Lightning Is the Only Way

Gravis stood alone on top of one of the walls of the Heavenly Divine Sect.

He had been standing here for hours, simply looking aimlessly at the horizon.

Gravis was still in shock, and it was difficult for him to accept everything.

He hadn't expected that so many had died.

The feeling of losing his loved ones was not foreign to Gravis, but it was difficult every time.

Especially this time.

"You were her father, right?" a man said to Gravis after approaching him.

Gravis looked over at the person and read his Law fragments.

Then, he wordlessly nodded as he looked at the horizon again.

The man joined Gravis at the wall.

The two of them had never met each other before, but they felt the same thing right now.

Grief.

"She often spoke of you," the man said.

"She did?" Gravis asked absentmindedly.

"Yes," the man answered. "She always said that she didn't regret her choice, but I think that she regretted it a little bit. After she became a Star God, she gained a human mindset, and with it, feeling."

"Yet, so much time had passed, and she never found a good opportunity."

"I think she wanted to meet you again and bury the past," the man explained. "She always talked about how much she hated people running from their emotions, but I think that's because she was hating her past self for her decisions."

Silence.

"You know, I always hated you," the man said.

Gravis didn't answer.

"It was like your existence put an impossible pressure on her. She always wanted to push herself to the top. She always said that she had to overtake you. Every time she achieved something, it never was enough. She always said that her achievements were worthless. After all, you would have already long overtaken her."

"That pressure she put on herself was also extended to me, her husband," the man said. "I always had to listen to complaints. No matter what I did, I wasn't powerful enough. I wanted to spend more time with her. I just wanted to be with her."

"Yet, it never happened. She was fully focused on becoming more powerful. Honestly, I don't even know why she chose me as her husband."

The man took a deep breath.

"But I loved her. I loved her with all my heart."

of a war that started because of

wanted to be there for her, but I didn't even know where I could find her. Additionally, I wanted to let her have her space.

"Don't you realize that, sometimes, we want someone else to take the initiative? She didn't want to admit it, but I

deep breath. "And when she finally wanted to meet you again, she couldn't find

one could

able to see you, this war happened, and she decided to join the stalling group. Her disregard for your group of friends in the

with disregard, but that disregard was targeted

me. I'm still alive. Why? Because I wasn't powerful

level three Divine God. She was

Gravis didn't answer.

the man said as he turned around. "I hope this was what

Then, the man left.

looked

someone that truly loves you, Cera,"

After all, he was just as stricken with grief as Gravis, probably

it, but he didn't mind Cera's death

daughter, and yes, losing her deeply hurt

other in a

once in the tournament,

the last time Cera

she had left for

been a bit older than

A thousand years.

was 4.6 million years

time, there was bound to be a

she

that, she wasn't even the

about the friends he had

died to his tribulation in the Ancestral God Realm. His

Ancestral God Realm was as far as

his journey

had been pushed to the extremes of power with the help of everyone around him and his own

Dorian had effectively fought above his talent. He had managed to close the gap in power with his very creative techniques, but at some point, the gap simply became too

least Dorian had had a great

had heard, Dorian had already

he seemingly hadn't taken it seriously. It was like he had already accepted his

of his life, he had simply done whatever

still remembered when he had met Dorian,

once saved Gravis from certain death, and he had even given Gravis his

Dorian had managed

world to the Late Ancestral God

many beings could reach that

live for millions

he

Just like Ferris.

had reached the Peak Ancestral God Realm. Sadly, his tribulation also spelled the