Chapter 80: Powerful Visitor (2/2)
Gorn had explained to Gravis in the Entrance Exams that any guild, which managed to raise a Heavenborn, would be handsomely rewarded by the Heaven Sect. Gravis also remembered the time when Gorn talked to him on the way to the Lightning Guild. Gorn had said that the Lightning Sect was equal to the other Main-Elemental Guilds and only under one other.
Gravis combined those two, seemingly unrelated, conversations and guessed who the person was. The Heaven Sect was probably the most influential presence in the lower world. Also, judging by the name ”Heaven Sect”, and by them recruiting Heavenborn, Gravis could imagine what kind of sect the Heaven Sect was.
It was a sect directly under Heaven. It gathered Heaven's chosen and would probably also follow Heaven's orders and commandments. In Gravis' quest against Heaven, the Heaven Sect would probably be his strongest enemy, aside from Heaven itself. He was still too weak right now and couldn't possibly oppose that transcendent existence.
Gravis also realized why he had an innate dislike for the person. The person was blessed with immense karmic luck, while Gravis lacked any karmic luck. Gravis often came in contact with the concept of karmic luck, and he started getting a kind of instinct for that.
Gravis could subconsciously perceive if someone had immense karmic luck. It was hard with ordinary people, but this person had so much that Gravis could easily notice.
Gravis felt like he saw a scene of a black and white object speaking to each other. One was shining as brightly as the stars, while the other only spread darkness. One was blessed by Heaven, while the other was shunned.
Gravis also noticed that the person, in front of him, wasn't sure if Gravis was a Heavenborn. The person obviously couldn't perceive karmic luck. Otherwise, that person wouldn't have asked Gravis to prove his Heavenborn status. Gravis wasn't sure if he should continue acting on his lie or tell the truth.
If he continued lying, he might get involved with the Heaven Sect. If he got involved with them, he would continue coming closer to Heaven, and it was very possible that, at some point, Gravis would meet a person that could communicate with Heaven directly. If Heaven told them about Gravis' relationship with Heaven…
Gravis looked at Gorn, who, when noticing Gravis looking at him, Looked down at his robe to brush off some dust on his robe and then looked back into Gravis' eyes. Gravis realized what Gorn was telling him. He was nodding, which meant, Gravis should comply with the request of the young man.
Gravis was unsure. Gorn knew a lot about Gravis, but not everything. Gorn didn't know about Gravis' relationship with Heaven. He also didn't know about Gravis' lack of karmic luck. Gorn might think that being a Heavenborn was less of a danger than someone who had a Will-Aura at the Body Tempering Realm.
Gravis quickly continued thinking. What would he do if he was the hegemon of a lower world and saw someone in the Body Tempering Realm with a Will-Aura? In that case, he would either recruit or kill him. So, the first thing he would do…
”Come on, don't be shy,” repeated the man with a smile. ”You don't have to keep it a secret from me,” he continued speaking like a snake worming itself into Gravis' ear. ”We are fellow children of Heaven.”
Gravis noticed how the man referred to Heaven with ”Heaven” and not with ”Heaven and Earth”. The man knew how Heaven worked. Lying to someone like that was hard, yet, telling the truth was also a problem.
What should Gravis do?