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.

he might have believed this 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, the highest Heaven would still be able to

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

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

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

people that had it the

Whoop!

body into his Spirit Space. He might have a use for Heaven's body, so

avenged. Looking across the restored world, Gravis felt a

knew that 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.

am

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

noticed that Lasar had dodged the

she hadn't expected that the world would suffer

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

shot into the distance. There was one last

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

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

Gravis and almost couldn't believe its eyes. It didn't know

Snort!

as a lump of guilt formed in his throat. Skye

bird grew angry, turned around, and shot

PACK!

the Seed Stage was light enough to fly with. Otherwise, his own speed might kill him. Yet, the slap still hurt, and he got shot

Plop!

on

Spirit Beast, Skye had the capability to transmit

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

sorry, Skye," Gravis said,

alright. I understand," it said. "I was too dependent

Gravis told Skye his story. Skye hadn't known that it was Gravis who had nearly

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

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

mind that I have killed millions of mortals and beasts?" he

about that?" it sent back, legitimately confused. "We become stronger, and that automatically makes weaker beings suffer. It's how the world works. Why should you

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

Skye," Gravis

"Why?" Skye asked.

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

are you not?" Skye