Lightning Is the Only Way

SSSHHH!

Runes of Laws started to leave Gravis' Spirit. As they touched the outside world, they combined with the inherent Laws of the world and vanished. It was like a drop of white water was thrown into an ocean of black. The drop vanished and scattered as it got absorbed by the world and became part of it.

Gravis felt himself become furious.

However, it wasn't himself that became furious, but his Divine Lightning.

It would not stop until it became Gravis!

SSSHHH!

More runes left Gravis' Spirit, but he still felt himself changing.

His movements became slower as he started questioning himself.

'Is that truly necessary?' he asked himself. 'So what if I change? I'm still me, right?'

'Why do I need to get rid of my lightning? That would be stupid. This is an integral part of my power, and I can't abandon it.'

'How did I even come up with that idea?'

Gravis started to hesitate as the runes stopped leaving his Spirit. Was this truly the right decision?

'Is it truly me that is deciding to stop now?' Gravis asked himself. 'Has my lightning changed me so much that I no longer see an issue with keeping it?'

'Why was I even so adamant about abandoning it?'

'I don't get it,' Gravis thought.

This was the effect of lightning's influence. The speed at which it took over Gravis' Spirit had slowed down, but it still made progress.

Suddenly, Gravis started thinking that it wasn't so bad to keep his lightning.

After all, it gave him immense power.

How would he be able to achieve supreme power without it?

Without noticing it, Gravis' priorities had already started shifting. He was not considering happiness but power.

Suddenly, Gravis frowned.

'Yet, I still want freedom, and my lightning is influencing me. Isn't being able to be yourself part of being free? I want to do what I want and be what I want.'

'But what do I actually want?'

'Power?'

'Yes, I want that pretty badly.'

'Happiness?'

'Sure, sounds great.'

'Freedom?'

…

…

…

'Yes, I think freedom is what I want, and freedom means being myself.'

SSSSHHHH!

left Gravis' Spirit as

result of an overlapping priority that both

Divine Lightning wanted power.

Gravis wanted happiness.

both of them

by two competing sides

go

go

go towards

was intrinsically linked to the

something in-between traveled onto a neutral

being yourself and doing what

someone to be free. After all, freedom was an integral part of

They were intrinsically connected.

freedom didn't necessarily require supreme

mortals felt happy and free, and they certainly didn't have supreme

WHOOOOM!

Freedom began shining as it started to

freedom, and freedom meant

Gravis' Spirit, he felt himself

that his earlier

had to get rid of his

would never be happy

Divine

Gravis' Spirit,

would return to that black

wouldn't be able to change or

would lose

of his Divine Lightning, and an expression of sadness appeared

only desire

to make your own decisions.

personality might clash with mine, but we both

don't want to suppress anyone that isn't an

option to kill you

my Spirit,

his Spirit one last time to gather

got reminded of

His Spirit was lightning.

this truly his

his Spirit. After all, he had

lightning's perspective, this was its Spirit. This Spirit was what allowed it to become conscious

will was also born

born with this Spirit, and

thought mirthlessly. 'Isn't

WHOOOOOOM!

eyes widened as he stopped what he was doing. At the same time, his Avatar was starting

to combine many

this just Perceived

'It is Perceived Reality!'

BOOOOM!

and Safety started to become more powerful until

Control, Suppression, and Freedom

Everything made sense now!

were just different parts of one big thing, which was the concept of Perceived

BOOOOM!

which had always looked like a

as it got replaced with a grey, warping motion. The Avatar was no

would be able to

but from a different perspective, they appeared sad and pitiful. Trees appeared that seemed beautiful,

one objective truth, the Avatar was now showing all