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!

runes left Gravis' Spirit as

of an overlapping

Divine Lightning wanted power.

Gravis wanted happiness.

both of them also

by two

wouldn't go towards

wouldn't go

go towards

path that led straight ahead was intrinsically linked to the path

on something in-between traveled onto a neutral

and doing what

all, freedom was an integral part

They were intrinsically connected.

freedom didn't necessarily

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

WHOOOOM!

as it started to banish the

and

more runes left Gravis' Spirit, he felt

that his earlier

get rid of his

he would never be happy

became furious as the Divine Lightning

Spirit, it would

that black

to change or

lose

Lightning, and

also only desire

being suppressed for so long, you also only want to be able to make your own

and personality might clash with mine, but we both

suppress anyone that isn't

the option to kill you since your freedom encroaches

is my

grabbed his Spirit one last time to gather the remaining

he got reminded

His Spirit was lightning.

this truly his

all, he had been born with

Gravis also realized that, from the lightning's perspective, this was its Spirit. This Spirit was what allowed it to become conscious and sentient for the

will was also

have been born with this Spirit, and both

'Isn't

WHOOOOOOM!

At the same time, his Avatar was starting to shine

Spirit starting to combine many different

this just

'It is Perceived Reality!'

BOOOOM!

started to become more powerful until they

Laws of Control, Suppression, and

Everything made sense now!

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

BOOOOM!

which had always looked like

replaced with a grey, warping motion. The Avatar was no longer blowing free with

would

appeared sad and pitiful. Trees appeared that seemed beautiful, but they also appeared ugly. Food

one objective truth, the Avatar was now