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

was the result of an overlapping priority that

Divine Lightning wanted power.

Gravis wanted happiness.

both of them

future, a person influenced by two competing

wouldn't go

go

go towards

straight ahead was intrinsically

onto a neutral path that would lead

yourself and

all, freedom was an integral part

They were intrinsically connected.

necessarily require supreme

and free, and they certainly didn't

WHOOOOM!

shining as it

and freedom meant

runes left Gravis' Spirit, he

realized that his earlier

to get rid of his

he would never be happy

as the Divine Lightning resisted with all

Spirit, it

return to that black ocean

able to

lose its

of his Divine Lightning, and an

only desire freedom,

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

might clash with mine, but

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

option to kill you since your

is my

gather the

he got reminded of his

His Spirit was lightning.

this truly

it definitely was his Spirit. After all, he had

This Spirit was what allowed it to

sense, its will was also born with

sides have been born with this Spirit, and both of them

mirthlessly. 'Isn't that

WHOOOOOOM!

was doing. At the same time, his

combine many different concepts. Disconnected rules suddenly started

just Perceived

'It is Perceived Reality!'

BOOOOM!

Danger and Safety started to become more

Laws of Control, Suppression, and Freedom started to resonate with

Everything made sense now!

one big thing, which was the

BOOOOM!

which had always looked like a

got replaced with a grey, warping motion. The Avatar was no longer blowing

Avatar, one would be

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

one objective truth, the Avatar was now