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.

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

years!?" he said with

Gravis," Heaven said. "When there is no meaning to time, eons might pass in a second, and a second might pass in an eon. You have experienced this feeling once before. Do you

raced. He had experienced

Then, it hit him.

waiting for a new body!" Gravis said. "When I left

"Back then, you had waited for your new body for

believe what he was hearing. "200 years?"

quickly. Without knowing, you had been staring at this strange organism inside your ring for 200 years. You think you are

had no idea how he should feel right now. He had just heard that he was actually 30% older than he had

beings can experience," Heaven said. "This is a Law not even I had known until now.

back at the Grand

"It is," Heaven answered.

Silence.

you allowed me to comprehend

become more powerful," Heaven

got to do with you?" Gravis

Silence.

didn't answer

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

time, Gravis was the silent

frustration, elation, relief, and all other emotions. We have been modeled after

"As are humans."

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

said, its genderless even voice resonating with the world. "I have seen its birth. I have seen its rise. I have seen the birth of all living beings, but I have not seen the death of all

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

Gravis said with a cold voice.

time, Heaven turned to Gravis and looked at

My ancestor is everything. This world is his. I am his. You are his. Time is his. Space is his. Destiny is his. Life is his.

only his father that assigned a gender

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 win against me," Heaven

that I'm not able to win against you

looked into Gravis' eyes.

that you are still

but deep

that couldn't be

as it was possible for this world. Heaven might be as powerful as him but so much more powerful that Gravis couldn't even