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.

Gravis," Heaven said from beside Gravis. "You

widened. "50 years!?" he said

has lost its 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

Then, it hit him.

Gravis said. "When I left for this world, I also felt this

then, you had waited for your new

he was hearing. "200 years?"

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

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 be angry?

said. "This is a Law not even I had known until now. It can increase the power of many of your Laws. Your

the Grand

"It is," Heaven answered.

Silence.

you allowed me

to become

my power got to do

Silence.

didn't answer for a

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

Gravis was the silent

love, hate, happiness, wonder, rage, sadness, grief, pressure, frustration, elation, relief, and all other emotions. We have been modeled

"As are humans."

Heaven's words. Humans had been modeled after the 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 its rise. I have seen the birth of all living beings, but I have not seen the

world 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 would still be alive.

said with a cold voice. "You know

Heaven turned to Gravis and looked

is his. I am his. You are his. Time is his. Space is his. Destiny is his.

Gravis thought. So, it was not only his

also his. Therefore, my unending hate towards your existence is not something I can relieve. I

able to win against you without

into Gravis'

still

his eyes, but deep inside, he felt

that couldn't

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