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

eyes widened. "50 years!?" he said

to time, eons might pass in a

raced. He had experienced this feeling once

Then, it hit him.

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

Lake. "Back then, you had waited for your

he was hearing. "200

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

he was actually 30% older than he had believed. Was

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

at the Grand Lake. "It

"It is," Heaven answered.

Silence.

you allowed me to comprehend it?"

you need to become more powerful,"

got to do

Silence.

answer for a

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

was

pressure, frustration, elation, relief, and all other

"As are humans."

highest Heaven, and the Heavens were too. This meant that the Heavens could feel the same things that

even voice resonating with the world. "I have seen its birth. I have seen

is like my child," Heaven said. "Slowly seeing it deteriorating into nothingness has pained me more than anything I have ever felt. If you were not here, this world

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

first time, Heaven turned to Gravis and looked

his. I am

So, it was 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 you a chance to

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

looked into

you are still

his eyes, but deep inside, he felt

that couldn't be

be as powerful as him but so much more