Chapter 1038 - 1038 – Accept Or Not? (1/2)

Silence.

For several seconds, no one said a thing.

Gravis' friends kept themselves out of this since this had nothing to do with them.

Mortis looked at Orpheus coldly.

Orpheus had betrayed him, and it hurt Mortis deeply.

”Worthless.”

As soon as these words were spoken, it was like the entire atmosphere had changed.

These words were spoken coldly and with hate.

Mortis had completely cut off Orpheus from his life.

This betrayal had hurt him deeply, and he had to repay Orpheus for that pain.

One should never forget that, while Mortis' personality had changed a lot, he was still one with lightning.

A betrayal from one of his family members was unforgivable to him.

However, Orpheus was quite clever while apologizing.

He had specifically lowered himself and had shown that keeping the Emotional connection between him and Gravis was important to him.

Severing this connection was enough for Mortis.

If Orpheus hadn't put much value on their emotional connection, Mortis would have found a different way to repay Orpheus for this pain.

One should never forget that Mortis was nice to his friends but absolutely ruthless to his enemies.

If Orpheus didn't feel sufficient pain by severing their emotional bond, Mortis would have grown more powerful until…

He would kill Orpheus.

Mortis was very similar to Gravis but very different in some regards.

However, Orpheus wasn't stupid.

He knew everything about Gravis' and Mortis' lives in the higher world, and he had planned accordingly. He knew that he had to get emotionally invested in Mortis.

Orpheus knew that he had to feel sufficient pain.

Otherwise, he would die.

Could Orpheus kill Mortis?

Yes, he was more than powerful enough.

However, that would bring problems upon problems.

Gravis would forget the Law of Sentience when Mortis died.

Heaven wanted Gravis to become powerful.

The Opposer wanted Gravis to become powerful.

Essentially, it was impossible for Orpheus to kill Mortis, and even if he managed it, this would make Gravis hate him.

Orpheus knew that if he offended Mortis, he would die.

However, this didn't mean that it hurt any less.

Orpheus had seen Mortis like another brother, just like Gravis. In essence, Mortis was a younger version of Gravis.

Orpheus grimaced as he heard Mortis' cold words.

The Opposer didn't say anything.

This was between the three of them, and it was their decision to make.

Gravis also didn't say anything.

Mortis was his own being, and Gravis would let him make his decisions.

As long as Mortis didn't try to kill Orpheus, everything would be fine.

However, Gravis also noticed how deliberate Orpheus had apologized.

In essence, this took away quite a bit from the purity and honesty of the apology. After all, Orpheus went in with a plan that increased the chances of success.

Depending on the viewpoint, one could even argue that this counted as a form of emotional manipulation.

Orpheus looked at Mortis with pain. ”I'm sorry, Mo-”

”Shut up!” Mortis snapped with hate. ”Don't play this stupid game with me. You know exactly why you haven't drawn my killing intent. You planned for everything, and I see that you are just as shrewd and scheming as all these hypocritical Sect Masters I met.”

”Don't talk to me ever again. From this day forth, you are nothing more than a random person with a personality I despise.”

Orpheus took another shaky breath.

He had expected this, but it was still difficult for him.

Orpheus wanted to apologize more to Mortis to regain their emotional bond, but he knew that it was too late.

Mortis was not a forgiving person.

This was also the reason why Orpheus had been so afraid of telling Gravis the truth in the past.

When Gravis had returned from the lower world, he had just gone over an emotional hurdle, which made him emotionally fragile. On top of that, Gravis had also been influenced by the temperament of lightning.

If Orpheus had told the truth back then, Gravis would have reacted very similarly to how Mortis had acted just now.

Gravis probably wouldn't have wanted to kill him, but Gravis would have hated Orpheus.