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 have

years!?" he said

a second, and a second might pass

raced. He had experienced this feeling once

Then, it hit him.

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

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

what he was hearing.

answered. "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,

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

Minor Death is something only a select few beings can experience," Heaven said. "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

at the Grand Lake. "It sounds

"It is," Heaven answered.

Silence.

me

need to become more powerful,"

to do with you?" Gravis

Silence.

answer

just like you humans?" Heaven asked as it

time, Gravis was the silent

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

"As are humans."

silent as he thought about Heaven's words. Humans had been modeled after the highest Heaven, and the Heavens were too. This meant that the Heavens could

the world. "I have seen its birth. I have seen its rise. I

I have ever

a cold voice. "You know exactly that I don't

first time, Heaven turned to Gravis and looked at

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

was not only his

existence is not something I can relieve. I am my ancestor, and my ancestor wants to give you a chance to win

not able to win against you

looked into

are still not able to win against

eyes, but deep inside,

couldn't

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