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.

talked about the Sin Monster, and the incredible amount

on his body near the end, but Mortis managed to survive against so many of them for such a

said

had also known that it would become harder and harder the longer it dragged on, which added a feeling of approaching dread. Additionally, Gravis hadn't been entirely sure

me during these trying times. Meanwhile, you have been alone the entire time. I couldn't help you.

of

to quantify Suffering

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

Gravis and Mortis

calmed down again, and he seemingly hadn't

was also something

a certain maturity and confidence

was like Mortis truly was Mortis at this moment. It was difficult to put this

God Stones until they both reached the fourth level of

the two of them stood

them nodded at each

the trials would be for both of them,

Mortis

walked to the next trial along the narrow and

momentum slowly increased as their minds

arrived at the

each put their hands on one half of the

walked into their new trial, their eyes fixated on one being in

in this vast nothingness. The gate they walked through just hovered in the emptiness, and the two of them could

gates were simply standing in

of purple, blue, and black. It was like they were in space, among the stars. However, there were no

just endless

two of them entered,

was Orthar, and the other

when they saw their opponent,

not what they had

dissolved as shock replaced

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

Laws during the

power, and this trial will give you valuable

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

why you will fight him

and Mortis only barely registered Orthar's words as their minds tried