Lightning Is the Only Way

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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.'

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left Gravis' Spirit

an overlapping priority that both of

Divine Lightning wanted power.

Gravis wanted happiness.

of them

the future, a person influenced by two competing sides decided

wouldn't go towards

go towards

would go

path that led straight ahead was intrinsically linked to

traveled onto a neutral path that would lead into a path

being yourself and doing what you

free. After all, freedom was an integral part of

They were intrinsically connected.

didn't necessarily require

free, and they certainly

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began shining as it started

desired freedom, and freedom meant being

runes left Gravis'

that his earlier indecision was

to get rid

never be

Divine Lightning resisted with all

Spirit, it would stop

return to that

be able to change

lose

Divine Lightning, and an expression of sadness appeared

desire freedom, huh?'

you also only want to be able to make your own decisions. You want to think

clash with mine, but we

isn't an enemy, and you

me the option to kill you

my

time to gather the remaining

he got reminded of

His Spirit was lightning.

this truly his

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

was its Spirit. This Spirit was what allowed

will was also

with this Spirit, and both of them

thought mirthlessly. 'Isn't

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At the same time, his Avatar

Spirit starting to combine many different concepts. Disconnected rules suddenly

this just

'It is Perceived Reality!'

BOOOOM!

more powerful until they reached the power of level

Suppression, and Freedom started to resonate

Everything made sense now!

were just different parts of one big thing, which was

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had always looked like

with a grey, warping motion. The Avatar was

the Avatar, one would be able to

happy, but from a different perspective, they appeared sad and pitiful. Trees appeared

showing one objective truth, the Avatar was now