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."

created that tree. At that time, she felt like helping Gravis. She hadn't had any particular reason in doing so. She simply did it because she wanted to, which was

was always insufferably deferential in front of her, which automatically made her

of expressing herself. In their eyes, Meadow was speaking and acting like some brute. Her aggressive jokes angered them, and her refusal to take anything serious

very, very long time. But now, Gravis considered her his friend, and based on her own actions, she

long while, Meadow actually didn't feel bored or

WACK!

and slapped Gravis away. "Fuck! Your pussy shit has infected me! Are you trying to attack me

of a powerful tree. Obviously, the "attack" had only been playful

at Gravis. After realizing that Meadow and Gravis were only bantering, he continued to

a yes," Gravis

Meadow didn't say anything.

example, there might be a Law related to how trees often use

is," Meadow

nodded. "You have probably already combined that level one Law with other level one Laws to create some kind of level two Law related to the

did,"

that the

nothing left in the plant world that I can combine with that particular level one Law, so, yes, I'm pretty

combine it with any more Laws related to Plants, but what about other categories of

hadn't made

in these elements that are used similarly

Meadow remained silent.

Earth can make spires. Wood can make spears. Icicles are

of metal, the durability of earth, the explosiveness of fire, and the flexibility of wood. That sounds

silent as she fell

elements can create the Composition Law of Medium Pure Materials,

head gestured to Ferris. "He combined soul with fire. If I hadn't seen that, I wouldn't even have imagined something like this to be

looked at the world differently from before. What Gravis had said made a lot of sense, and Meadow might need to change her plan in understanding Laws. She hadn't made

lot to think about,"

take that as a