Lightning Is the Only Way

Mortis simply continued lying on the ground.

'Gravis actually truly cares for me,' Mortis thought. 'I haven't noticed it due to my anger and hatred, but Gravis actually felt an overwhelming amount of guilt and self-loathing while lying to me.'

'I'm also sure that it's not just because I'm his Avatar,' Mortis thought. 'I think he has the feeling that he needs to protect me since he has been like me in the past. I'm like a younger version of himself that he feels like he needs to protect.'

'Usually, I would feel disdain to whoever dared to feel about me like this,' Mortis thought calmly. 'However, I don't feel so bad, actually.'

'Haven't I subconsciously depended on Gravis when I accepted the token for free Law Comprehension?'

Mortis' thoughts remained silent for a while.

'Gravis feels similar to Orpheus.'

Mortis had all the memories of Gravis, which meant that everything that happened to Gravis in the past also happened to Mortis.

'Orpheus has also helped me several times like this, and I've never repaid him even once.'

'Orpheus hasn't helped me because of a selfish desire, and I think Gravis is the same in that aspect. Gravis doesn't help me to make life easier for him, but because he genuinely cares for me.'

Mortis continued looking at the sky.

'I miss father and mom,' Mortis thought.

Mortis always thought of himself as a superior being that was always in control over his emotions.

Yet, in reality, Mortis was just a younger version of Gravis, which was why, when the barrier around his emotions cracked, their effects increased manifold.

However, Mortis was also far older than Gravis had been when he went through the same thing, which meant that Mortis could remain calm and deal with the emotions rationally.

'Is feeling cold apathy all the time really necessary?' Mortis thought with a concerned expression on his face.

'I am lightning, and I will never part from my lightning, but does being lightning mean that I can't do what I want?'

'I still remember the Black Magnate's words, and he said that chasing power will eventually lead to greyness and nothingness. I ignored these words for a long time, thinking that I couldn't be so mentally weak. After all, only weak people feel bad, right?'

The clouds passed above Mortis as he simply looked at them.

'I think the Black Magnate was actually right.'

'If I continue chasing power like this, I need to eventually confront nothingness.'

World recently, and I'm far away from reaching the same power as

and hollow after only being confronted with myself

how empty will I feel in the future when there's nothing left to

drifted to

means being able to do what one wants. I want to chase power, but I also

one with lightning, but I also don't want to feel this emptiness inside

I

remained silent for

started laughing

I

'I can combine both!'

I feel is deserving of death, and as long as I help whoever is deserving of

even suppression? After all, I would want to do that regardless. Following these principles is

mean that I have to

because Gravis spared the middle Heaven's life out

he wanted to prove his

the level four Law of Freedom, not the True Law of Freedom. If he honestly knew everything about freedom, Gravis would have directly comprehended the True Law of Freedom, which should

spare

would have killed the middle Heaven since it was deserving of

conflict between my lightning and

angered our lightning in the past, not me. Our lightning is angry

power to make a choice, huh?' Mortis

you and cast you out while I am you.

tool for you, but I also don't mind. After

want, and

I want is to have the freedom to

have that freedom, but

wait. We will gain our

at the darkening sky as night engulfed the

only silence around him since no living being dared to get close to a Black

at the

things actually don't feel

it, but Gravis beating me up might have actually saved

Mortis laughed bitterly.

a masochist? Why am I grateful for

of it, but if I

once, I am not under pressure,

advice for once? Maybe by