Lightning Is the Only Way

Some seconds passed in silence.

"By the way," the Opposer said. "You can probably also guess now why the old bastard and I are enemies."

Gravis was a bit surprised when he heard that. He had expected that they had some enmity because of something that had happened previously, yet his father said that he could guess it now?

Surprisingly, finding out why his father and Heaven were enemies was more difficult than finding out why death existed. But after some seconds of thinking, Gravis felt like he found the reason.

"You're a humongous storage of Energy without a key to open it," Gravis said.

His father smiled. "Well done. You always were a smart kid," the Opposer said.

Gravis felt happy to hear his father praise him.

"After a certain time," the Opposer explained, "I have reached a Realm that no one had reached before me, but the old bastard had noticed it too late. At that point, I was able to resist his influence. Obviously, I can't tell you exactly how I did that since that would definitely force him to act against you."

"So, after I was able to resist his influence, I became the strongest magnet for Energy in the whole world. Yet, since the old bastard can't kill me, he can't access my Energy. As you said, I'm a huge storage room of Energy that the old bastard can't access. So, he tried to kill me with everything he had. This created our enmity."

"Honestly, though," the Opposer said while furrowing his brows. "I don't know if the old bastard is truly unable to defeat me or if he is only acting like he can't. After all, I am an incredible source of attraction for Cosmic Energy. It could also be that he can kill me but just wants me to become fatter."

Gravis' insides shivered. He couldn't hear worry from his father's voice, but he was pretty sure that he felt his father worry. This was the first time in his life where his father appeared like he didn't have full control over everything. That possibility hadn't even crossed his mind.

The Opposer sighed something that Gravis hadn't seen before. "Actually, around five days ago, I felt like I fell into the old bastard's scheme."

"What do you mean?" Gravis asked with worry.

looked deeply at Gravis. "That was the time

about the time dilation. It actually feels bizarre that six years have passed for me while only two days have passed for you. By the way,

Opposer explained. "Energy doesn't have a will, but lightning does. Yet,

what it could do best: destroy. Your Spirit was too weak to

then but hearing

being and started summoning and absorbing more lightning. The old bastard hadn't noticed it since you were too weak for him to care about, but I had,"

absorbed all the lightning in your lower world in a couple of seconds. Then, it would have

power would be in lightning and if the manifestation absorbed that, the old bastard's

more of an all-rounder. Lightning is only a small part of my

life of only one of thousands of children. In Gravis' mind, he guessed

insides again. "I fell to the schemes of Heaven and had love dictate my judgment. I always

now, the same thing I have avoided to feel for my entire life has affected my judgment. I wanted

felt a complex mix of emotions. On one hand, he felt happy that his father loved him this much, but on the other hand, he felt guilty that his father wasn't able to achieve his goal.

into his eyes. "Don't feel guilty, Gravis," he said strongly. "I have made my decision, and I don't regret it. Don't forget that if you didn't exist, this possibility wouldn't have

silent as he

to choose your life over my enmity just made everything return to how

After all, you have an unprecedented affinity towards lightning because of this. If anyone ever reaches my Realm,

will be immune to the old bastard's strongest weapon while keeping your full strength. So, while there is a possibility that you won't be stronger than me, you will definitely be stronger than the

had changed today. His father had chosen him over his lifelong goal. He had often doubted that his father even loved him, but today, he was proven

felt for him. For the first time in a long while, Gravis felt genuinely happy. His victory against the lower Heaven had made him feel excited, but it hadn't made

said with

smiled warmly at him. "Don't mention it. You're my son, and I'm incredibly proud

a minute as Gravis enjoyed the

bastard's children without ascending! No one has ever