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

"50 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

had experienced

Then, it hit him.

new body!" Gravis said. "When I

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

believe what he was hearing. "200 years?" he

learn the 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

had just heard that he was actually 30% older than he had believed. Was this good? Was this bad? Should he be thankful? Should he

"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

the Grand Lake.

"It is," Heaven answered.

Silence.

have you allowed me to comprehend it?" Gravis

you need to become more

my power got to

Silence.

didn't answer for

you know that us Heavens also have emotions, just like you humans?" Heaven asked as it suddenly

time, Gravis was

love, hate, happiness, wonder, rage, sadness, grief, pressure, frustration, elation, relief, and all other

"As are humans."

been modeled after the highest Heaven, and the Heavens were too. This meant that

Heaven 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

seeing it deteriorating into nothingness has pained me more than anything I have ever felt. If you were not here, this world would still be alive. My child

me this?" Gravis said with a cold voice. "You know exactly

turned to Gravis and looked at

resolve," Heaven said. "My ancestor is the Cosmos. 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. Death

only his father that assigned a

I can relieve. I am my

not able to win against you without this

into Gravis'

you are still

but deep

that couldn't be

for this world. Heaven might be as powerful