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."

had 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

with beasts. Every beast was always insufferably deferential in front of her, which automatically made her despise them.

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

now, Gravis considered her his friend, and based on her own actions, she probably also saw him as a

the first time in a long while, Meadow actually didn't feel bored

WACK!

roots and slapped Gravis away. "Fuck! Your pussy shit has infected me! Are you trying to attack me with your level three Law of Being

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

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

as a yes,"

Meadow didn't say anything.

path to several level two Laws. For example, there

is," Meadow

level one Law with other level one Laws to create some kind of

I did,"

"Yet, is that the end?" he

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

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

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

these elements that are used similarly to your Law. If something is similar, chances are high that they can be combined into a new

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

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

remained silent as she fell

like bark, earth, and other materials from different elements can create the Composition Law of Medium Pure

Ferris," Gravis said as his head gestured to Ferris. "He combined soul with fire. If I hadn't seen that,

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

"I'll take