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.

Gravis hadn't seen the highest Heaven repair the highest world before, he might have believed this lower Heaven. At that point, he would have hesitated. Yet, what was a lower

that everything had ended, and they could scarcely believe that they were still alive. Yet, the sadness of their dead loved ones immediately hit them. They

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

had died. The Sects managed to keep themselves alive since they were fast enough to escape the destruction. Initially, they had believed that

Realm had died, while only some in the Energy Gathering Realm died. The people that had it the worst were the Body Tempering disciples and the mortals. Body Tempering cultivators had now become even rarer than Spirit Forming cultivators in the

Whoop!

sent his saber and Heaven's body into his Spirit Space. He might

Heaven had died, and his enmity had been avenged. Looking across the restored world,

much. Yet, what could he do? His lightning demanded justice, and if he

you think I am a monster?" Gravis asked

complicated look on his face but then sighed. "I can't fault you for

again. He had noticed that Lasar had dodged

for Gravis' fight with Heaven, but she hadn't expected that the world would suffer

of me,' Gravis wanted to say to her but

was one last

he arrived at the edge of the Middle-Continent. Gravis

green, 90-meter-long hurricane hawk. It

back at Gravis and almost couldn't believe its eyes. It didn't know this human, but

Snort!

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

bird grew angry,

PACK!

Seed Stage was light

Plop!

landed on Skye's

the capability to transmit its thoughts. On top of that, it had always been smart for a beast. The fact that it transmitted

was shocked for a second but then smiled warmly. Skye hadn't been angry because of what he

sorry, Skye," Gravis said, hugging the

understand," it said. "I was

Gravis told Skye his story. Skye hadn't known

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

Gravis finished his tale. "I'm

mind that I have killed millions

bad about that?" it sent back, legitimately confused. "We become stronger, and that automatically makes weaker beings

Hadn't Gravis thought the same thing after he had realized the change he had brought to

you, Skye," Gravis said

"Why?" Skye asked.

might not understand, but your sentence has helped me immensely," Gravis said back. Then,

you not?" Skye