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 as he

overlapping priority that both of

Divine Lightning wanted power.

Gravis wanted happiness.

both of them also desired

the crossroads of the future, a person influenced by two

go towards

wouldn't go

go towards

led straight ahead was intrinsically linked to the path

onto

being yourself and doing what

all,

They were intrinsically connected.

didn't necessarily require

of mortals felt happy and free, and they certainly

WHOOOOM!

as it started to banish the

and freedom

runes left Gravis'

realized that his earlier indecision

to get rid of

never be happy

furious as the Divine Lightning resisted with all its

Spirit, it would stop

to that black ocean of

wouldn't be able to change

lose its

the weakening resistance of his Divine Lightning, and an expression of sadness appeared on

also only desire

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

personality might clash with mine, but we both want

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

to kill you since your freedom encroaches

is my Spirit,

Spirit one last time to gather the remaining runes of the Law of Divine

when he got reminded of

His Spirit was lightning.

truly his

After all, he had been

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

a sense, its will was

Spirit, and both of them saw it

mirthlessly. 'Isn't that just

WHOOOOOOM!

as he stopped what he was doing. At the same time, his Avatar was starting to shine in a

starting to combine many different concepts. Disconnected

just Perceived

'It is Perceived Reality!'

BOOOOM!

become more powerful until they reached the power of

of Control, Suppression, and Freedom

Everything made sense now!

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

BOOOOM!

like

replaced with a grey, warping motion. The Avatar

one looked into the Avatar, one would be able

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

objective truth, the Avatar was now showing