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.

mostly talked about the Sin Monster, and the incredible amount of

on his body

Mortis said the

harder than him. Back 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 dragged on, which added

these trying times. Meanwhile, you

both of them

Suffering to such

had gone through similar levels

Gravis and Mortis

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

also something different

maturity and confidence

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

they both reached the fourth level of the

them stood

nodded

the trials would be for both of them,

Mortis left

walked to the next trial along the narrow and long

momentum slowly increased as their minds entered a battle-ready

at the

put their hands on one half of

walked into their new trial, their eyes

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

were simply standing

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

was just

soon as the two of them

of them was Orthar, and the other one could only be

their opponent, their

not what they had

dissolved as shock replaced

your limits," Orthar said from in

comprehend several Laws during the fight,

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

need to fight some of them to comprehend

why you will fight

words as their minds tried to process that they had to fight against