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.

beside Gravis. "You have remained on this

eyes widened. "50 years!?" he

meaning, Gravis," Heaven said. "When there is no meaning to time, eons might pass in a second, and a second might pass in

had experienced this feeling

Then, it hit him.

body!" Gravis said. "When

Grand Lake. "Back then,

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

"This was also the reason why you managed to 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 1,000 years old, but you're actually 1300 years old. Without noticing it,

was actually 30% older than he had believed. Was this good? Was this bad? Should he

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

looked back at the Grand

"It is," Heaven answered.

Silence.

have you allowed me

become

my power got to do

Silence.

didn't answer for

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

was

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

"As are humans."

were too. This meant that the Heavens could feel the same things that

"I have seen its birth. I have seen its rise. I have seen the birth of all

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

are you telling me this?" Gravis said with a cold voice. "You

time, Heaven turned to

I am his. You are

thought. So, it was not only his father that assigned a

I can relieve. I am my ancestor, and my ancestor wants to give you a chance

I'm not able to win against you without this Law of Minor

into Gravis'

are still not able

but deep inside,

that couldn't be

Heaven might be as