Chapter 630: Morus Control (1/2)

Morus' mind recovered instantly as his old personality returned. Gone was his reverence towards Gravis. Now, he was able to see Gravis for what he was.

The over 700 years of being a servant appeared inside his mind. The 700 years of having no freedom felt terrifying to him. He had wasted 700 years under someone else!

Gravis had already fully prepared himself for the inevitable battle. Every single beast that had been freed from Gravis' Life Ring previously had wanted nothing but his death. Being stripped of one's own will was not something that someone could take easily.

Morus' eyes narrowed as killing intent radiated from him. Then, he looked with cold eyes at the distant Gravis.

Yet, instead of speaking or attacking, Morus remained silent for several seconds. He was only glaring coldly at Gravis.

But then, he relaxed and looked evenly at Gravis. ”You have not thought this through, Gravis,” Morus said coldly.

Gravis only smirked. ”I have had this plan for several centuries now, Morus,” Gravis said. ”I know that you have a high chance of killing me, but if you didn't have this chance, I wouldn't have freed you. You should know that I require genuine tempering since you should also know me pretty well by now.”

Morus harrumphed. ”That is not what I have meant.”

”Enlighten me,” Gravis said slowly.

”Being under someone else's suppression and control for so long truly makes me hate you. Yet, I know your power. If I were to attack you out of rage, I have a possibility of death without any potential reward. What do I get out of our fight?” Morus said.

Gravis raised an eyebrow. ”There is something to that, yes, but are you just willing to walk away like that?”

Morus slowly shook his head. ”These are the two use-cases you had come up with when you decided to release me, right? Either I had to fight you or avoid a fight with you.”

”What else is there for you to choose?” Gravis asked.

Morus sneered as he lifted his right claw. ”You have forgotten something. I have a bellyful of anger and hatred towards you bottled up deep inside of me. Yet, if I fight you, I might very well die. Then, wouldn't I die filled with regrets?”

Then, Morus lifted his left claw. ”Yet, if I simply flee like this, I won't ever be able to get rid of this hatred. I want to hurt you, but I might not have the power to hurt you, but I also can't let you go.”

”So,” Morus said with a smirk. ”What method do I have to hurt you immensely without battling you?”

First, Gravis had no idea what Morus meant, but then his eyes widened in horror.

Gravis had committed a horrible mistake!

Morus knew nearly everything about him. This meant that he also knew of Gravis' weakness.

Morus noticed Gravis' change of expression and smirked. ”You are powerful enough to resist me, but what about your offspring?” Morus asked with a voice of superiority. ”What if I just went to the southern territories and killed your offspring? What then?”

Gravis' insides churned as his mind filled with fear, panic, rage, hatred, and helplessness. Morus was faster than Gravis. If Morus wanted to flee, Gravis had no way to stop him!