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!?'

true freedom?' Gravis thought as uncertainty returned to

shook his

in the future. I must trust in my future self! I believe my

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

can't hang onto these feelings of uncertainty

for the first 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

managed to suppress them once, it

became cold and emotionless as

didn't care about this

care

didn't care about his

even didn't care

the pain would return in

longer he remained inside

Right now, this was a

BOOOOM!

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

the level two Law of

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

first Law that

Heaven.

and my

to admit it,

away," Heaven said. "Would you also become apathetic

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 mighty, or is

first time, Gravis saw some