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."

to his adventures in the lower world. Heaven had constantly schemed against him, trying to stop him from getting any enemies, trying to kill him, and many different kinds

to a person he hadn't thought about in

Gravis said to

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

allow Gravis to increase his power but also hadn't seemed to care about the lightning changing him.

things 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

thought about what had happened and also thought about what he was

of lightning, I would still regret your death heavily. Yet, you knew about the dangers of the temperament of lightning. You knew what

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

lower world. After some minutes, he also took out the pictures that his mother had gifted him

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

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.

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

not that cold and emotionless husk anymore. I even have three beautiful children now. You have probably also

anymore. If we ever see each other

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

that their personalities were basically set in stone. Those two wouldn't change much, and Gravis was sure

since she was a beast. Beasts were very straightforward in general.

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 could