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

widened. "50 years!?"

"When there is no meaning to time, eons might pass in a second, and a second

mind raced. He had experienced this feeling

Then, it hit him.

said. "When I left for this

the Grand Lake. "Back then, you had waited for

he was hearing. "200

Life so quickly. Without knowing, you had been staring at this strange organism inside your

feel 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

until now. It can increase the power of many of your Laws. Your

back at the Grand

"It is," Heaven answered.

Silence.

have you allowed me to

to become more powerful," Heaven

to do with

Silence.

didn't answer

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

time, Gravis was the silent

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

"As are humans."

silent as he thought about Heaven's 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

seen its birth. I have seen

I have ever

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

Heaven turned to Gravis

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

not only his father that assigned

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 give

saying that I'm not able to win against you without this Law of Minor Death?" Gravis asked with

looked into

are still not

his eyes, but

that couldn't be

as powerful as it was possible for this world. Heaven might be as