Lightning Is the Only Way

Gravis sighed. He knew that Arc wasn't lying when he said that the reason why he helped Gravis was simply that he wanted to. Yet, it still felt a bit lackluster to him.

"You could have just let me go on without this Law," Gravis said. "I already had no animosity with you."

Arc only chuckled slightly. "Does it really matter?" he asked.

"Doesn't it?" Gravis asked. "This concerns your life."

"It does, yes," Arc answered. "Yet, when you are standing before an opponent that you can beat but isn't a danger to your life, do you not wish for that opponent to be a bit more powerful?"

"You mean tempering?" Gravis asked. "You don't need tempering."

"No, I don't," Arc said, "but I want to. I haven't fought someone in billions of years. I almost forgot what it feels like. The thrill of feeling one's death to be only a single mistake away. I haven't had this feeling since I went through my specialized will tempering."

"We are destined to fight, Gravis," Arc said. "I don't want to fight you since I have no reason to fight you. Actually, I like you, Gravis. You're a person that's very similar to me, and I respect your mindset."

"I can decide not to fight you, Gravis," Arc continued but then sighed. "However, you need to defeat me to gain freedom. No matter how much you don't want to, you will still decide to fight me as long as you chase freedom. This is unavoidable."

"I know that you also don't want to fight me, Gravis. However, you have no other choice. You might have the choice to not fight me, but that choice might as well not exist. The death of one being won't deter you from grasping true freedom."

"So, when you inevitably fight me, I want this fight to be memorable, no matter who comes out victoriously."

"Gravis," Arc said heavily and with sadness as he looked into Gravis' eyes. "Promise me that you won't challenge me until you know the Law of Sentience. Otherwise, even in my weakened state, you will not be an opponent to me."

Gravis also took a deep breath as he listened to Arc. Gravis knew that Arc wasn't lying. Arc was unfathomably powerful, and even in an incredibly weakened state, he was still so overwhelmingly powerful. If Arc were allowed to use all his power, Gravis couldn't win, no matter what he did. Gravis' longevity would have long passed over a million years, which meant that powerful Star Gods would already attack him.

the Law of Perceived

that. Additionally, you need this Law as

Law of Perceived Reality, but I only know a single emotional Law, the Law of Apathy. I haven't comprehended any of the other Emotional Laws, and I don't

nodded. "Your issue with your

"It is?" he

Laws means getting lost in the emotion. However, your two sides are similar

things, but for different reasons. I'm honest because I don't want to flee from the truth,

many times weaker

feel delighted and

Gravis asked in

it, it needs to help back. This puts a restriction on it. In short, you want to feel close to others, but your

Humility. When someone attacks you, your lightning becomes angry, but you become calm so that you can deal with the issue

of your lightning without interfering. Sadly, this is no longer possible due to the animosity between the two

comprehending the Emotional Laws will become nearly impossible. Frankly, the only way you can understand Emotional Laws in this state is by sheer

the problem with my lightning persists, I will have no chance of

a nod. "There are some solutions to your issue, but all of them have different prices. Obviously, I can't tell you since that is something that you need to find out and decide by yourself. Every solution has a major disadvantage for

absentmindedly as the

of Safety, but that didn't change anything. If it were only Gravis involved, he would have no issues in feeling calm, safe, and free due to his

his lightning. Gravis' lightning was

would be to create a completely new body for my lightning to free

need to know the Law of

can't share the control over my being with it. After all, when critical decisions come,

since I would be the suppressed one after