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

overlapping

Divine Lightning wanted power.

Gravis wanted happiness.

them also

a person influenced by two competing sides decided to take the

wouldn't go towards

wouldn't go towards

go

the path that led straight ahead was intrinsically linked to the path of

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

and doing what

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

They were intrinsically connected.

freedom didn't necessarily require supreme

free, and they

WHOOOOM!

as it

and freedom

left Gravis'

realized that his earlier indecision

had to get rid

he would never be happy

became furious as the Divine Lightning resisted

left Gravis' Spirit,

to that black

be able to change or

would lose

resistance of his Divine Lightning, and an expression of sadness appeared

also only desire

make your own decisions. You want to think

might clash with mine,

want to suppress anyone that isn't

only leaves me the option to kill you

my

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

got

His Spirit was lightning.

truly his

all, he had been born with it. This

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

will was also born with

have been born with this Spirit, and both of them

'Isn't that just Perceived

WHOOOOOOM!

At the same time, his Avatar was starting to shine in a

Spirit starting to combine many different concepts.

just

'It is Perceived Reality!'

BOOOOM!

Danger and Safety started to become more powerful until they reached

and Freedom started to resonate

Everything made sense now!

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

BOOOOM!

which had always looked like a ball of ethereal

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

Avatar, one would be able to

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

one objective truth, the Avatar was now showing all subjective