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."

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

with beasts. Every beast was always insufferably deferential in front of her, which automatically made her despise them. Didn't

her unique way of expressing herself. In their eyes, Meadow was speaking and acting like

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

in a long while, Meadow actually didn't

WACK!

shit has infected me! Are you trying to attack me

at the bottom of a powerful tree. Obviously,

that Meadow and Gravis were only bantering, he

that as a yes,"

Meadow didn't say anything.

started. "As you probably already 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 branches as

is," Meadow answered

level one Laws to create some kind of level two

I did,"

is that the end?"

in the plant world that I can combine with that particular level one Law, so, yes, I'm pretty confident that

more Laws related to Plants, but what about

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

wind? There could be Laws in these elements that are used similarly to your Law. If something is similar,

Meadow remained silent.

something more obvious, spires! Earth can make spires. Wood can make spears. Icicles are spires. A concentrated fire beam might

like it could be combined into one thing? Imagine a spire with the hardness of metal, the durability

silent as she fell

earth, and other materials from different elements can create the Composition Law

with fire. If I hadn't seen that, I wouldn't even have imagined something like this to be possible. Just try to imagine what

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

have given me a lot to think about," Meadow

take that as a