Lightning Is the Only Way

Silence.

Deafening silence.

Gravis had gone through intense emotional turmoil, and he felt like he had reached the absolute bottom. He felt like he had lost control over his entire life, and the worst thing was that he accepted it.

If Heaven weren't powerful enough to kill him right now, would he have still done this? Would he have handed over his children?

Gravis wasn't sure.

He wasn't sure about anything anymore.

Gravis' human form began to regress more in age until he only looked to be about twelve years old. He felt like a child under the control of adults. When adults talked, children were supposed to be quiet and follow what the adults said.

"Don't overdo it," Heaven said. "Look at yourself. You feel like a child now? Stop feeling sorry for yourself. This situation all stems from your decision to fight me. Don't escape into your childhood to dodge responsibility."

Gravis gritted his teeth.

'How pathetic am I?' he thought with frustration.

In a matter of seconds, Gravis returned to the body of a young adult.

'So what!?' Gravis thought with gritted teeth. 'I'm not dead! My family isn't dead! Heaven is right! Everything stems from my arrogance! I have made this choice, and I need to bear the consequences!'

'I have already reached rock-bottom! It can only go up from here!' Gravis thought.

'Yes, I have taken a huge setback, but only when I give up will I truly lose! I might have failed in having a pure path to power. I might have failed in reaching supreme power without the highest Heaven's help, but I still have my dream of freedom! Isn't freedom my most important goal!?'

freedom?' Gravis thought as uncertainty returned to his

shook his

I won't see a way out in the future. I must trust in my future self! I believe my past self to be an

tried to motivate himself,

can't hang onto these feelings of uncertainty

that this was risky and that it may endanger his eventual future, but if he couldn't access his

naturally. Unlocking emotions was hard, but if one managed

and emotionless as he

about this

didn't care

care about his

didn't care

the pain would return in

temporary state of mind, but the longer he remained inside it, the

accepted that. Right now, this

BOOOOM!

but instead of being happy, he

had just comprehended the level two

running away from them, and Gravis knew that. But so what!? If he had to run away

Law that not even I know,"

at Heaven. "How come?"

and my love for this world," Heaven

admit it, but

I didn't run away," Heaven said. "Would you also

of this meaningless show of superiority?" Gravis asked emotionlessly. "I have already accepted that you are more powerful than me right now. You don't need to act all high and

time, Gravis saw some emotion inside