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."

now, she's dead. Dead because of a war that started because of you,"

my faults lie," Gravis answered neutrally. "I always wanted to be there for her, but I didn't even know where I could find her. Additionally, I wanted to

a snort. "Don't you realize that, sometimes, we want someone else to take the

"And when she finally

could find

of years of not being able to see you, this war happened, and she decided to join the stalling group. Her disregard for your group of friends in

man snorted with disregard, but that disregard was targeted

still alive. Why? Because I wasn't powerful enough

Divine God. She was

Gravis didn't answer.

all I wanted to tell you," the man said as he turned around. "I hope this

Then, the man left.

only looked at the

found someone that truly loves you, Cera,"

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

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

his daughter, and yes, losing her deeply hurt

hadn't seen each other in a

once in the tournament, but

was the last time Cera

left for

then, Gravis had only been a bit older than a thousand

A thousand years.

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time, there was bound to be

now, she was

she wasn't even the only

the friends he had

mentor had died to his tribulation in the Ancestral God Realm. His opponent had killed

Late Ancestral God Realm was as far as

where his

the extremes of power with the help of everyone around him and his own

had effectively fought above his talent. He had managed to close the

least Dorian had had

had already expected

it seriously. It was like he had already

of his life, he had simply

when he had met

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

the middle world, but Dorian had managed to get

lower world to

many beings could reach

many beings could live for millions of

very far, and he could be proud

Just like Ferris.

God Realm. Sadly, his tribulation also spelled