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 as he resumed banishing

an overlapping priority that both of

Divine Lightning wanted power.

Gravis wanted happiness.

of them also desired

the crossroads of the future, a person influenced by two competing sides decided

go towards

go towards

go towards

ahead was

decided on something in-between traveled onto a neutral path

yourself and doing what

all, freedom was an integral

They were intrinsically connected.

freedom didn't necessarily require

free,

WHOOOOM!

of Freedom began shining as it started to banish the lightning

and freedom meant

runes left Gravis' Spirit, he felt himself

that his earlier indecision was

had to get rid of his

would never be

furious as the Divine Lightning resisted with all its

Gravis' Spirit, it would

would return to that

wouldn't be able to change or think

would lose

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

also only desire freedom, huh?'

to be able to make your own decisions. You want to think for yourself and do what

and personality might clash with mine, but we both

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

kill you since your freedom encroaches on my

is my

to gather the remaining runes

he got reminded

His Spirit was lightning.

truly

Gravis' perspective, it definitely was his Spirit. After all, he had been

Spirit. This Spirit was what allowed it to become

sense, its will

been born with this Spirit, and both of them saw

Gravis thought mirthlessly. 'Isn't that just

WHOOOOOOM!

the same time, his

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

this just

'It is Perceived Reality!'

BOOOOM!

Safety started to become more powerful

Suppression, and Freedom started

Everything made sense now!

of one big

BOOOOM!

Avatar, which had always looked like a ball

as it got replaced with a grey, warping motion. The Avatar

into the Avatar, one would be able to see many

sad and pitiful. Trees appeared that

only showing one objective truth, the Avatar was