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.

Minor Death, Gravis," Heaven said from beside Gravis.

years!?"

eons might pass in a second, and

had

Then, it hit him.

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

Heaven said, still looking at the Grand Lake. "Back then,

what he was hearing. "200 years?" he

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

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

looked back at the Grand

"It is," Heaven answered.

Silence.

you allowed me to comprehend it?" Gravis

need to become more powerful," Heaven

power got to do with you?"

Silence.

didn't answer for

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

was the

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

"As are humans."

the Heavens were too. This

birth. I have seen its rise. I have seen the birth of all living beings, but I have not seen the death of

pained me more than anything I have ever felt. If

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

time, Heaven turned to Gravis

everything. This world is his. I am his. You are his. Time

his father that assigned a gender

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

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

looked into Gravis' eyes.

still not able to win

narrowed his eyes, but deep inside, he

couldn't be

this world. Heaven might be as