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.

Monster, and the incredible amount of suffering it brought with

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

said

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

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

both of them

impossible to quantify Suffering

agreed that they had gone through similar levels of it,

Gravis and Mortis had talked

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

there was also

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

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

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

the two of them stood up and looked at each

of them nodded at

trials would be for both

and Mortis left the hall through the opened

walked to the next trial along the narrow

momentum slowly increased as their

arrived at

each put their hands on one half of the

into their new trial, their eyes fixated on one being in front of

this vast nothingness. The gate they walked through

gates were simply standing

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

just

the two of them entered, they saw two

and the other one could only be

when they saw their opponent, their

not what they had

dissolved as shock replaced

you to your limits," Orthar said

Laws during the

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

some

is why you will

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