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.

the highest world before, he might have believed this lower Heaven. At that point, he would have hesitated. Yet, what was a lower world

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

Sects managed to keep themselves alive since they were fast enough to escape the destruction. Initially, they had believed that their homes would be destroyed, but with the highest Heaven's help, their homes had

Gathering Realm died. The people that had it the worst were the

Whoop!

Heaven's body into his Spirit Space. He might have

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

damage, but not this much. Yet, what could he do? His lightning demanded justice, and if he didn't kill

do you think I am a

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

had noticed that Lasar had dodged

expected that the world would suffer that much. She was an empathic and emotional person, so she felt for people, even if she didn't

tell me honestly what you think of me,' Gravis wanted to say to her

one last thing that he

the edge of the Middle-Continent. Gravis stopped as he looked at something,

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

didn't know this human, but the human's

Snort!

as a lump of guilt formed

Gravis didn't follow it, the bird grew angry, turned around, and shot towards

PACK!

body at the Seed Stage was light enough to fly with. Otherwise, his own speed might

Plop!

landed on Skye's

a Spirit Beast, Skye had the capability to transmit its thoughts. On

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

said, hugging

was too dependent

story. Skye hadn't known that it was Gravis who had nearly ended the world. After all, Gravis' voice had only

again. He didn't want his best friend to

done!" it shouted in excitement as Gravis finished his tale. "I'm honored to call you

"You don't mind that I have killed millions of mortals and beasts?" he

weaker beings suffer. It's how the

Gravis heard that, his eyes widened. The reasoning was simple, but it rang true. Hadn't Gravis thought the same thing after he had realized the

you, Skye," Gravis said

"Why?" Skye asked.

understand, but your sentence has helped me immensely," Gravis said back. Then, he realized something.

not?"