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.

is the Law of Minor Death, Gravis," Heaven said from beside Gravis. "You have remained on this spot for 50 years just

years!?" he said with

"When there is no meaning to time, eons might pass in a second, and a second might pass in an eon. You have experienced this feeling once before.

He had

Then, it hit him.

body!" Gravis said. "When I left for this world, I

"Back then, you had waited for your new body for 200

couldn't believe what he was

reason why you managed to learn the Laws of Life so quickly. Without knowing, you had been staring at this strange organism inside your ring for 200 years. You think you

no idea how he should feel right now. He had just heard that he was actually 30% older than he had believed. Was this good? Was this bad? Should

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

back at the Grand Lake.

"It is," Heaven answered.

Silence.

you allowed me

to become more powerful," Heaven

to do with

Silence.

answer for a

know that us Heavens also have emotions, just like you humans?" Heaven asked as it suddenly changed the

time, Gravis was

grief, pressure, frustration, elation, relief, and all other emotions.

"As are humans."

words. Humans had 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

genderless even voice resonating with the world. "I have seen its birth. I have seen its rise. I have seen the birth of all

into nothingness has pained me more than anything I have ever felt. If you were not here, this world would still

this?" Gravis said with a cold voice. "You know exactly that I don't care

time, Heaven turned to Gravis and looked

resolve," Heaven said. "My ancestor is the Cosmos. My ancestor is everything. This world is his. I

it was not only his father that

existence is not something I can relieve. I am my ancestor, and my ancestor wants to give you a chance to win

to win against you without

looked into

still not able to

narrowed his eyes, but deep inside, he

couldn't

possible for this world. Heaven might be as