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 he

overlapping priority that both

Divine Lightning wanted power.

Gravis wanted happiness.

them also desired

future, a person influenced by

go

wouldn't go towards

go

was intrinsically linked

traveled onto a neutral path

being yourself and

all, freedom was an integral part of

They were intrinsically connected.

didn't necessarily

and free, and they certainly didn't

WHOOOOM!

shining as it started to banish the lightning from Gravis'

freedom, and freedom meant

Gravis' Spirit,

his

get rid of his

he would never be happy

furious as the Divine Lightning resisted

Gravis' Spirit, it would stop

that

able to change or think

would lose

felt the weakening resistance of his Divine Lightning, and

also only desire freedom, huh?'

to be able to make your own decisions. You

with

want to suppress anyone that isn't an enemy, and

option to kill you since

my Spirit,

his Spirit one last time to gather the remaining runes of the Law

got reminded of his

His Spirit was lightning.

this truly

definitely was his Spirit. After all, he had been born with

the lightning's perspective, this was its Spirit. This Spirit was what allowed it

its will

with this Spirit, and both of them saw it as

mirthlessly. 'Isn't that just Perceived

WHOOOOOOM!

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

felt his Spirit starting to combine many different concepts. Disconnected rules

this just

'It is Perceived Reality!'

BOOOOM!

more powerful until they reached the power of

Laws of Control, Suppression, and Freedom started to resonate with

Everything made sense now!

parts of one

BOOOOM!

always looked like a ball of

vanished as it got replaced with a grey, warping motion. The Avatar was no longer blowing free

one would be able

perspective, they appeared sad and pitiful. Trees appeared that seemed beautiful, but they also appeared ugly. Food that was delicious could also be

truth, the Avatar was now showing