Chapter 1145 - 1145 – Mortis Struggles (2/2)

The other person walked to the place beside Mortis and looked at him with a bit of confusion.

Mortis didn't engage the new person.

”I don't get you,” Azure said.

”What don't you get?” Mortis asked, not looking at Azure.

”You are basically made of Gravis, right?” Azure asked.

”Yes, so?” Mortis answered.

”What makes it so hard for you to achieve what you humans desire that much?” Azure asked. ”Gravis did it. Why can't you?”

”You don't understand because you're not a human,” Mortis answered evenly, not looking at her.

”I know,” Azure answered. ”That's why I'm asking. I genuinely don't get it, and I want to understand more.”

Mortis was reminded of when ”he” had met Azure back then.

As a beast, Azure didn't have these romantic feelings that humans had. Even her children were unimportant to her.

Mortis cared deeply for his three children.

Yes, Mortis still saw Aris, Cera, and Yersi as his children. After all, he and Gravis had been the same person back then. Mortis had also watched how the three of them became adults.

However, Mortis had kept himself away from them.

He didn't want his three kids to be confused about who their father was.

In Mortis' mind, Gravis was a better father anyway.

In Mortis' mind, Mortis was only a cruel and selfish person that only chased power. He wasn't cut out to be a father, boyfriend, husband, or whatever.

He was a power-hungry guy that only chased the higher Realms.

He could never be as good of a father or husband as Gravis.

For that reason, it was better for Gravis to take care of his children.

So, even though Mortis desired to have a connection with his three children, he kept himself out of their life. He had decided to only watch them from a distance.

However, as a beast, Azure wasn't like that.

Azure didn't care about her children. Whenever Azure saw Aris, for example, there was not a shred of emotion to be seen in her Laws.

She genuinely didn't see the three of them any different from the other members of the Myriad Sect.

They were simply companions of the same Sect to her.

One might think that Azure was cold-hearted, but it just couldn't be helped. She was a pure beast, and she simply didn't feel these emotions.

This was a natural difference between beasts and humans.

Azure had always wrestled with these feelings after having come into contact with Gravis. Seeing how Gravis had cared so much about their children, Azure had become confused.

How could someone care so much about their offspring? Was there something she was missing?

However, when Azure had gone through Samsara, she had realized that her worries were unfounded.

She simply didn't have these feelings, and she didn't need to regret not having them.

Yet, Azure was still interested in how humans perceived relationships. It intrigued her how humans could feel things she couldn't feel.

This was also why she had come to Mortis.

”Why don't you just search for someone you find attractive and grab them?” Azure asked.

”That's considered sexual assault for humans, and we aren't fans of that,” Mortis answered. ”Love is something like giving more to the other person. You could call it a selfless alliance, where both sides want to help the other side almost even more than their own.”

”And what stops one side from taking advantage of the other?” Azure asked.

”Nothing,” Mortis answered. ”That's the reason why love is so difficult. You can only have this kind of relationship when both sides are willing to give their everything to the other side.”

Azure looked into the distance in thought.

”And what stops you from finding someone like that?” she asked.