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 just

"50 years!?"

pass in a second, and a second might pass in an eon.

raced. He had experienced this feeling

Then, it hit him.

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

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

believe what he

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 300 years from your

that he was actually 30% older than

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

at the Grand

"It is," Heaven answered.

Silence.

allowed me

need to become

got to do with you?" Gravis

Silence.

didn't answer

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

was

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

"As are humans."

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.

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

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 would

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

time, Heaven turned

resolve," Heaven said. "My ancestor is the Cosmos. My ancestor is everything. This world is his. I am

was not only his father that assigned

ancestor is everything, 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 give

win against you

looked into Gravis' eyes.

still not able to

narrowed his eyes, but

couldn't

as it was possible for this world. Heaven might be as powerful as him but so much more