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."

like helping Gravis. She hadn't had any particular reason in doing

for her to create genuine connections with beasts. Every beast was always insufferably deferential in front of her,

very few beasts that were powerful enough to reach her level couldn't deal with her unique way of expressing herself. In their eyes, Meadow was speaking and acting like some brute. Her aggressive jokes angered them,

But now, Gravis considered her

time in a long while,

WACK!

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

only laughed loudly as he sat at the bottom of a powerful tree. Obviously, the "attack" had

perked up and looked at Gravis. After realizing that Meadow and Gravis were only bantering, he continued

a yes," Gravis

Meadow didn't say anything.

open the path to several level two Laws. For example, there might be a Law related

is,"

Law with other level one Laws to create

I did," Meadow

is that

that particular

right!" Gravis said. "You can't combine it with any more Laws related to Plants, but

mean?" Meadow asked. Surprisingly, she hadn't made

these elements that are used similarly to your Law.

Meadow remained silent.

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 a

that sound like it could be combined into one thing? Imagine a spire with the hardness of metal, the durability of earth, the explosiveness of fire, and the flexibility of wood. That sounds like a level two Law to

silent as

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

Gravis said as his 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 possible. Just try to

need to 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

lot to think

take that as