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!

Gravis' Spirit as he

result of an overlapping

Divine Lightning wanted power.

Gravis wanted happiness.

both of them also desired

by two competing sides decided to take

go

go

go towards

was intrinsically linked to the

the mixed person that had decided on something in-between traveled onto a neutral path that would lead into a path that one party

and

to be free. After all, freedom was an

They were intrinsically connected.

freedom didn't necessarily require

mortals felt happy and free, and they certainly

WHOOOOM!

began shining as it started to banish the lightning from Gravis'

desired freedom, and freedom meant

Gravis' Spirit, he felt himself

that his earlier

had to get rid of his

never be happy

furious as the Divine Lightning resisted with

Spirit, it would

return to that black

be able to change

lose its

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

also only desire

make

might clash with mine, but we

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

kill you since

my

last time to gather the remaining runes of the Law of

he got reminded of

His Spirit was lightning.

truly

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

perspective, this was its Spirit. This Spirit was what allowed it to become conscious and sentient

sense, its will was also born with

Spirit, and both of

Gravis thought mirthlessly. 'Isn't that just

WHOOOOOOM!

doing. At the same time, his

starting to combine many different

this just Perceived

'It is Perceived Reality!'

BOOOOM!

started to become more powerful until they reached the power of level

Control, Suppression, and Freedom started to resonate

Everything made sense now!

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

BOOOOM!

had always looked like a ball of ethereal wind, was

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

one looked into the Avatar, one would

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

truth, the Avatar was now