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."

had constantly schemed against him, trying to stop him from getting any enemies, trying to kill him, and many different kinds

made Gravis think back to a person he hadn't thought about in

Gravis said to

now over a hundred years old, and he had learned much more. The situation with Gorn was not as simple as it had appeared at that time.

hadn't seemed to care about the lightning changing him. This showed that Gorn hadn't cared about Gravis for Gravis, but

for him. 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, but now, he saw that

happened and also thought

you 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

fully knowing what could happen. Because of that, I don't regret your death, but I regret that it was

he had gone through in the lower world. After some

his old friends for a long while. Yet, his emotions weren't nearly as strong as

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

and more like they were dead. They hadn't

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 changed tremendously. I wonder if we are still compatible, or have you

he said. "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 were back

that was that not all of his friends had been young and impressionable. Joyce, Nero, and Manuel had been relatively

long enough that their personalities were basically set in stone. Those two wouldn't change much,

have changed since she was a beast. Beasts were very straightforward in general. Meeting her

like 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