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 with

he was impressed by Mortis. Back then, Gravis had only had so many Sin Monsters on his

said

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 dragged on, which added a feeling of approaching dread. Additionally,

always supported me during these trying times. Meanwhile, you have been alone the entire

both of

impossible to quantify Suffering to such

that they had gone through similar levels of it, and they were fine with

Gravis and Mortis had talked

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

was also something

certain maturity and confidence inside Mortis, which

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

Mortis slowly absorbed God Stones until they both

them stood up

of them nodded at each

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

mentally, Gravis and Mortis

the next trial along the

as their minds

at

hands on one

two of them walked into their new

into endless space. There were no walls, ceiling, or floor in this vast nothingness. The gate they walked through just hovered in the emptiness, and the two of them

simply standing

around them peacefully shone with dark colors of purple, blue, and black. It was like they were in space, among

just

of them entered, they saw

the other one could only

their opponent,

not what

immediately dissolved as shock

will push you to your limits,"

Laws during the

to push you towards true power, and this trial will give you valuable experiences for when you

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

you will

words as their minds tried to process that they had