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.

from beside Gravis. "You have remained on

widened. "50 years!?"

in a second, and a second

raced. He had experienced this feeling once

Then, it hit him.

said. "When I left

"Back then, you

almost couldn't believe what he was hearing.

knowing, you had been staring at this strange organism inside

right now. He had just heard that he was actually 30% older than he had believed. Was this good? Was this bad? Should he be thankful? Should he

even I had known until now. It can increase the power of many of your Laws. Your Composition Laws and your Law of Elements can make use of

back at the

"It is," Heaven answered.

Silence.

have you allowed me

become more powerful," Heaven

my power got to

Silence.

answer

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

time, Gravis was the silent

rage, sadness, grief, pressure, frustration, elation, relief, and all other emotions. We have been modeled

"As are humans."

thought about Heaven's words. Humans had been modeled after the highest Heaven, and the Heavens were too. This meant that

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

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

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

first time, Heaven turned to Gravis

resolve," Heaven said. "My ancestor is the Cosmos. My ancestor is everything. This world is his. I am his. You are his. Time is his. Space is his. Destiny

was not only his father

I can relieve. I am my ancestor, and my ancestor wants to give you a chance to

not able to win against you without this

into Gravis'

saying that you are still not able to win

but deep inside, he felt

that couldn't be

be as powerful as him but so much more powerful