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."

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 weird and new to

power, it was hard for her to create genuine connections with beasts. Every beast was always insufferably deferential

the 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

hadn't had a friend in a very, very long time. But now, Gravis considered her his friend, and based on her own actions,

the first time in a long while, Meadow actually

WACK!

away. "Fuck! Your pussy shit has infected me!

the bottom of a powerful tree. Obviously, the "attack"

that Meadow and Gravis were only

as a yes," Gravis

Meadow didn't say anything.

know, one level one Law might open the path to several level two Laws. For example, there might be a Law related to how trees often use their

is," Meadow

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

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

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

do you mean?" Meadow asked. Surprisingly, she hadn't made one of her offensive jokes in

about concentrated water beams? What about wind? There could be Laws in these elements that are used similarly to your Law. If something is similar, chances are high that they can be combined into a new Law,"

Meadow remained silent.

the 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 a

with the hardness of metal, the durability of

remained silent as she fell into

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 might

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

said made a lot of sense, and Meadow might 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 she tried to concentrate on Laws

have given me a lot to think

take