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!

Spirit

overlapping

Divine Lightning wanted power.

Gravis wanted happiness.

both of them

influenced by two competing sides decided to take

go

wouldn't go

go towards

ahead was intrinsically linked

that, the mixed person that had decided on something in-between traveled onto a neutral path that would lead into a

being yourself and

someone to be free. After all, freedom was an

They were intrinsically connected.

necessarily require

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

WHOOOOM!

of Freedom began shining as it started to banish the

and freedom meant being

left Gravis' Spirit, he

that his earlier

to get rid of his

never

became furious as the Divine Lightning resisted with

left Gravis' Spirit,

would return to that black ocean of

able to change or think

lose

resistance of his Divine Lightning, and an expression of sadness

only desire freedom,

be able to make

with mine, but

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

only leaves me the option to kill you since your freedom encroaches on

my

to gather the remaining runes of the Law

when he got

His Spirit was lightning.

this truly

perspective, it definitely was his Spirit. After all, he

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

a sense, its will was also born

sides have been born with this Spirit, and both of

'Isn't that just Perceived

WHOOOOOOM!

the same time, his Avatar was starting to shine in

his Spirit starting to combine many

this just Perceived

'It is Perceived Reality!'

BOOOOM!

of Danger and Safety started to become more powerful until they reached the power of

the Laws of Control, Suppression, and Freedom

Everything made sense now!

different parts of one big thing,

BOOOOM!

always looked like a ball of ethereal wind, was

a grey, warping motion. The Avatar was

looked into the Avatar, one would be

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

the Avatar was now showing