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 you,"

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

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

finally wanted to meet you again, she couldn't find

one could find

the stalling group. Her disregard for your group of friends in the past

man snorted with disregard, but that disregard was

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

level three Divine God. She was

Gravis didn't answer.

was all I wanted to tell you," the man said as

Then, the man left.

looked at

that truly loves you, Cera," Gravis said

Cera's husband. After all, he was just as stricken with

himself for it, but he didn't mind Cera's death as

daughter, and yes, losing

hadn't seen each other

once in the tournament, but Cera hadn't seen Gravis

last time Cera had seen

had left for the

a bit older than

A thousand years.

4.6 million

long time, there was bound to be a feeling of

she

she wasn't

continued thinking about the

to his

God Realm was as far as

his

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

managed to close the gap in power with his very creative techniques,

Dorian had had a great

heard, Dorian had already expected

seriously. It

of his life, he had simply

when he had met Dorian, Old Man

saved Gravis from certain death, and he had even

grandson, Lasar, had died in the middle world, but Dorian had managed to get all the way to

world to

beings could reach that

live

got very far, and he could be proud

Just like Ferris.

God Realm. Sadly, his tribulation also