Lightning Is the Only Way

Mortis nodded.

Both of them had wished to gain emotional independence for an extremely long time.

And now, they finally achieved it.

However, deep inside, Mortis felt nervous for some reason.

He didn't know why, but a part of him didn't want to sever this connection with Gravis.

Meanwhile, Gravis wasn't nervous in the least.

Instead, he was excited.

Finally, he could feel whatever he wanted without having to think about how his feelings would impact Mortis.

Gravis flew over to Mortis and put his hand on his chest.

"This might hurt a bit, but you should already know that," Gravis said with a smile.

Mortis nodded, still uncertain.

Mortis closed his eyes and didn't resist.

Then, Gravis' hand exploded with Divine Lightning.

BANG!

Mortis was blown apart, leaving behind a grey ball that showed all the different facets of reality.

In essence, Mortis had died just now, leaving behind Gravis' Avatar.

As Mortis was destroyed, his personal concepts of Perceived Reality and his Emotions started vanishing into nothingness as they returned to Energy.

Gravis lifted his hand and clamped his fingers.

CRK!

All the Laws Mortis had been comprised of had been captured. It was impossible for them to escape now.

If it had been before, Gravis would have only been able to capture Mortis' ideology, but not his personality.

Yet, with the Major Law of Emotions, Gravis could also capture Mortis' Emotions.

Emotions and ideology created a personality.

So, in essence, Gravis held control over Mortis' entire personality right now.

Gravis downgraded the Law of Emotions since it was too powerful to be incorporated into his Avatar of Perceived Reality.

After that, Gravis fused the level four Law of Emotions with his Avatar.

Some seconds later, many concepts appeared inside Gravis' Avatar.

Freedom, Suppression, Control, Safety, Danger.

Yet, these concepts didn't exist on their own anymore.

Now, a complex mix of emotions was fused into every concept, pushing it further from Perceived Reality to physical reality.

Suppression could be used by the prideful to suppress the humble.

The humble could be suppressed by the prideful.

A father's love might suppress his child for their good, giving it an empathetic effect.

A ruthless ruler could suppress their soldiers to follow every order, even if it killed them. This gave Suppression an apathetic effect.

Someone could be suppressed out of revenge, which reflected rage.

Someone could seek solace in servitude, giving up all forms of control in exchange for safety. This reflected calm.

All the concepts of Perceived Reality were connected to the Emotions in some way, creating an infinite number of personalities and possibilities.

in Gravis' Avatar, representing all the

BZZZZ!

his Avatar while fusing them with the fragments of Mortis'

the first time Mortis had been born, Mortis slowly took shape

in front of Gravis with

"Everything alright?" Gravis asked.

I'm still myself," Mortis answered as

perceived freedom but also emotional freedom," Gravis said with a grin. "Now, we are

does it feel?" Gravis

continued looking at his right

to before,"

excited for once?" he

honest," Mortis answered

emotional

remained silent

it so bad?"

you sure you are still yourself?

wasn't sure what he should feel

Yes, he desired freedom.

does this newfound freedom feel…

like his newfound

made no sense in Mortis'

to be free,

wanted to

wanted to be

Mortis was both.

thought about Gravis'

what he should feel in

come I can't empathize

Silence.

I ever cared about Gravis' feelings when

think

since he hadn't answered

I never did,' Mortis thought as some kind of oppressive darkness appeared

even thought about how Gravis feels when I'm

'Why?'

right hand started

I don't

right hand into a

'Why?'

'Because I don't feel.'

Mortis'

However, it wasn't darkness.

it was

like a black hole had appeared in his

Was nothing.

'I'm empty inside.'

of my newfound freedom because that means that

always believed that Gravis' feelings of warmth, happiness, and love are a

lost them, do I recognize

'I wanted them.'

'I needed them.'

'It felt nice.'

bursts of happiness

the one that felt these feelings, not

everything only appears

out. It gives me a feeling of

gives me a feeling of excitement, accomplishment, and

do

…

do

only look at Laws

'That's all I do.'

'That's all I am.'

excitement,

don't feel happiness, sadness, love, friendship,

is

'It's power.'