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.

Death, Gravis," Heaven said from beside Gravis. "You have remained on this spot for 50

widened. "50 years!?" he said with

eons might pass in a second, and a second might

mind raced. He had experienced this feeling

Then, it hit him.

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

at the Grand Lake. "Back then, you had waited for your new body

what he was hearing. "200 years?" he

Laws of 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 noticing it, nothingness has taken

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

Law of Minor Death is something only a select few beings can experience," Heaven said. "This is a Law not 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

looked back at the Grand Lake.

"It is," Heaven answered.

Silence.

me to comprehend it?" Gravis

you need to become more powerful,"

to

Silence.

didn't answer for

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

time, Gravis was

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

"As are humans."

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

its birth. I have seen its

child," Heaven said. "Slowly seeing it deteriorating into nothingness has pained me more than anything I have ever felt.

are you telling me this?" Gravis said with a cold

turned to Gravis and

his. I am his. You are his. Time is his. Space is his. Destiny is his.

not only his

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

able to win against you without this Law of Minor Death?" Gravis asked with

into Gravis' eyes.

still

but deep inside, he felt

couldn't be

be as powerful as him but so much more powerful that Gravis couldn't even