Gravis felt nervous.
The highest Heaven would appear right beside him? It was one thing to et a Heaven, but it was sothing entirely different when eting soone on his father’s level. This was one of the two beings at the absolute peak of the Cosmos.
Gravis waited for so seconds while nothing happened. anwhile, his father started looking over to the side with narrowed eyes.
Clink!
The quiet sound of a cup being moved could be heard, and Gravis saw the third cup levitating seemingly out of its own volition. Then, it angled, and the coffee that poured out of the cup vanished into nothingness.
Obviously, the highest Heaven had already arrived, and it had just taken a sip of the coffee.
Yet, Gravis was unable to see the highest Heaven. He knew that it was beside him, but it was simply invisible to him. However, the fact that it was invisible made it appear only more frightening.
It was one thing to know that one was constantly watched from afar, but it was sothing entirely different when that mysterious being sat right beside him. Right now, the highest Heaven was sitting just beside Gravis. If he extended his arm, he could probably even feel it.
"Because I don’t trust you," the Opposer seemingly said out of nowhere.
Gravis looked at his father, but his father was only looking coldly at the empty spot beside Gravis.
So seconds passed.
"Better to be prepared and not need it than need it and not be prepared," his father said again.
Gravis realized that his father was speaking to the highest Heaven right now, but Gravis could not hear it. The highest Heaven had probably made a comnt to his father about his pose and the fact that he carried his weapon in his hand.
"Because I will tell my son about the Brand," the Opposer said.
CLINK!
The third cup broke in two. Apparently, this so-called Brand was sothing special. Otherwise, the highest Heaven wouldn’t have had such a reaction.
So seconds passed.
"You were the one that showed that he was willing to go all-in," the Opposer said. "So, prove it. Show that you honestly an it and allow to tell Gravis about the Brand."
Gravis grew more nervous. Yes, the highest Heaven had never shown any indication that it would attack him, but that didn’t an that it couldn’t. Rules only worked for so long, and the highest Heaven could break and create the rules as much as it wanted.
Just because his father was there didn’t an that Gravis was safe. The Opposer and the highest Heaven had the sa power but protecting sothing was far more difficult than destroying sothing. If the highest Heaven wanted, Gravis would die since his father couldn’t defend himself and Gravis at the sa ti.
The only reason why the highest Heaven hadn’t killed Gravis yet was that the Opposer would flip the entire world upside down, probably killing every being in existence. The billions of years of ti investnt would be wasted, just like that, all because the highest Heaven had killed a re Immortal. This was obviously not worth the trade.
Gravis’ potential was just that, potential. Having potential did not an that one could achieve their full potential or live long enough to fulfill it. Gravis still had six major Realms in front of him before he was in striking distance of their power.
Gravis guessed that this Brand was probably sothing integral to reaching the Opposer’s power. Otherwise, the Opposer wouldn’t have invited the highest Heaven to talk. Just reaching the power of a Heaven’s Magnate wouldn’t be enough to warrant such asures.
"I’m not asking you to stop," the Opposer said.
So seconds of silence.
"What I an is that I want you to not do sothing if Gravis manages to beco a Star God in the higher world. After all, he wouldn’t be in the highest world, which ans that you shouldn’t get involved. Sounds fair, doesn’t it?" the Opposer asked.
So more seconds passed.
"Stop derailing the conversation," the Opposer said with a huff. "So what if he looks? He’s in my house, and he’s my son."
Gravis’ heart raced for a second, and he averted his gaze. Without noticing, he had looked at the location of the highest Heaven without looking away. Gravis would also feel weirded out if soone kept looking at him that intensely.
"I don’t care. Give an answer," the Opposer said.
So more seconds passed.
"Look, we can do this the easy way or the hard way," the Opposer said. "I am going to tell him, no matter what. Either you accept it and maybe add so conditions, or you are forced to kill him, but you know what will happen next."
Nearly 30 seconds of silence passed.
"Now look who’s looking," the Opposer said with a huff. "You’ve just complained about my son looking at you, and now you’re staring at him like he’s a freak."
Gravis’ heart and mind raced. The highest Heaven was looking at him intensely? It was one thing to know that he was being watched, but it was sothing else when the most powerful being looked directly at Gravis from such a short distance.
If Gravis simply turned to the highest Heaven, their eyes would probably even et. For so reason, this thought was terrifying to Gravis.
"Na them," the Opposer said.
So seconds passed.
"I wouldn’t even try such an obvious plan on you. I hate you, but it doesn’t an that I think you’re an idiot," the Opposer said as he carefully drank from his coffee. Obviously, he was fully on guard. Gravis had never seen his father so careful before.
Gravis could even feel a sense of doom and foreboding emanating from his father. It was like the apocalypse was being held at bay by a paper wall. Just one small poke and everything would explode!
For the first ti, Gravis knew how the highest world felt. No matter what he did, his survival depended entirely on the whims of these two beings. Even if they didn’t target him, just a careless move of theirs would kill him faster than he could comprehend.
No one in the world knew that a eting took place that could result in everyone’s death. If the highest Heaven decided not to cooperate or kill Gravis, the entire Cosmos would stop existing.
The mortals, Immortals, and Gods went about their day as always, not knowing that all their lives were currently hanging by a thread.
"I don’t agree," the Opposer said with narrowed eyes.
Gravis balled his fists as he broke out in a sweat.
"Because it’s impossible," the Opposer said after so seconds. "To reach that power, he would need to comprehend Laws for such a long ti that your implented soft longevity cap would easily reach the point where you can kill him while staying in the rules. If I agree to that, he will die."
So seconds passed.
"So? One guy has billions of years while the other will be how old, 100,000, 200,000, 500,000 years? How about you give him 100 million years? That would only be around 1% of your firstborn’s longevity. It would still be vastly unfair, but I’m willing to agree to that," the Opposer said.
So seconds passed.
Then, the Opposer smirked. "Oh, now it’s suddenly against your rules? Yet, wanting Gravis to fight your firstborn is not against the rules? Stop bullshitting! You only disagree because you know that after 100 million years, Gravis will easily wipe the floor with your firstborn."
So seconds passed.
"What’s with your constant dodging?" the Opposer asked. "Weren’t you the one that forced the middle Heaven to train Gravis? Didn’t you want him to beco powerful?"
So seconds passed.
"Oh, shut up," the Opposer said. "As if you care about that. Give a better condition!"
The Opposer narrowed his eyes, and Gravis felt like the apocalypse was closing in. Right now, the Opposer was threatening Heaven with his aura.
So seconds passed.
Then, the Opposer pulled back his power and fell into thought.
A minute passed.
"I can agree to this, but only if you change the soft longevity cap sowhat," the Opposer said. "Instead of using your privilege of doing it yourself, I want it to continue happening. I don’t care where you get the people or beasts from, but his soft longevity cap should continue. Of course, he is not allowed to consu them."
So seconds passed.
"I don’t care from where you get them. Create them, summon soone from our world, or whatever. As long as their powers fit the usual criteria, I don’t care," the Opposer said.
So seconds passed.
"So what? Don’t act like you can’t protect the world. Just isolate them or sothing," the Opposer said.
So seconds passed.
The Opposer nodded. "Obviously. If he does so, you can kill him."
Gravis’ nervousness returned. His father had obviously referred to him.
"Then we have an agreent," the Opposer said. "Now, would you be so kind as to fuck off?"
The Opposer glared at the spot where the highest Heaven should be for a while.
So seconds later, the Opposer huffed, crossed his legs, and put his saber away.
The highest Heaven had left.
Gravis released a breath he hadn’t realized he was holding. This entire conversation was far more stressful than he had believed.
Gravis looked with relief at his father, who summoned more coffee and drank it violently.
BANG!
The cup hit the ground with a loud bang, but it didn’t break.
"I hate that guy!" the Opposer said with anger.
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