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.

that point, he would have hesitated. Yet, what was a lower world to the highest Heaven? Even if there were only one lifeless grain of sand remaining,

alive. Yet, the sadness of their dead loved ones immediately hit them. They were happy that they were still alive

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

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

no one in the Spirit Forming 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

Whoop!

Space. He might have a use for

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

his fight with Heaven would create collateral damage, but 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

do you think I am

"I can't fault

had noticed that

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

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

was one last thing

of minutes, he arrived at the edge of the Middle-Continent. Gravis stopped as he looked at something, which was

hawk.

It didn't know this human, but the human's aura seemed incredibly familiar. It

Snort!

snorted and then flew away. When Gravis saw that, he sighed again as a lump of guilt formed in his throat. Skye also believed him to be a

didn't follow it, the bird grew angry,

PACK!

the Seed

Plop!

on

get for leaving me like this!" Skye transmitted to Gravis with an angry voice. As a Spirit Beast, Skye had the capability to

warmly. Skye hadn't been angry because of what he had done, but because he had left

Gravis said, hugging

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

many hours like they had never been separated. Skye told Gravis its story, and Gravis told Skye his story. Skye hadn't known that it was Gravis who had nearly ended the world. After all, Gravis' voice had only been transmitted

grew nervous again. He didn't want his best friend to think of him

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

that I have killed millions of mortals

"We become stronger, and that automatically makes weaker beings suffer. It's how the world works.

it rang true. Hadn't Gravis thought the same thing after he had

Skye,"

"Why?" Skye asked.

immensely," Gravis said back. Then, he realized something. "You said I'm your

you not?" Skye