Lightning Is the Only Way

Everything was silent after Meadow said her piece. No one dared to talk in front of Meadow, as she was simply too overpowering.

"I'm sorry," the Lightning Ultimate whimpered. "I was arrogant and wasn't able to see the power before me. Please forgive me," he said quietly and quickly.

Saying sorry as a beast was very humiliating, which was why Azure and Styr, the Grand Elder, always looked at Gravis weirdly. To them, it was like Gravis was flopping over and showing his belly, even though he obviously didn't mean it like that.

"When I only had the appearance of a flower, your arrogance knew no bounds," Meadow said, her voice echoing throughout the horizons. "Yet, now, in front of someone that is an actual threat to you, you keel over and pronounce your weakness."

Meadow retrieved the spear she had pointed at the Lightning Ultimate. "That is the reason why you are an Ultimate and not an Ascender."

The Lightning Ultimate didn't feel humiliated at all. To beasts, it was normal that more powerful beasts established their dominance in front of them. It was only natural. The Lightning Ultimate even went as far as falling on his knees in front of her. He didn't want to die.

"Hmph," Meadow said as her body shrunk. "I haven't shown my power in the last millennia because now, nobody will attack my Empire anymore. Us plants also need tempering. Yet, now that you all know, it's impossible to return to the past."

"So," Meadow said as she was already smaller than a Strider. While her body was shrinking, she also sunk into the earth. "We will now only have four land beast Ultimates. I will take the mantle of the ruler, but most of the time, I will keep myself out of any affairs."

Her head glanced at the other Ultimates, who were watching from a distance. "If anyone has a problem with that, you can tell me honestly."

"But," her voice grew colder. "The next time I reveal my true self, an Ultimate will die," she announced.

Everyone remained silent as Meadow shrunk. Her gigantic feet had flattened an entire Empire. If the fleeing Emperors hadn't informed the beasts in the Empire, they would have all died.

Yet, surprisingly, not a single plant was injured. Even though the earth had been sundered, no plant died. This showed Meadow's incredible control regarding plants.

Her shrinking got faster as the seconds ticked by, and in less than ten seconds, she was a single flower again, but instead of growing on land, she grew inside a crater.

CRRRRR!

beneath the earth moved as waves of earth were created. It was like someone was flattening a sand-garden with their hand. After a minute, the craters were gone, and the

root network again, which had repaired the ground. Yet, in comparison to Heaven, her work was more rudimentary. She couldn't restore things by infusing them with Energy but

but with enough power, one could manually move the earth.

returned since no plant died. The earth had flattened. Meadow even tried to repair the mountains, but she couldn't remember how everything looked exactly. So, she simply eyeballed it. The terrain had somewhat returned to normal, but it

crater, but in the middle

fear. He had never felt so afraid or weak in his life. The Striders, the beasts that

usual, harmonious voice

the beasts echoed as they flew back to the meeting place

looked, I only saw powerful beasts. I thought that this was only natural since this was, well, a natural world. Yet, in a world filled with beasts, a plant has become the undisputed

meeting place as they respectfully looked at the flower, their heads lowered. They

lookin at!?" Meadow said, making the beasts

beast dared to say

voice said, shocking

Her scales shone with a calm green light, and nearly all Emperors

stuff. See? That's why I didn't want to do

for

supposed to do? That dickhead was basically pissing on my head and telling me it's raining.

laughed. "Yes, once

guy. At least that guy had the balls to actually fight me

Lightning Ultimate didn't dare

It was like she had been an entirely different being than before. Yet, when

those weapons?" Gravis asked as he flew closer. "We practiced some of them, but

casually. It was one thing when an Ultimate talked to Meadow like this, but Gravis was

Meadow said sarcastically. "You think I can only train with other beings? Ya think when you're not around, I just put my

head currently is

silent for two seconds. "Fuck you," she said. "Anyway, I can just make two bodies and make them fight. I'm already perfect with a shield and spear, so I simply made one

a couple of