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

the result of an overlapping priority that

Divine Lightning wanted power.

Gravis wanted happiness.

of them also

person influenced by two competing sides decided to take the middle

wouldn't go

wouldn't go

go towards

was intrinsically linked

that, the mixed person that had decided on something in-between traveled onto a neutral path that would

being yourself and doing what

free. After all, freedom was an integral part of

They were intrinsically connected.

didn't necessarily require supreme

felt happy and free, and

WHOOOOM!

Freedom began shining as it

freedom, and freedom meant

runes left Gravis' Spirit,

realized that his

get rid of his

he would never be

became furious as the Divine Lightning resisted with all its

Gravis' Spirit, it would stop

return to that black

wouldn't be able to change or think

lose

felt the weakening resistance of his Divine Lightning, and

desire

for so long, you also only want to be able to make your own decisions. You want to think for yourself and

might clash with mine,

isn't an enemy,

to kill you since your freedom encroaches on

my Spirit, not

one last time to gather

he got reminded

His Spirit was lightning.

this truly his

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

perspective, this was its Spirit. This Spirit was what allowed it

a sense, its will was also born

have been born with this Spirit, and both of

'Isn't that just Perceived

WHOOOOOOM!

At the same time, his Avatar was starting to shine

starting to combine many different concepts.

just

'It is Perceived Reality!'

BOOOOM!

Safety started to become more powerful

the Laws of Control, Suppression, and

Everything made sense now!

parts of one big thing, which was the concept of

BOOOOM!

like a ball of

wind vanished as it got replaced with a grey, warping motion. The Avatar was no longer

would be able to

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 could also be

showing one objective truth, the