Lightning Is the Only Way

The Tornado Emperor became panicked as he realized that a ton of powerful metal had appeared around him. He quickly transformed into a thin string again as he violently moved around.

Gravis did his best as he tried to use the force of his Spirit to keep the metal pieces moving so that the Tornado Emperor couldn't move. Yet, this task burned his Spirit crazily.

The Tornado Emperor saw that just trying to get out didn't work.

CRK!

So, he used his bone claws to tear at the armor pieces with great effect. The armor was not nearly powerful enough to resist the physical attacks from a level three Emperor.

Gravis realized that this was not enough, so he threw something else into the mix.

BANG!

Suddenly, when the Tornado Emperor wanted to transform into a bigger form, he felt incredible pain. It was like something unbreakable was constricting his body. He quickly turned back into a string and looked at the offending object.

It was an obsidian ring, which had appeared around his body.

Yes, this was the obsidian ring that Gravis' father had given to him. Its size was nearly perfect for constricting the string-form of the Tornado Emperor. The Tornado Emperor could wiggle out of it, but Gravis held it in place around the Tornado Emperor's body with his Spirit. As long as the Tornado Emperor couldn't shoot out in a straight line, the ring would stay on.

Yet, this didn't stop the Tornado Emperor from attacking the armor around him. With every passing moment, more of the armor was torn to shreds.

'I need something harder!' Gravis thought with gnashed teeth. With panic, he searched around in his Spirit Space until he found something that could help him.

CRACK!

The Tornado Emperor unleashed another attack, but instead of destroying more armor, his bone claw broke into pieces. He had just hit something incredibly hard!

What had he hit?

A small, weird device had appeared. This was something that Gravis had totally forgotten he even had. Initially, he had bought this device to discern the types of materials he came across in a Natural World. Yet, it had become obsolete after his father had taught him forging.

This was the small scanner, which Gravis had bought from the scammer along with the Life Ring. It might not have any actual uses thanks to Gravis' knowledge, but it was still something that had been created in the highest world. This meant it was very hard.

Gravis saw how effective the small scanner was and looked at it. Surprisingly, it didn't have a single scratch.

By now, Gravis knew a lot more about materials. This meant that he also recognized most of the materials inside the scanner and could see its properties. If the scanner was only hard, it would have been broken. Yet, the scanner was also flexible like a Medium-Complex Material.

This scanner exhibited all properties of all the materials Gravis knew, and his eyes shone when he saw it. This was what he was aiming for!

'Move!' Gravis ordered with his will as he tore at the scanner. Slowly, a ton of knowledge appeared inside Gravis' mind as he realized how he could make the scanner's form change.

BOOOOM!

And with this, Gravis had comprehended his first level three Law by himself.

Gravis' eyes shone with light as all matter in the world suddenly made sense.

"I know matter!" Gravis proclaimed as the armor pieces and scanner started to warp. The materials of the scanner were too powerful to be manipulated by Gravis normally, but that was no longer the case. He couldn't forge the scanner's materials, but he could warp and change them.

slowly turned into two cups that tried to press the

but the only results were broken bones for him.

his body encased by the ring remain small as everything else turned humongous.

CRRRRR!

as Gravis summoned them with his Spirit Space. Then, he manipulated them so that they

too powerful and fast. Whenever Gravis nearly managed to encase him, the Tornado Emperor would slip out at the last

BZZZZZ!

different materials, moving them around with magnetism. This cost Gravis a lot of lightning, but it

it became harder for him to break the armor,

"Die!"

BANG!

impossibly powerful wind blade. This probably had over half

wind blade was

had no way

Gravis would die.

like nothing was moving. It was like this moment would

saw his doom approaching, he only

"Interesting," he said.

SHING!

wind blade shot through him. 90% of his being was destroyed by the wind blade, barely leaving him alive. This was not just Energy or lightning that had been destroyed. This was Gravis' foundation

back into himself, but

now, Gravis was no longer a level

was

had survived, but he also felt that Gravis had become much

over," Gravis said slowly and

Gravis was giving up, but his question

BZZZZZZZZ!

Suddenly, something appeared.

your Laws and your movement. You can't survive," Gravis

circles of metal appeared, which aligned in a row. Behind them, a majestic and powerful

battle but couldn't unleash it unless he was able to restrain his enemy. After all, this

took ahold of the spear as the saved up lightning in the rings started to

"Goodbye," Gravis said.

BANG!

he threw the spear into the rings. The lightning inside the rings hit the spear as they all shot it forward with

was only moving with the speed of an

been solved," Gravis said with

snapped his

BANG! CRK!

couldn't comprehend his current situation. He looked down at his body, at the spear sticking out of his chest. What?

BOOOOOOOOM!

Emperor

had all

lightning in different objects. The

throw this spear into the rings, using different Lightning Laws to accelerate it to a ridiculous speed.