Lightning Is the Only Way

Gravis only had to laugh when he heard Meadow's answer. "Come on, just accept the thanks. You have helped me, and I won't forget that."

"Oh wow," the harmonious but sarcastic voice returned. "Your sincerity nearly made me give a fuck. Congratulations! Sadly, you're still a bit off the mark. That sure sucks."

Gravis only shook his head with a smile. Then, he searched for Ferris with his Spirit and found him looking at a tree. Gravis wanted to ask Ferris if he was ready to return to the Empire, but a different thought appeared in his mind.

Gravis turned to one of the trees.

SSSHHHH!

The entire tree completely vanished into nothingness. It started at its leaves and bark and didn't stop until the entire thing stopped existing. Only when Gravis' Spirit reached a connected root more powerful than all the others did he know that this was the spot where Meadow's actual body began.

"Look at that," Gravis said with a smirk. "I can turn plants into dust with only a thought."

Surprisingly, no snark remark came for several seconds.

"That's actually pretty impressive," Meadow answered. "If a part of a plant is destroyed, it can regenerate that part with its Life Energy. Yet, by annihilating the entire thing, all the Life Energy in the world won't help."

Gravis was a bit surprised when he heard that. "Does that mean that you hadn't paid attention to the Composition of plants yet?" Gravis asked.

"I never saw a reason in doing so. I can comprehend the Composition of plants anytime I want. I'm paying more attention to the general Life Laws. I was planning on understanding the Composition of Plants a couple thousand years from now," she answered.

"Speaking of," Gravis said as he smiled again. "I want to tell you some theories I have."

Meadow knew that some of these theories might help her immensely. As a human, Gravis had shown a unique perspective regarding Laws. It was like he was looking at them from a different angle.

"Why?" she asked directly.

Gravis laughed a bit. "For the same reason why you created that particular tree earlier. I see you as a friend, and helping friends should be natural."

she had created that tree. At that time, she felt like helping Gravis. She hadn't had any particular reason in doing

hard for her to create genuine connections with beasts. Every beast was always insufferably deferential in front of her, which automatically made her despise them. Didn't these beasts have

way of expressing herself. In their eyes, Meadow was speaking and

in a very, very long time. But now, Gravis considered her his friend, and based on her own actions, she probably also saw him as a

first time in a long while, Meadow actually

WACK!

shit has infected me! Are you trying to attack me with your level three Law

sat at the bottom of a powerful tree. Obviously, the "attack" had only been playful and wasn't nearly powerful enough to even hurt

and looked at Gravis. After realizing that Meadow and Gravis were only

as a

Meadow didn't say anything.

two Laws. For example, there

is," Meadow answered

already combined that level one Law with other level one Laws to create some kind of level two Law related to

I did,"

Gravis smirked. "Yet, is that the end?" he

left in the plant world that I can combine with that particular level one Law, so,

"You can't combine it with any more Laws related

asked. Surprisingly, she hadn't made one of her offensive

concentrated water beams? What about wind? There could be Laws in these elements that are used similarly to

Meadow remained silent.

best example," Gravis said as he scratched his chin in embarrassment. "Let's take something more obvious, spires! Earth can make spires. Wood can make spears. Icicles are spires. A concentrated fire beam might be

the hardness of metal, the

as

materials from different elements can create the Composition Law of Medium Pure Materials, different element-specific attack or defense Laws

seen that, I wouldn't even have imagined something like this to be possible. Just try to imagine what

change her plan in understanding Laws. She hadn't made much progress in the last couple of thousand years, and it might actually help her if she

lot to think about," Meadow

"I'll take