Lightning Is the Only Way

Gravis stood beside the still Grand Lake as he felt the death of a world.

How many beings were able to experience the death of an entire world?

How many beings could feel the feeling of absolute isolation that such a situation gave one?

Gravis took in the feeling for half an hour as he stood completely still.

"It's time, Heaven," Gravis said, his voice the only sound in this world.

"Don't be impatient," a genderless voice said as someone appeared close to Gravis.

Gravis was shocked.

Heaven had answered him?

Gravis looked to his left, where he saw a human looking silently at the Grand Lake.

This was Heaven.

Heaven looked like a young and thin person, its gender indiscernible. Yet, there was one major difference. This human had seven eyes instead of only two, all their eyes arranged in a circle.

"Take in the feeling of a dead world, Gravis," Heaven said, not looking at him. "This is a rare opportunity, and you shouldn't waste it."

Gravis didn't want to follow what Heaven said, but he also felt like Heaven wouldn't use such a trick to attack him. The highest Heaven wanted Gravis to become powerful, and this Heaven followed its ancestor's commands and teachings.

Gravis also looked at the Grand Lake as he started to lose himself in the stillness of nothingness.

His mind wandered as incomprehensible thoughts shot through it. He had no idea what he was thinking, and as time passed, he started to forget everything in the stillness.

Nothing moved.

Not even Gravis moved.

His body, mind, soul, and being stilled as he became one with the world.

BOOOOOM!

Gravis' head suddenly shot up as consciousness returned to him. He was pulled out of the feeling of stillness as he had just comprehended a Law.

the Law of Minor Death, Gravis," Heaven said from beside Gravis. "You have remained on this spot for

eyes widened. "50 years!?"

meaning, Gravis," Heaven said. "When there is no meaning to time, eons might pass in a second,

mind raced. He had experienced this feeling

Then, it hit him.

body!" Gravis said. "When

"Back then, you had waited for your new

what he was hearing. "200

Life so quickly. Without knowing, you had been staring at this strange organism inside your ring for 200 years. You think you are 1,000 years old, but you're actually 1300 years old. Without

he was actually 30% older than he had believed. Was this good? Was this bad? Should

something only a select few beings can experience," Heaven said. "This is a Law not even I had known until

looked back at the Grand

"It is," Heaven answered.

Silence.

me to comprehend it?"

need to become more

power got to do with

Silence.

answer

know that us Heavens also have emotions, just like you humans?" Heaven asked

time, Gravis was the

happiness, wonder, rage, sadness, grief, pressure, frustration, elation, relief, and all other emotions. We have

"As are humans."

been modeled after the highest Heaven, and the Heavens were too. This meant that the Heavens could feel the same things that humans could feel. Did that make them any different

resonating with the world. "I have seen its birth. I have seen its rise. I have

pained me more than anything I have ever felt. If you were not here, this world would still be alive. My child would

Gravis said with a cold voice. "You know

the first time, Heaven turned to Gravis

Cosmos. My ancestor is everything. This world is his. I am his. You are his. Time is his. Space is his. Destiny

his father that assigned a gender to the

my ancestor is everything, my actions are also his. Therefore, my unending hate towards your existence is not something I can relieve. I am my ancestor, and my ancestor wants to

you saying that I'm not able to win against you without this

looked into Gravis'

are still not able

narrowed his eyes, but deep inside,

that couldn't

possible for this world. Heaven might be as powerful as