Lightning Is the Only Way

Gravis pulled the thing out and looked at it.

"CREEEEEE"

It released a maddened and enraged shriek, but Gravis didn't falter. It was a long, black worm with eyes completely covering its body. It looked like an abomination that parents would make up to scare their children into behaving.

More spires shot at Gravis, but Gravis only tightened his hold on the worm. The spires broke down before they could reach him.

"You look really disgusting, Heaven," Gravis said evenly. "Who would have expected that the thing that has haunted me for six whole years was such a disgusting worm? Would you have ever expected that this day would come?"

"You meddling ant!" it shouted in its screechy voice. "Why won't you just die!? If your father weren't there to protect you, you would have died long ago!"

"And if you weren't born from Heaven, you would have also died many times over. Background is also a part of strength," Gravis said.

"CREEEEEE!"

It shouted as Gravis used more of his strength. This was a shout of pain, and Gravis enjoyed it. Finally, Heaven felt a sliver of what he had felt for the past six years.

"Is it infuriating to be suppressed? Isn't it horrible when someone stronger than you can control your life?" Gravis asked.

"You won't dare to kill me! If I die, this whole world will be destroyed!" it screeched.

Gravis looked at the world as the black holes were devouring it. Then, he turned back to the black worm.

"Sorry, but this world is more important than your life," he said.

The worm became happy, but then, the Void-Stone Saber stabbed through its mouth. It released another high-pitched screech, and Gravis started turning the saber slowly inside Heaven's body. After around a minute, the worm fell silent.

BOOOOOOOM!

A shower of Energy exploded out of the worm as all its saved-up Energy was released into the world. Luckily, the corpse remained in one piece. Without someone guiding the Energy, it merely entered the holes without repairing them. Gravis remained calm as the world was ending around him.

"Don't play jokes on me. You won't let this world go to waste," Gravis said.

Whooosh!

All the holes vanished instantaneously. The destroyed continents were also restored to their status before the fight had begun. Yet, the dead remained dead. Everything recovered, except life.

Whoooosh!

Energy reappeared in the atmosphere, and in no time, it regained its old density. If there weren't so many dead people and beasts, one would believe that everything had been a dream.

have believed this lower Heaven. At that point, he would have hesitated. Yet, what was a

everything had ended, and they could scarcely believe that they were still alive. Yet, the sadness of their

end, millions had died. The Middle and Outer-Continent had been spared from the massacre. They

fast enough

The people that had it the worst were the Body Tempering

Whoop!

his Spirit Space. He might have a use for

had been avenged. Looking across the restored world, Gravis felt a

not this much. Yet, what could he do? His lightning demanded justice, and if he didn't kill Heaven, he would ultimately lose his lightning. The enmity had been

am a monster?"

face but then sighed. "I can't fault you for what you did. I know

noticed that

but she hadn't expected that the world would suffer that much. She was an empathic and emotional person, so she felt for

you can tell me honestly what you think of me,' Gravis wanted to say to her but couldn't. He didn't want to hear her

into the distance. There was one last thing that he had to

he arrived at the edge of the Middle-Continent.

was a green, 90-meter-long hurricane hawk. It was a middle-grade

know this human, but

Snort!

flew away. When Gravis saw that, he sighed again as a lump of guilt formed

it, the bird grew angry, turned around, and

PACK!

without strength while flying. Having a body at the Seed Stage was light enough to fly with. Otherwise, his own speed might kill

Plop!

landed on Skye's

to transmit its thoughts.

hadn't been angry because of what he had

Gravis said, hugging the gigantic

alright. I understand," it said. "I was too dependent on you. Thank

for many hours like they had never been separated. Skye told Gravis its story, and Gravis told Skye his story. Skye hadn't known

didn't know, he grew nervous again. He didn't want his best friend to think of

as Gravis finished his tale. "I'm

I have killed millions

that automatically makes weaker beings suffer. It's how the world works. Why should you be

he

Skye," Gravis said

"Why?" Skye asked.

immensely," Gravis said back. Then, he

are you not?" Skye asked