Lightning Is the Only Way

"You need to become a level four Star God again first," Orthar answered directly. "I've already prepared your opponent, and you can't win as long as you are not a level four Star God."

"Additionally, don't jump into a fight while feeling this confident. Confidence is good, but you can't commit any mistakes against your next opponent. If you do, you will die, and your suffering will have been for naught."

Mortis only looked at Orthar with fiery eyes, but Orthar's gaze didn't waver.

"He's right, Mortis," Gravis said from the side. "Calm down first. Orthar knows our power perfectly, and he will give us an opponent that will push us to our absolute limits. One wrong move, and we will die."

"After all, if we can't even prepare ourselves adequately for a fight, how will we ever reach the power of father?"

Mortis' gaze went from Orthar to Gravis.

"I won't make a mistake," Mortis said.

Gravis frowned.

"However, I trust in your judgment," Mortis said after he relaxed. "You might see things in me that I can't see."

Gravis' smile returned. "Thanks," he said.

The two of them looked at Orthar again and nodded.

Orthar nodded back.

Then, Orthar vanished.

After that, Mortis and Gravis sat down.

Gravis asked his father for another delivery of coffee, and his father delivered.

"I'm proud of you, Mortis," the Opposer said to Mortis.

When Mortis heard these words, something inside him shook.

"Thanks," was all Mortis said.

His thanks only sounded polite, but all of Mortis' feelings had been summarized in it.

Mortis had felt the deep feeling of pride his father held for him, and his father heard the appreciation in Mortis' voice.

Gravis gave Mortis some of the coffee, and the two of them started talking again.

Sin Monster, and the incredible amount of suffering it brought

impressed by Mortis. Back then, Gravis had only had so many Sin Monsters on his body near the end, but Mortis managed to

Mortis said

it would become

I had you to vent to," Gravis answered. "I could always shout at you, and you always supported me during these trying times. Meanwhile, you have been alone the entire time. I

both of them

to quantify Suffering to such a minute

similar levels of

and Mortis had talked

had fully calmed down again, and he seemingly hadn't changed

there was also something different about

a certain maturity and confidence inside Mortis, which

at this moment. It was difficult to put this feeling into words,

slowly absorbed God Stones until they both reached the fourth level of the Star

of them stood up and looked at each

of them nodded at

for both of them,

and Mortis left the

trial along

momentum slowly increased as their minds

arrived at

their hands on one half of the

them walked into their new trial, their

in this vast nothingness. The gate they walked through just hovered in the emptiness, and the two of

two gates were simply

with dark colors of purple, blue, and black. It was like

was just

as the two of them entered, they

the

their

was not what

immediately dissolved as shock replaced

will push you to your limits,"

you can't comprehend several Laws during the

true power, and this trial will

and you will still need to fight some of them to comprehend

why you will fight

their minds tried to process that they had to fight against