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."

lower world. Heaven had constantly schemed against him, trying to stop him from getting any enemies, trying to kill him, and

back to a person

Gravis said to

had learned much more. The situation with Gorn was not as simple as it had appeared at that time. Yes, Gorn had given him nearly everything, but he also hadn't truly cared if Gravis remained who he

to increase his power but also hadn't seemed to care about the lightning changing him. This showed that Gorn hadn't cared

Were the intentions behind an action more important than the action itself? If Gravis were younger, he would have said yes, but

happened and also

of lightning, I would still regret your death heavily. Yet,

of that, I don't regret your death, but I regret that

gone through in the lower world. After some minutes,

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

also made connections appear more

them, but it felt less like they were still alive and more like they were dead. They

husk anymore. I even have three beautiful children now. You have probably also all changed tremendously. I wonder if we are

narrowed his eyes. "It doesn't matter," 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

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

Man Lightning had already lived 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, it would be

wouldn't have changed since she was a beast. Beasts were very straightforward in general. Meeting her again would probably also be like

a bit. 'Well, it's not 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