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."

a war that started because of you,"

I didn't even know where I could find her. Additionally, I wanted to let her have her space. If she didn't

man asked with a snort. "Don't you realize that, sometimes, we want someone else to take the initiative? She didn't want to admit it, but I know that she missed you. Yet, you never

took a deep breath. "And when she finally wanted to meet

could find

to join the stalling group. Her disregard for your group of friends in

with disregard, but that disregard was

Why? Because I wasn't

level three Divine God. She was a level four Divine

Gravis didn't answer.

man said as he turned around. "I hope this

Then, the man left.

only looked

truly loves you, Cera," Gravis said to

at Cera's husband. After all, he was just

want to admit it, and he hated himself for it, but he didn't mind Cera's

been his daughter, and yes,

seen each other

the tournament, but Cera

time

left for the higher

only been a bit

A thousand years.

Gravis was 4.6 million

a long time, there was bound to be a feeling of

she

that, she wasn't even

about the

friends and previous mentor had died to his

God Realm was

where his journey

pushed to the extremes of power with the help of everyone around him and his own creativity. Yet,

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

least Dorian had

Dorian had already expected to die

taken it seriously. It was

life, he had simply done

he had met

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

world, but Dorian had managed to

world to

many beings could reach that

could live for

and he could be proud of

Just like Ferris.

Peak Ancestral God Realm. Sadly, his tribulation also spelled the end of