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 your equipment,"

help with your

can't help

you're in danger since you're

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

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

that do?" Stella asked quietly again. "What

me that Orpheus dealt with 30% of your debt and that the Myriad Sect also

help even made a difference? You know that, even if I didn't help,

desire to help him. Yet, I'm just a small pebble on the mountain

Gravis remained silent.

Stella continued. "All the power I have also comes from you. I'm only this

think 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, and I'm so

have to wait

do anything, and you would

have to temper myself since I don't need to fight to comprehend Laws. A

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

need to 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

only stay home and do nothing

of everything I can contribute to this

such a thing

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."

I'm good for

I

Silence.

looked with deep pain at Stella. 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 a long

is what

got reminded

he felt like he had to protect her. However,

impossible for Liam to catch up to Stella, no matter how hard

in the same