Lightning Is the Only Way

Gravis had totally forgotten about his birthday. After all, birthdays kind of lost their meaning.

However, one million years was still a long time, and Gravis needed some time to process that.

Gravis was a million years old now.

After a moment of shock, Gravis recovered and thanked everyone for coming.

Then, all of them had a small get-together, which reminded Gravis of the time he had left for the middle world. Back then, they had also held a small party for Gravis.

Gravis still remembered the present his father had given him. It had been a black scale, and Gravis had had no idea from whom this scale came.

Now, Gravis knew.

It had been a scale from the Black Magnate.

Stella wasn't here right now since she was busy comprehending more Laws. Additionally, Gravis also hadn't been there for Stella's millionth birthday.

It wasn't really an important event, and everyone knew that, which was why the party had only been very small and short. It basically only acted as a small get-together and reunion.

Gravis didn't speak much with Mortis, the Black Magnate, his father, or his mother since he was in regular contact with them.

However, Orpheus was someone Gravis hadn't met in a while, and he asked him how he was doing. After all, Gravis hadn't seen Orpheus in Manuel's faction.

"Oh, I'm just comprehending Laws," Orpheus said with a smile. "The Ancestor of the Eternal Fire Sect offered me the position of Sect Master, but I declined. I don't want to be bound by a lot of responsibility."

This took Gravis by surprise. "Wait, what? The Ancestor asked you to be the Sect Master of the Eternal Fire Sect?" Gravis asked.

Orpheus nodded with a smile. "Yes, apparently, there had been some kind of competition I didn't know about. However, that explanation cleared a lot of my doubts."

Gravis lifted an eyebrow.

me. Some of them were slandering me. Others were trying to put the blame on me for something I didn't do. Some people tried to convince me that there were hidden spies in the Eternal Fire Sect,

to go against you?" Gravis asked with a dangerous glint in his

Gravis' eyes, he only laughed. "I like that you're trying to help me, but you're still a bit too young," he

into Orpheus' eyes with a

wasn't taking this situation as

is everything, or did you forget that? All these political

Sect hates me now, but who cares? I'm still a member of their Sect, and if they try to throw me out of the Sect, they will only have lost one

that's eventually something that happened,"

thrown out of the Eternal Fire Sect?" Gravis

with a

"What happened?" Gravis asked.

vote was nearly complete, the Ancestor appeared, and he berated everyone quite heavily. He said that infighting was great for creating outstanding new Elders, but as soon as one reached the top of the Sect, everyone had

Fire Sect becoming much weaker. They can deal with losing

acted correctly while everyone else acted only for their personal gain. Well, acting for one's personal gain isn't that bad if it involves a significant increase of power, but this was all about status and position. If they had a way to become far more powerful by banishing me, the Ancestor wouldn't stop them. He would

Fire Sect would

position of Sect Master, and that's also when I declined," Orpheus said with

a

accepted the position of Sect Master, he would have gained an incredible amount of resources to further his own

have also

a trade everyone was willing to

Except Orpheus.

I have

Silence.

proxy in my place. In short, I would get the resources with none of

would have probably used Manuel as

current

or unofficially?" Orpheus asked with a

"Both," Gravis answered.

Sect Master. Unofficially," Orpheus said before making a short pause, "Also

face transformed from curiosity into