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

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

said

then, Gravis had been subject to an ever-increasing load of suffering. This meant that Gravis had also known that it would become harder and harder the longer it

you to vent to," Gravis answered. "I could always shout at you, and you always supported me during these trying times. Meanwhile,

of

quantify Suffering

levels of it, and they were

and Mortis had talked

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

was also something

was a certain maturity and confidence inside Mortis, which hadn't been

was difficult to put this feeling into words, but that

slowly absorbed God Stones until they both

them stood up and

them nodded at each

trials would be for both of them,

mentally, Gravis and Mortis left the hall through the

trial along the narrow

slowly increased as their minds

arrived at the next

hands on one half of the gate

of them walked into their new trial, their

space. There were no walls, ceiling, or floor in this vast nothingness. The gate they walked through just

simply standing in

and black. It was like they were

just

the two of them

and the other

they saw their opponent,

what they had

immediately dissolved

your

Laws during the fight, you

created this trial to push you towards true power, and this trial will give

you will still need to fight some of them to comprehend the Law

you will fight

barely registered Orthar's words as their minds tried to process that they had