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.

with your

help with

can't help

can't help you when you're in danger since you're much

something, but there's absolutely nothing I

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

do?" Stella asked quietly again. "What was

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

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

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

Gravis remained silent.

have also comes from you. I'm only this powerful because I have an outstanding husband with the Law of

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

have

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

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

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

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

home and do nothing

the extent of everything I can contribute to

a thing

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

can't contribute anything, all of this wouldn't count as a

not a partner or

"I'm a pet."

thing I'm

I can

Silence.

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

what Stella

got reminded

Liam had tried to chase after Stella since he felt like he had to protect her. However, Stella's growth was so incredibly fast that she went further and further away

for Liam to catch up to Stella, no matter how

was in the same