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," Stella

help

help

you're in danger

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

tried everything in my power to help you. I gave it my all! I taught so many disciples. I gathered so

do?" Stella asked quietly again. "What was

me that Orpheus dealt with 30% of your debt and that the Myriad Sect also dealt with something like 20%. You

worth? Has my help even made a difference? You know

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

Gravis remained silent.

I have also comes from you. I'm

of my Laws come from you. I see how hard everyone else is working, and

have

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

don't need to fight to comprehend Laws. A Will-Aura isn't necessary when I learn all the relevant Laws

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

wouldn't 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

home and do nothing while

extent of everything I can contribute to this

is such a thing still

a relationship is between two relatively equal partners. One partner can be better at some things, but there are always things that the other partner can

since I can't contribute anything, all of this wouldn't count

a partner

"I'm a pet."

and the only thing I'm

I

Silence.

irrational thoughts created by impulsive emotions. No, the things Stella was telling Gravis had been on her mind for a

what Stella truly

got reminded

had to protect her. However, Stella's growth was

was impossible for Liam to catch up to

was in the same