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.

and the incredible amount

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

said

load of suffering. This meant that Gravis had also known that it would become harder and harder

but 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 couldn't help you. The only thing I

of

was impossible to quantify Suffering to such a

levels of it, and they were fine

and Mortis had talked

and he seemingly hadn't changed from his previous self before

was also something

and confidence inside Mortis,

It was difficult to put this feeling into words, but that was the most accurate

and Mortis slowly absorbed God Stones until they both

two of them stood up

nodded at each

now on, the trials would be for both of them, and they had

mentally, Gravis and Mortis left the hall through the opened

to the next trial along the narrow and long

as their minds entered

at the next

each put their hands on one half of the gate

two of them walked into their new

no walls, ceiling, or floor in this vast nothingness. The gate they walked through just hovered in the emptiness, and

gates were simply standing in

It was

just endless

as the two of them entered, they saw two

Orthar, and the other one could only be

they saw their opponent, their

not what

battle-ready states immediately dissolved as

trial will push you to your limits," Orthar said from in front of

can't comprehend several Laws during the fight,

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

Heaven's Magnate Realm isn't the end, and you will still need to fight some of them to comprehend the Law of Energy

is why you will fight him

as their minds tried