Lightning Is the Only Way

Gravis looked at the Law Comprehension Area for the different kinds of fire. Its appearance could only be described with the word apocalyptic.

Volcanoes exploded every couple of seconds, shooting an unreal amount of different kinds of toxic and black gasses into the atmosphere. Other places had some violently burning kinds of trees, which just didn't seem to stop burning. It was almost like these trees could burn forever. Brutal storms of fire raged over the mountains while rivers of lava ran in the crevices.

Gravis could only "see" the Law Comprehension Area's true appearance with his Spirit since everything was just filled with black gas. There were even some kinds of different yellow and purple gasses. Eyes basically became useless in this area.

Some spots were brightly illuminated by the firestorms, while others were utterly dark compared to the bright spots. Gravis guessed that any kind of beast weaker than a Lord would probably not be able to survive in there for more than some seconds.

"Finally, some fire!" Ferris shouted with excitement as his tail wagged crazily.

Gravis smiled. "So? Do you see a difference after learning a lot of other Laws?"

Ferris remained silent for some seconds as he looked closely at the Law Comprehension Area. "A little bit. There are some things that haven't made sense to me before. A good example would be the gasses. Previously, I didn't know enough about wind or air to accurately judge what these gasses do."

"Great!" Gravis said, "So, get to it!"

"Sure thing!" Ferris shouted as he charged into the Law Comprehension Area. It was almost like he was a child in a toy store, which made Gravis smile. Ferris was just too genuine.

Gravis also flew to the first area, which was a volcano at the edge of the Law Comprehension Area. Instead of flying right into it, Gravis only looked at it as he was lost in nostalgia.

"This reminds me of the time when I entered the lower world for the first time," Gravis said to himself with a sigh. "The start of my journey in the lower world was one of the worst times in my life. I had been constantly suppressed. Yet, when I see this volcano, I somehow miss that time."

in the lower world. Heaven had constantly schemed against him, trying to stop him

Gravis think back to a person he hadn't thought

said to

simple as it had appeared at that time. Yes, Gorn had given

also hadn't seemed to care about the lightning changing him. This showed

He had provided a lot of help to Gravis while risking his life. Were the intentions behind an action more important than the action itself? If Gravis were younger, he would have said yes,

happened and also thought about what he was

hadn't known about the temperament of lightning, I would still regret your death heavily. Yet, you knew about the dangers of the temperament of lightning. You knew what could happen and

committed to that bet, fully knowing what could happen. Because of that, I don't regret your death, but I regret that it was me doing it," Gravis said

in the lower world. After some minutes, he also took out the pictures that

at the pictures of his old friends for a long while. Yet, his

cruel at the same time. Time allowed people to heal emotional scars, but it also made connections appear more obscure. Gravis had last seen his friends from the lower world when he had been 23. Now, he was around

but it felt less like they were still alive and more like they were dead. They hadn't been

changed drastically," Gravis said as he looked at the pictures and also at his new, inhuman appearance. "I'm not that cold and emotionless husk anymore. I even have three beautiful children now. You have probably also all

"The you from the past doesn't exist anymore. If we ever see each other again, we can get to know each other again. Until then, I will remember you as you

said that. The reason for that was that not all of his friends had been young and impressionable. Joyce, Nero, and Manuel had been relatively young, and their personalities could still

for long enough that their personalities were basically set in stone. Those two wouldn't change much, and Gravis was sure that if he met those two,

was a beast. Beasts were very straightforward in general. Meeting her again would probably also be like they had

I don't have any friends in this world,' Gravis thought as he looked at Ferris, who was currently sniffing the air with curiosity. Gravis also thought about the Empress, the Grand Elder, and Meadow. These were four close friends that Gravis