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 so. She simply did it

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

In their eyes, Meadow was speaking and acting like some brute. Her aggressive

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

while, Meadow actually

WACK!

pussy shit has infected me! Are you trying to attack me

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

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

a yes,"

Meadow didn't say anything.

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

there is," Meadow

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

I did," Meadow

Gravis smirked. "Yet, is that the

world that I can combine with that particular level one Law, so, yes, I'm pretty confident that this is the end,"

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

hadn't made one of her offensive jokes

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

Meadow remained silent.

embarrassment. "Let's take something more obvious, spires! Earth can make spires. Wood

spire with the hardness of metal, the durability of earth, the

silent as

Law of Medium Pure

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

of sense, and Meadow might need to change her plan in understanding Laws. She hadn't

have given me a lot to think

"I'll take that