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

eyes widened. "50 years!?" he said with

eons might pass in a second,

had

Then, it hit him.

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

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

couldn't believe what he was hearing. "200 years?" he

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,

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

said. "This is a Law not even I had known until now. It can

back at the Grand Lake. "It sounds

"It is," Heaven answered.

Silence.

you allowed me to

become more

power got to

Silence.

answer

have emotions, just like you humans?" Heaven asked as it suddenly changed the

was

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

"As are humans."

remained 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 feel the same things that humans could feel. Did that make them any different

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 beings, but I have not seen the death

seeing it deteriorating into nothingness has pained me more than anything I have ever felt. If you were not here, this

you telling me this?" Gravis said with a cold voice. "You know exactly that I don't care

the first time, Heaven turned to Gravis and

"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 is

So, it was not only his father that assigned a gender to the

not something I can relieve. I am my ancestor, and my ancestor wants to give you a chance to win against me," Heaven

against you without

looked into Gravis'

you are still not able to

but deep inside,

that couldn't

world. Heaven might be