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.

grinned. "Well, not soon after I entered the Eternal Fire Sect, several people started to act against 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

you?" Gravis asked with a dangerous glint in his

you're trying to help me, but you're still

continued looking into Orpheus' eyes with a

this situation as

Orpheus said. "Power is everything, or did you forget that? All these political schemes are unimportant, and I let them do and say whatever

but who cares? I'm still a member of their Sect, and if they try to throw me

something that happened,"

out of the Eternal Fire Sect?" Gravis asked

Orpheus answered with a smirk, "but they

"What happened?" Gravis asked.

berated everyone quite heavily. He said that infighting was great for creating outstanding new Elders, but

banished me, which would have resulted in the Eternal Fire Sect becoming much weaker. They can deal with losing thousands or millions of Star Gods, but they couldn't deal with losing someone with the power to

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

they didn't. The power of the entire Eternal Fire Sect would drop significantly, which meant that this was

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

a

have gained an incredible amount

would have also gained

trade everyone was

Except Orpheus.

I have

Silence.

have put a proxy in my place. In short, I

would have probably used

current

unofficially?" Orpheus asked with a

"Both," Gravis answered.

said

curiosity into a deadpan