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.

lower Heaven. At 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,

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

from the massacre.

fast enough to escape the destruction. Initially, they had believed that

only some in the Energy Gathering Realm died. The people that had it the worst were the

Whoop!

Spirit Space. He might have a use for Heaven's

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

with Heaven would create collateral damage, but not this much. Yet, what could he do?

do you think I am a monster?" Gravis

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

He had noticed that Lasar had dodged the

and saw Joyce crying. She had been excited for Gravis' fight with Heaven, but she hadn't expected that

we ever see each other again, you can tell me honestly what you think of me,' Gravis wanted to say to her

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

at the edge of the Middle-Continent. Gravis stopped

hurricane hawk. It was

couldn't believe its eyes. It didn't know this human, but the human's aura seemed incredibly familiar. It quickly

Snort!

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

that Gravis didn't follow it, the bird grew

PACK!

body wasn't entirely without strength while flying. Having a body at the Seed

Plop!

on Skye's

this!" Skye transmitted to Gravis with an angry voice. As a Spirit Beast, Skye had the capability to transmit its thoughts. On top of that, it had always been

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

sorry, Skye," Gravis said,

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

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

that Skye didn't know, he grew nervous again. He didn't want his

as Gravis finished his

I have killed millions of mortals and beasts?"

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

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

you, Skye," Gravis said

"Why?" Skye asked.

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

you not?" Skye asked