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.

Gravis'

BZZZZ!

into his Avatar while fusing them

like the first time Mortis had been born, Mortis

later, Mortis stood in front of Gravis with

"Everything alright?" Gravis asked.

and I'm still myself," Mortis answered as

Gravis said with a grin. "Now, we are literally only connected by our Spirit. The only things we share are our Laws and lives,

how does it feel?" Gravis asked

at his

any different to before,"

excited for once?" he asked

just honest," Mortis answered

that I finally got emotional freedom. Now,

remained silent for some

so bad?" Mortis asked

question? Are you sure you are still yourself? You should be just as excited as I am. Do

sure what he

Yes, he desired freedom.

does this newfound freedom feel…

felt like his newfound

made no sense in Mortis'

to be

wanted to

to be

Mortis was both.

about Gravis'

has to think about what he should feel in case it affects me,'

how come I can't

Silence.

ever cared about Gravis' feelings when I

think

since he hadn't answered Gravis'

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

never even thought about how

'Why?'

right hand

the answer, but I

clenched his right hand

'Why?'

'Because I don't feel.'

darkness inside Mortis' chest seemed to

However, it wasn't darkness.

it

felt like a black hole had appeared in his chest and inside the black

Was nothing.

'I'm empty inside.'

that means that I will never feel love or happiness

believed that Gravis' feelings of warmth, happiness,

lost them, do I recognize that

'I wanted them.'

'I needed them.'

'It felt nice.'

these bursts of happiness and

was the one that felt

everything

out. It gives me a feeling

me a feeling

do I

…

don't do

at

'That's all I do.'

'That's all I am.'

only feel accomplishment, excitement, pride, progress,

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

is

'It's power.'