Chapter 283: The Freya Clan (1/2)
As Gravis traveled to the Freya Clan, he thought about the last time he met Joyce. Back then, he had been so naïve. He also remembered how affected he had been by the Hunting Guild's offer to help him. Right now, it was unthinkable for Gravis to be affected by something as simple as that. Well, at least not nearly as much.
It had been nearly three years since Gravis and Joyce had last seen each other. He still remembered how nervous he was while talking to her. Yet, as he thought back, she didn't seem prettier than the two twins that he had rejected when he had still been part of ”the Greys”.
'By the way, whatever happened to those two?' Gravis thought. 'I guess they should have been part of the Darkness Sect, but they also left after our talk. At that time, I thought that it was because they didn't want to temper themselves anymore, but I think something else happened. It's possible that our talk made them feel something for me. They probably left because they didn't want to be part of the scam anymore.'
Gravis chuckled a little. 'It doesn't matter. Our paths are different. They probably won't ever reach the Sapling Stage. After all, their fear of losing each other is too restricting. This won't allow them to take risks, which will, in turn, make it impossible for them to temper their Will-Auras. Well, right now, the strongest people of the Darkness Sect are at the Seed Stage. The twin's mindset is better than most others from the Sect, so maybe they can change the future Darkness Sect a little.'
As Gravis shot through the environment, he got sidetracked and looked around. It was currently dusk, and the orange hue bathed the surrounding trees, mountains, and clouds in a warm glow. Seeing the glow, some melancholy appeared inside Gravis.
His loneliness wouldn't break Gravis, but being alone also didn't feel good. He had been part of a community for the past one and a half years, and being alone again, reminded him of the other times where he was alone.
”Well, the old man said that friends come and go,” Gravis muttered. ”Just because I am feeling a little lonely right now doesn't mean that this will always be the case.”
Gravis knew that he could join some organizations now. He had kept watch over Old Man Lightning's and Lasar's Karmic Luck, and surprisingly, none of their Karmic Luck had been affected by being close to him. Gravis had thought about this issue for a while and came to a conclusion.
'This whole lowering-the-Karmic-Luck-of-others thing had stopped as soon as I reached the Spirit Forming Realm. This means that something at that point has changed how Heaven looks at me. I also think it's not just this lower Heaven, but also maybe the highest Heaven,' Gravis thought as he rubbed his chin in thought.
'I guess my desperate actions back then made Heaven cautious of pushing me into a corner. The fact that my father had appeared, together with a power that I assume is the highest Heaven, shows that my breakthrough was way more serious than I had anticipated.'
Gravis looked into the sky. 'Well, the results show that the more Heaven suppressed me, the more powerful I became. Without these constant attempts at my life and the pressure surrounding me, I wouldn't have achieved my Destruction Lightning, Unity Will, or my special Spirit.'
Gravis chuckled a little. 'I guess Heaven is taking me seriously now. Yet, ironically, taking me seriously means giving me less pressure and more freedom. It's funny how contradictory some concepts seem if someone doesn't know all the information.'
Gravis shook his head to get back on track. 'Enough thinking about the past!' Gravis shouted in his mind. 'Joyce is the last thing binding me to this lower world. Everything else has been resolved. According to Lasar, this whole resource war thing will also go on for multiple years. At that point, I should already be ready to reach the Unity Realm. After all, the Self Stage needs no accumulation, just like the tenth Stage of Energy Gathering. As soon as I reach it, I can directly advance to the Unity Realm.'
After some minutes, Gravis came closer to the Freya Clan. The plants became bigger and more powerful. Gravis could even see a lot of Energy Plants. Though, surprisingly, he didn't even see a single Spirit Plant. 'The Freya Clan practices Life Lightning, which is the best nourishment for powerful plants, but I guess since the Freya Clan isn't nearly as powerful as a Sect, they probably don't have that many Spirit Forming Experts. Because of that, they probably can't spare so much of their Life Lightning for the plants.'
By now, the Freya Clan was visible in Gravis' Spirit. It basically looked like a small town. There was one light-green castle in the middle, with lots of houses strewn around the area. In comparison to a town, the houses looked a bit bigger and more expensive. The only cheap-looking buildings were some sheds in some gardens.