Lightning Is the Only Way

"Neutral," Arc said.

"So, neither good nor bad," Gravis answered.

Arc nodded. "It isn't the worst case, but also not the best case for him," Arc said.

Gravis furrowed his brows as he looked to the ground. "This means that there might really be something that the highest Heaven can do against Elements. It's possible that Mortis will be useless against the highest Heaven."

"Possible," Arc said.

"However, if that is true, I dodged a bullet," Gravis said. "I specifically traveled the path of lightning to fight the highest Heaven in the future. I believed that countering its strongest Element would give me the best shot."

"And it's true. The path of lightning has allowed me to kill the lower Heaven, and it also gave me a chance against the middle Heaven, even if that chance was minuscule. It will also protect me against your Lightning Laws in the future, and it should also protect me against the highest Heaven's Lightning Laws in the future."

"However, following the lightning path and being lightning are two different things. If I had remained as I was, I might have been helpless against the highest Heaven."

Gravis looked towards the horizon. "No wonder the highest Heaven always supported me as soon as my Spirit became attuned to lightning."

"I was never a danger to it, even if I would have reached my father's level in the future."

Arc smiled. "But that has changed, hasn't it?"

Gravis nodded. "Yes. I am no longer comprised of any Laws that the highest Heaven has created. I am now made up of something completely new. Yet, I still retain my ability to absorb all kinds of lightning."

"Now, if I become as powerful as father in the future, I will actually be a danger."

"Yet," Gravis said as he furrowed his brows. "What appears to be the best solution for me is only neutral for the highest Heaven. This means that it might use Mortis against me in the future, and if Mortis and I fight, there is a high chance that we will both die. In that sense, I would still not be a danger to it."

"Are you dead set on fighting my creator?" Arc asked.

"No," Gravis directly answered. "I am going through all these eventualities just to be safe. I have forgiven the highest Heaven for what it has done to my childhood friend back then, and it hasn't gone against me ever since. As long as it doesn't go against me, I have no reason to fight it."

this is the status quo for now. If nothing changes, everything will be fine, but I'm nearly certain that the highest Heaven will try something in the future. I don't believe that someone that kept my father suppressed for 50 billion years would just allow me to become powerful enough to oppose it. Something like that doesn't

long as my creator doesn't become

Gravis nodded.

to die?" Arc asked

with furrowed brows at Arc. "What

actually makes a move on you?" Arc asked. "Do you think he

said. "If the highest Heaven makes its move, I will probably

you

can only prepare myself for every eventuality," Gravis said. "I can only rely on my father as long as I'm not on his level yet.

will he strike?" Arc

know," Gravis

"Will he strike?"

don't know," Gravis said. "No one is able to see through the highest Heaven's personality. Even my father can't foresee its actions. There is even a possibility that it might actually just want me

against me. Not going against me is also a form

will continue. It will be the highest Heaven versus my father. I would

huh?" Arc asked with a

said. "I managed to gauge the personalities of the three Heavens I came into

control and wants to suppress everything that is a danger to

it someone that is stuck in a shitty situation because someone that it ignored has become so powerful that they can kill it, and it

who values justice and only goes

can't even trust father when he talks about the highest Heaven since he is

hear,"

"What exactly?" Gravis asked.

you don't jump to conclusions," Arc said. "Keep

one possibility, my creator will do something completely different just to throw you off. He's the smartest being in existence, and he basically knows everything. Trying to scheme against him is impossible. The only thing you can do

nodded. "I will. Thanks,

smiled without

he remembered something. "How did you come up

smirk. "It's actually rather simple. Want to know

Gravis became interested. "Sure."