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!?'

thought as uncertainty returned to

violently shook his

is a problem for the future!' he thought with narrowed eyes. 'Just because I can't see a way out now doesn't mean that I won't see a way out in the future. I must trust in

how much Gravis tried to motivate himself, he still felt uncertainty and helplessness deep

hang onto these feelings of uncertainty right now,' Gravis

time since he had talked to his mother, Gravis suppressed his emotions again. He knew that this was risky and that it may endanger his eventual future, but if he couldn't access his full power right now, he would never reach this future! For now, he had to return to his old, cold,

but if one managed

became cold and emotionless as he

about this

didn't care

care about

care about his

Gravis knew that all the pain would

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

Right now, this was a price

BOOOOM!

understand a new Law, but instead of being happy, he only despised

comprehended the

that. But so what!? If he

just comprehended your first Law that not even I know,"

evenly at Heaven. "How

from my emotions and my love for

to admit it, but that

didn't run away," Heaven said.

than me right now. You don't need to act all

first time, Gravis saw some