet,

Gravis remained silent.

you. I'm only this

all of my Laws come from you. I see how hard

I only have to wait for

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

to temper myself since I don't need to fight to

absent eyes. At this point, she

worry about me anymore. I would safely reach the Divine God Realm eventually by doing nothing. I could spend time with you whenever you need me, which is literally the only thing I can

stay home and do nothing while waiting

I

a thing

be better at some things, but there are always things

anything, all

not a

"I'm a pet."

thing I'm good for is to

all I can

Silence.

the things Stella was telling Gravis had

is what

reminded

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

catch up to Stella, no matter how

in